Assistant, Technical Designer

Overview

Kate Spade New York is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary products for everyday use. It offers handbags, ready‑to‑wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, and more, and celebrates communities of women around the world who live perfectly imperfect lifestyles.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in the Handbag Design Department to support design, product development, and production teams.

• Work with Design, PD, and Merchandising teams to understand deliverables and meet deadlines for creating and passing product specs for all stages of development—concept through production.
• Assist in prototype rounds—work collaboratively with the designer to ensure that all specs reflect the designer's intentions and verify accuracy of sketches & dimensions.
• Assist the Tech Designer and Sr Tech Designer with final bulk pass‑off, updating and correcting product specs and ensuring all changes after market are approved.
• Maintain consistency of product specs across all factories and seasons.
• Review and correct post‑market samples.
• Create and maintain digital Design detail and standards libraries.
• Research product functionality trends across the market.
• Create CAD and artwork in Illustrator and Photoshop as needed.
• Organize and facilitate presentations, set up and clean up design workroom.

• Strong communication and email skills.
• Detailed note‑taking and organizational skills.
• Construction knowledge preferred.
• Flexibility to work in‑office as needed based on the development calendar.
• College degree in fashion design or a related field.
• Illustrator and Photoshop experience required.
• Experience with Raspberry AI, Adobe Firefly AI, or other product design AI a plus.
• Substance 3D experience a plus.
• Microsoft Excel experience a plus.
• Minimum 0‑3 years of relevant experience.

• Courage
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  Provides clear, constructive feedback and is willing to act when necessary.
• Creativity
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  Generates innovative ideas and makes unique connections between concepts.
• Customer Focus
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  Meets internal and external customer expectations, using feedback to improve products and services.
• Dealing with Ambiguity
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  Handles change confidently, makes decisions without complete information, and manages uncertainty.
• Drive for Results
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  Consistently exceeds goals and pushes self and others toward results.
• Interpersonal Savvy
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  Builds rapport with all levels of people and manages relationships diplomatically.
• Learning on the Fly
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  Quickly learns new problems, experiments, and applies lessons for improvement.

• Strategic Agility
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  Anticipates future trends and creates competitive strategies.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others
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  Provides challenging tasks, conducts development discussions, and builds a people‑focused culture.
• Building Effective Teams
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  Creates strong morale, shared wins, open dialogue, and a sense of belonging.

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid paternity and maternity leave
• Commuter benefits
• Disability insurance
• Tuition assistance

$30.00 – $30.31

Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1‑855‑566‑9264 or e

Kate Spade is an equal‑opportunity employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions are based on qualifications and are made without regard to protected characteristics prohibited by applicable law.