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CAD Designer
Catherines
Columbus, OH, United States
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General Requirements
Candidate needs to be a highly creative artist/cad designer who is experienced in creating original printed textile designs in a wide variety of styles and techniques. Strong ability with drawing, color, repeats, and creating engraving-ready art are important for this position. Proven advanced ability in design software applications Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (Kaledo a plus) to create detailed CAD designs. Able to illustrate a variety of Photoshop techniques. Good organizational skills and an eye for details as well as market research for print and color trends a key.
Performance Requirements
• Work with multiple Designers to create original print and woven artwork based on runway and lifestyle trends.
• Put purchased print artwork into set repeat parameters using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Kaledo.
• Scan, clean up, recolor and create repeats for prints
• Prepare purchased artwork for production by reducing colors
• Design multiple colorways of prints and wovens using seasonal palettes.
• Color separate and create pitch sheets/strike off requests for print artwork
• Take conceptual direction from the VP of Design/ Trend Team and create original graphics which accurately reflect the CATHERINES style and maintain the standard of quality
• Develop and execute creative design concepts in accordance with brand objectives
• Works closely with Senior Designers to establish the overall seasonal print direction
• Complete artwork quickly without sacrificing quality
• Stays abreast of trends, new techniques and resources in print and graphics
• Team player
Requirements
• Minimum of 2-4 years of experience In CAD Design.
• Intern experience a plus (included in experience)
• BA in Textile Design.
• Flexibility, organizational skills, and detail oriented.
• Proven experience managing multiple tasks and deadline processes.
• CAD system experience required Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (Kaledo experience a plus).
• Ability to problem solve
• Able to adapt to a fast pace ever changing environment
• Attention to detail and resilient to feedback
• Sense of urgency