About the Company:

Founded in 2014, Rhone is resilience embodied—a performance lifestyle brand dedicated to championing mental fitness. Engineered for optimal style, comfort, and performance, our clothing is designed to enhance every aspect of the active individual's life. Led by brothers Nate & Ben Checketts, Rhone is fueled by a clear vision: positively impacting lives through a commitment to physical and mental fitness, inspiring community, and crafting performance-driven products for the relentless pursuit of progress. In addition to a robust e-commerce business and a strong wholesale presence, Rhone currently has 15 retail stores across the U.S., all of which serve as community hubs through various initiatives such as the brand's signature Mind & Muscle events.

 

About the Role:

The Design Associate will work hand in hand with the Design Director and the Merchandising, Design & Product Development Team to help facilitate the execution of products in all product categories for multiple seasons.  The ideal candidate has an eye for design, keen attention to detail, and is creatively talented.  The Design Associate is organized and hardworking will have the ability to perform all functions of the job both quickly and efficiently.

What you’ll do:

• Provide both creative and practical support: Design Development, Sketching, color cads, creating design presentations, creating tech packs, Centric PLM, assist in fittings, lab dip approvals, as well as administrative duties relating to organization of all submits and materials

• With Design Director oversight, will have opportunities to manage specific product categories

• Assist in trend forecasting and creating mood boards

• Manage communications between design, merchandising and production teams

• Attend fit sessions with the Design Team and make revisions to sketches and design BOM’s

• Contribute positively to team dynamic 

• Manage and maintain sample library

• Perform other related duties as assigned 

What you’ll bring:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree with design major

• 5-7 years of professional experience preferred, activewear experience is a plus

• You have impeccable attention to detail, time management and are extremely organized

• You are a self-starter capable of operating semi-autonomously but always collaboratively 

• You are a team player who is not afraid to take on additional assignments that appear above or beneath you

• You have strong interpersonal communication skill  with the ability to communicate openly and easily

• You are efficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Google Docs and Excel.

• Job Type:  Freelance/Hourly

Reports to: Design Director

Location:  Stamford, CT

Job Type: Part Time