Graphic Design Operations Associate

Haddad is a privately held family business with 100 years’ experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the children’s wear industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, which include Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Bangkok, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, London and Montreal.

Overview:

The Design Operations Graphic Associate will work closely with cross functional partners to ensure consistent and accurate workflow across all graphics/design and production teams to ensure proper product execution.

Key Accountabilities:

• Create seasonal art pages for requested brands
• Act as a liaison between the screen print production facilities (including PA team) and design
• Communicate with factories on how to achieve the best production results
• Ensure all separation art files and art pages are being executed consistently using the company template
• Communicate with Design Operations on finalized files to be uploaded
• Communicate daily with overseas partners to resolve questions or issues and send any requested standards for Sourcing and Production
• Separate artwork for screen prints so that it is prepared for printing
• Utilize digital presentation and style tracker to keep track of process
• Assist with setting up key cross functional handoff meetings
• Partner with Design Operations on the seasonal "Trip Book" (Line Plan Catalog) for Sourcing, which includes all art techniques for costing purposes
• Add detail to season production charts for all brands
• Ensure all PLM data is completed for each graphic
• Special projects as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Illustration, or related Fine Arts Degree
• 2+ years of experience in related field and/or strong internship experience
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
• Must be a strategic thinker, persuasive and collaborative
• Brand appropriate aesthetic
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.