Design Apprentice - Leathergoods; Women's Bags NY

Design Apprentice – Leather goods

New York, NY, US

Work Structure – Hybrid (3 days)

As the Design Apprentice, you will contribute to the collaborative design process for the handbag and SLG category, partnering closely with the entire team from concept through development. By utilizing your artistic talent, organizational skills, CAD & graphic abilities, you will design and develop silhouettes and platforms for the leather goods department.

• Produce and edit computer generated sketches (silhouettes and animations).
• Partner with Design team to execute seasonal design concepts.
• Work with teams to coordinate seasonal concepts, materials, and hardware.
• Liaise with cross‑functional partners in the product development process.
• Assist in spec drawings.
• Organize presentation boards and assist in the preparation of meetings.
• Responsible for timeline adherence; ensure all Design Cards are completed accurately throughout the process, including all changes then delivered to Tech Design in a timely manner; ensure all prototypes are available for product presentation.
• Participate in research and development of seasonal trends.

• Must be highly skilled in Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Must be organized with the ability to handle multiple priorities at once.
• Must be flexible with the ability to self‑manage.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Must be a collaborative, team player with great initiative.

• 1+ years related work/internship experience in design; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
• Demonstrated proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Strong hand sketching ability
• Experience animating silhouettes through color‑blocking, applique, etc.
• Fashion/luxury brand experience, a plus

• Courage
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  Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity
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  Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value‑added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first‑hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity
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  Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom‑line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy
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  Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high‑tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

• Strategic Agility
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  Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others:Provides challenging and…