Associate Designer - Universal Music Group (Santa Monica, CA)
Bravado is currently looking for an enthusiastic Associate Designer for our cutting-edge Creative Team. This candidate will have a fantastic eye, be a lover of fashion, a self-starter, team player, and an exceptional communicator. The Associate Designer will act as creative support across apparel/product design, visually appealing company presentation materials, new and reworked existing graphic designs, and be key in collection merchandising.
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How you’ll CREATE:
In a fast-paced and growing environment like ours, priorities and projects often change so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Supports the Creative Director’s projects and process through research, inspiration/mood boards, product merchandising and creative briefs
- Designs and updates company capabilities decks
- Curates customized artist presentations for eComm, retail and tour
- Designs, updates, and merchandises retail presentations
- Develops apparel and accessory products using original art, client supplied designs, and freelancer submissions with key trends, brand research, and fan demographics in mind
- Designs neck labels, woven tags, hang tags, and packaging
- Strong knowledge of dye treatments, fabrication knowledge, and print techniques
- Conceptualizes and updates brand guides and style guides
- Generates apparel and accessory templates for new products
- Designs some original graphics for Retail, Tour, eCommerce, and VIP lines for artists of all genres
- Manages own daily and weekly to do list to ensure deadlines are met accordingly
- Tracks product lifecycle from designer pass-off to final TOP
- Manages sample status across retail/eComm/tour/pop-up channels
- Manages digital and physical libraries (samples, fabrics, trims, print techniques)
- Forecasts and compiles trend reports (silhouette, color, graphics)
- Works with sales/designers to pull appropriate samples for meetings
- Log and ship samples/facilitates and monitor sample return
- Coordinates creative admin tasks for Creative/Design Director’s
- Works with the product development team to ensure best practices for product design
- Stays up to date on fashion and graphic trends
- Coordinates pre-production tasks (links in APRIMO across team approvals)
Bring your VIBE:
- 3+ years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design or Graphic Design
- Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite
- Fan of and strong knowledge of music, trends, fashion, and design
- Strong understanding of screen printing
- Ability to collaborate with key internal team members on the creative team, as well as production and brand management teams
- Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines consistently
- Exceptional written, listening, and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
Perks Playlist:
- Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options, as well as:
— 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
— Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
— A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
— Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
— 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation
Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
— Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
— 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
— 2-weeks paid Winter Break
— 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
— Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
— Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent