Assistant Designer, Handbags - Ulla Johnson : Job Details

Ulla Johnson is seeking an Assistant Designer, Handbags to join our Leather Goods Design team. The team is passionate about creating an innovative and beautiful product with a focus on handmade details and impeccable quality. With an ever- expanding customer base and brand visibility, this is a great opportunity to join our rapidly growing company. You must possess an obsessive eye for detail and a strong work ethic. The ideal candidate should have a balance of creative & conceptual thinking, organizational skills and attention to detail. The assistant will collaborate with the design team on seasonal collections from concept through pre-production samples.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Help research silhouettes, techniques, materializations, groups, and trends based

on direction from designer and personal understanding of Ulla Johnson brand

aesthetic.

• Assemble and maintain mood board, design deck, color palette and line sheet

for collection presentations based on direction from designer.

• Create, maintain, and share design boards for each season across internal teams.
• Responsible for setting up files for CADs and creating all color ups each season.
• Drawing technical sketches and flats for techpacks and specs.
• Creating detailed techpacks and specs for new silhouettes, animations, and trial

launches.

• Sketch proposals for seasonal concepts.
• Making mockups and hand trials for seasonal concepts.
• Partner with development team to prepare detailed, technical correction

comments on samples received from the factories.

• Maintain accurate handbag inventory, tracking the status of all samples.
• Initiate design intent deck for each season, describing design details of each

silhouette.

• Maintain seasonal and seasonless files/archives in company wide shared drive for
• easy access across all departments.
• Set up and maintain line sheet each season.
• Responsible for sample & material organization which includes receiving and

sending packages, photographing samples & design details, filing material

submits and approvals, maintaining materials library etc.

• Maintain sample closet, ensuring samples are stored & shipped properly.
• Key role in runway/lookbook preparation; including but not limited to

packing/unpacking of all samples, maintaining showroom organization, creating

accessories board for looks allocations, assist with sample fixes and alterations,

dresser backstage at runway shows etc.

Desired Skills and Experience Requirements:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent life experience
• 1-3 year of experience in leather goods or handbag design
• Proficiency in Adobe inDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate

& Microsoft Excel

• Flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously and proven multitasker
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter personality; driven by deadlines with a high sense of urgency
• Willingness to learn and take direction

Salary Rang: $65,000- $72,000

*Compensation may vary based on factors such as years of experience, skills, and qualifications. Ulla Johnson reserves the right to offer a salary outside of this range based on these considerations.

Born and raised in Manhattan, the daughter of archaeologists, Ulla Johnson honed her signature style between the streets of New York and the far-flung destinations of their family travels. Her eponymous line, founded in 1998 just after her graduation from university, immediately caught the attention of the fashion press. Growing from a handful of directional boutiques and with an early endorsement from Barneys New York, Ulla Johnson's collection has gained a dedicated following and the support of retailers across the US, Europe, Australia, and Asia. She has never wavered on her steadfast attention to the details of construction that have become her hallmark, basing each of her collections on a foundation of natural fibers, beautiful finishing, and ease of fit and form. Ulla lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three children.

Ulla Johnson is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.