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We are a high energy, fashion driven company who is seeking an accurate, hardworking, and self-motivated Footwear Designer to add to our design team. DV8 is a newly launched Juniors brand under the Dolce Vita family of brands. The target of DV8 is to attract a younger, more directional, customer while providing more aggressively priced items.
DV8 has taken shape with lots of fun prints and color on more youthful silhouettes for Spring 2014 and is moving into a heavier 90's vibe for Fall 2014.
Duties include but are not limited to:
• Design and development of seasonal collections for DV8 footwear Line
• Researches concepts, materials and color trends
• Prepares spec package for factories
• Attend trade show to observe new trends and materials
• Ensures timely development of line by adhering to time and action calendar
• Communicate technical design information to product development team
• Researches competition and directional fashion houses on a regular basis.
• Stays abreast of current and emerging trends via, retailing, web sites, trend services and editorials.
• Travel to Asia with developmental partners to execute designs partner with factories to ensure design and quality standards are met.
• Assist head of design with proto fittings
• Follow up on material development and approvals
• Communicate with agents, offices and factories on all developments
Desired Skills and Experience:
• Posses high fashion aesthetic
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Ability to sketch both technical drawings and freeform sketches and renderings
• 3-5+ yrs footwear design experience
• Experience in developing product directly with factories understanding development from concept through manufacturing
• Must be highly organized and willing to assist in administrative duties
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Photoshop, Illustrator CAD experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design
Please submit resume and samples and / or links to online portfolios through Malakye.com
Founded in 2001, Dolce Vita is a rapidly growing contributor to the fashion industry, creating coveted style essentials in both the footwear and apparel markets with unlimited opportunities to expand into new categories. A lifestyle brand known for its eye-catching, runway driven styles, Dolce Vita quickly developed an earnest, cult-like following across the globe. Dolce Vita consistently offers a fresh take on the season’s best highlights, designing for the effortlessly cool, ever-evolving consumer for whom style is a way of life.
The brand’s popularity inspired a sister-line, DV by Dolce Vita, which launched in 2006. In 2007, DV Kids debuted, followed by a men’s shoe line, J.D. Fisk, in 2010. With offices in both New York and Seattle, the company has grown to over 100 employees carrying over 800 SKU’s with new products launching six or more times per year. Dolce Vita product can be found at top retailers including: Nordstrom, Macy’s, and Bloomingdales, as well as over 1,000 independent boutiques across the world.
DV8 has taken shape with lots of fun prints and color on more youthful silhouettes for Spring 2014 and is moving into a heavier 90's vibe for Fall 2014.
Duties include but are not limited to:
• Design and development of seasonal collections for DV8 footwear Line
• Researches concepts, materials and color trends
• Prepares spec package for factories
• Attend trade show to observe new trends and materials
• Ensures timely development of line by adhering to time and action calendar
• Communicate technical design information to product development team
• Researches competition and directional fashion houses on a regular basis.
• Stays abreast of current and emerging trends via, retailing, web sites, trend services and editorials.
• Travel to Asia with developmental partners to execute designs partner with factories to ensure design and quality standards are met.
• Assist head of design with proto fittings
• Follow up on material development and approvals
• Communicate with agents, offices and factories on all developments
Desired Skills and Experience:
• Posses high fashion aesthetic
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Ability to sketch both technical drawings and freeform sketches and renderings
• 3-5+ yrs footwear design experience
• Experience in developing product directly with factories understanding development from concept through manufacturing
• Must be highly organized and willing to assist in administrative duties
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Photoshop, Illustrator CAD experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design
Please submit resume and samples and / or links to online portfolios through Malakye.com
Founded in 2001, Dolce Vita is a rapidly growing contributor to the fashion industry, creating coveted style essentials in both the footwear and apparel markets with unlimited opportunities to expand into new categories. A lifestyle brand known for its eye-catching, runway driven styles, Dolce Vita quickly developed an earnest, cult-like following across the globe. Dolce Vita consistently offers a fresh take on the season’s best highlights, designing for the effortlessly cool, ever-evolving consumer for whom style is a way of life.
The brand’s popularity inspired a sister-line, DV by Dolce Vita, which launched in 2006. In 2007, DV Kids debuted, followed by a men’s shoe line, J.D. Fisk, in 2010. With offices in both New York and Seattle, the company has grown to over 100 employees carrying over 800 SKU’s with new products launching six or more times per year. Dolce Vita product can be found at top retailers including: Nordstrom, Macy’s, and Bloomingdales, as well as over 1,000 independent boutiques across the world.