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A BRIEF HISTORY
For over 28 years, Todd Wayne, president and owner of Jessilyn Personnel, has been the driving force behind our firm. Prior to founding Jessilyn, Todd spent 15 years running a family apparel business affording him a unique perspective into the intricacies of the fashion industry.
From the beginning, the philosophy and foundation of our firm has focused on partnership. Building relationships with, and between, our clients and applicants. This has kept our company thriving and why we are located on 34th Street in the heart of the fashion industry, consistently delivering top candidates to our clientele.
PROCESS
The staff of Jessilyn Personnel conducts an in-depth interview with all of our candidates with every portfolio thoroughly is assessed. We make sure our applicants are qualified before we present them to our clients.
Jessilyn's applicant database is over 700,000 strong. We partner directly with your Human Resources Department to help them find candidates who will meet their specific needs.
Nothing better than having a MENTOR to teach you the mastering art of Patternmaking at the highest collection level. You will be working in the runway and the celebrity division for the best patternmakers in New York as their assistant.
Our client is an American luxury fashion company that produces women’s, men’s and accessories and showcases their collection lines twice a year during New York Fashion Week. The company, which is publicly traded, has been in business for over 75 years with an annual revenue of over 4.5 billion dollars. The corporate office is based in New York City with over 1,000 directly owned and operated retail stores worldwide. With over 10,000 employees, their product is being manufactured globally. They sell to luxury department stores and boutiques with retail price points between $150 and $3,300.
Our client is a privately held moderate to better dress manufacturer with a corporate office located in Midtown Manhattan. Their 4 divisions range from traditional, special occasion, fun contemporary and trendy dresses. They have been established since 1985 with an annual revenue of 50 million dollars and approximately 50 employees. Their price points range from $50 to $100. Their product is manufactured internationally and distribute to major department stores, specialty chains and boutiques. They have also expanded internationally to Canada, South America and Europe.
Job Description for ASSISSTANT TECHNICAL DESIGNER
Evaluate fit problems on live models
Communicate with factories in a timely manner through clear written comments by Excel, outlining
Construction changes and workmanship improvements while utilizing illustrator, digital photos, and for detailed understanding.
Accountable for the fit sample process from hand off to TOP for bulk production
Strong and clear communication skills with internal and external partners
Highly organized with ability to manage multi-task
Be a team player, open to work with cross functional and Technical Design team members.
Our client is one of the leading brands of bridal and eveningwear. They are looking for an associate designer to work on Bridal and eveningwear.
Work closely with the Creative Director in all phases of the design process from sketching, color palettes, lab dips, researching trend and mood boards.
Must understand garment construction.
Draping experience is a plus
Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator
Must have prior experience designing in Bridal and eveningwear
Our client is a very Beautiful moderate private label manufacturer that makes $150 Million business with QVC and has over 50 employers working for them. Company is located right in midtown Manhattan and they are searching for a Denim Research and Development Manager.
Requirements:
7yrs denim experience and should also have the likes of denim with Twill bottoms experience (pure experience – no dablers)
Well organized and energetic candidates only.
Position Overview:
The Manager, of Fabric R&D is responsible for driving the development and execution with the Sr. Merchandising Manager of product development, sourcing, costing of pre-production and production stage for Denim and Non-denim category including the pigment dye program
Analyze and assess fabric needs, based on Design's seasonal direction, and make mill/fabric recommendations.
Partner with mills and suppliers on all fabric development; sample yardage availability and garment making with factory. Review Mill Fabric Testing.
Coordinate meetings between mills to find new fabric qualities and finishing techniques for future development including innovation.
Initiate with design, and lead R&D research process with new and innovative solutions on washes and novelty trims.
Maintain well organized wash development archives.
Tracking and reviewing development/wash samples prior passing to Design. Offer design any recommendations.
Adhere to calendar deadlines for development.
Shop the market; Anthropology, NYDJ, Zara, AG, Alice&Olivia, Bloomingdales Contemporary Brands, Rebecca Taylor, Tahari. Purchase samples and note retail prices. Europe; on-line. Create deck and present to the business. Set up calendar meeting.
Identify opportunities to adapt/adopt new resources, leveraging external partners (Lucky, CFL and any other vendor).
Plan factory allocation with Sr. Merchandising Manager.
Review FDS on all adopted fabrics, ensuring content, and construction details identified meet cost parameter guidelines. Ensure all FDS are filed in the proper shared drive.
Review first cost with Sr. Merchandising Manager.
Initiate and facilitate garment wear test trials on new fabrics. Report findings to Design and Merch teams.
Lab dips approvals for development and bulk.
Bulk wash approvals.
Review design folder prior to passing to production team.
Attend Proto Fits and Bulk fittings with design & TD. PP samples to be reviewed with wash standards.
Research novelty trims and embellishment sourcing based on trends. Set up presentation calendar invite design.
Effectively incorporate the everyday learning into business plans and to drive new idea potential.
Our client is one of the leading manufacturers of bridal and eveningwear. They are looking for a designer to work on Bridal and eveningwear.
Work closely with the Creative Director in all phases of the design process from sketching, color palettes, lab dips, researching trend and mood boards.
Must understand garment construction.
Draping experience is a plus
Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator
Must have prior experience designing in Bridal and eveningwear
Our client is a high end, luxury womenswear and accessories brand with licensee agreements for fragrance and footwear. They have won many fashion awards. This company debuted their collection in 2002 and their corporate headquarters is based in Manhattan. They have ten freestanding stores worldwide and are sold in over 100 luxury department stores. Their company annual revenue is around 85 million dollars and they have staff over 200 employees. Our client does 4 collections and participle in Fashion Week twice a year. Their retail price point is between $300 to $5,000. They manufacture domestically and internationally. This fashion house is known to play an important role in American fashion.
Our client is looking for an RTW Designer.
Job Responsibilities:
Work closely with VP of Design for RTW collection.
Participle in all sketching, draping, swatch development (finishing and construction) and fittings.
Create mood boards and fabric/color palettes by delivery.
Aid in selection of fabric and trims for collection.
Concept and develop innovative construction techniques and finishing.
Work with freelance graphic designer and in-house Print & Embellishment team on design and development.
Collaborate with Product Development team to develop each sample to its fullest potential.
Work with Assistant Designer to make sure all flats are created before spec launch and consistently updated as necessary.
Create Technical specs for own styles passed to tech designer.
Fabricate all styles by fabric and color.
Oversee material sheets to ensure the best finishing, construction and details.
Approve all lab-dips, artwork and strike-offs.
Work with Merchant team to adhere to merchandising plan and communicate as styles evolve to ensure that the collection is fulfilling plan.
Attend production fittings when necessary.
Adhere to calendar and communicate with advanced notice issues hitting target dates.
5 + years working in designer or contemporary products
Our client is a contemporary better Womenswear Cashmere and Knits house. Their product ranges from cashmere and knit tops and knit dresses. The company was founded in 2001 with a gross revenue of over $100 million. Their corporate office is located in Midtown Manhattan with over 50 employees.
Their product are produced internationally and a privately held corporation. Their sales are being distributed in better department store across the country.
Description:
Our client is searching for an EDI COORDINATOR experience.
Our client is a privately held moderate to better dress manufacturer with a corporate office located in Midtown Manhattan. Their 4 divisions range from traditional, special occasion, fun contemporary and trendy dresses. They have been established since 1985 with an annual revenue of 50 million dollars and approximately 50 employees. Their price points range from $50 to $100. Their product is manufactured internationally and distribute to major department stores, specialty chains and boutiques. They have also expanded internationally to Canada, South America and Europe.
Our client is looking for a fabric buyer.
Understand garment construction
Communicate with fabric mills and factories in China
Need to be able to do sourcing and different fabric qualities for a moderate company
Magnificent high end retail store located in the heart of Manhattan. Been in business for over 60 years and sells the most amazing day, evening, MOB. They also do collaborations with European and American Designers to create product exclusively for their retail stores. Our client also has multiple retail stores located in New York and Canada. Their price point in retail is $300-$36,000
Our client is looking for fitters for eveningwear, mother of the bride and bridal. Must have retail experience with customer fittings. Must have experience working in fast-paced retailers such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Barneys etc..
Our client is a beautiful luxury contemporary lifestyle brand manufacturer which was established in 1991. Their corporate headquarters is located on Fashion Avenue with their Flagship store in one of New York’s most iconic buildings on 5th Avenue. Their annual sales are over 100 million dollars with over 500 employees. The retail price point is between $200 and $1,500 with products manufactured domestically and internationally. One of the most unique aspects of our client is their sales concept of mail direct and direct selling with 4 national trunk shows a year. Our client has stylists nationwide to work directly with customers in personalizing their wardrobe. Their overall company aesthetic consists of classic lines with impeccable detailing using luxury fabrics in their two collection lines.
High end design studio is looking for a Production Director of Sweaters. 3-4 months assignment starting in early 2019.
This role will oversee the team, factories, product development including yarn, samples and calendars for development and production, production fittings, calendar and TOPs, costing, budget, research and design, communication of designs to tech and factories etc. Mainly focus on factory and calendar maintenance.
Responsibilities include:
Develop and manage time and action calendar for sweater development season as well as maintain production fit calendar dates between New York Office and factories.
Establish and keep up to date a working WIP for the current sample development and production seasons between NY and factories.
Maintain working WIP of all swatch requests between NY and factories for development, SMS, and production.
Develop and maintain a yarn time and action calendar to ensure proper timing of lab dips, proto yarn orders, SMS yarn orders while being aware of all lead-times and holidays for Italy and China.
Track all yarn orders to ensure timely delivery for proto and SMS development.
Organize yarn vendor meetings to begin new seasonal development inspiration while working on current season.
Request production lab dips during development stage and comment on all production lab dips for bulk.
Communicate all yarn orders for testing, proto and SMS quantities to Assistant designer.
Communicate all yarn shipments to the factories with tracking numbers.
Work with yarn vendors to design and develop at least one new creative and proprietary yarn each season.
Review development line and plan factory allocation based on the designs, yarn used and each factory’s specialty and machinery. Meet and confirm all allocation with head of production.
Track and manage all development spending and budget for finished goods and yarn.
Review all factory costing at development stage to ensure any changes that need to be made to meet margins are addressed.
Negotiate and problem solve with factories production prices at SMS stage.
Oversee all factory invoices and correct costing before passing to accounting department.
Daily communication with factories and Director to ensure correct execution of development and production samples.
Meet daily with tech team to manage calendars and prioritize daily and weekly tasks. Review and prioritize FedEx shipments and timelines to ensure all reference samples are in factories according to calendars.
Meet Daily with design assistant to review priority of tasks, allocation of workload, and calendars.
Plan and execute all review meetings and fittings with sweater team and director, regarding development, SMS and production.
Manage all factories by way of close daily communication and problem solving.
Review past seasons and work closely with Director to produce current line plan.
Oversee all lines sheet updates for design and sales, BOM updates, and accurate style numbers for development.
Oversee all passing details, Yarn, trim information to production team at SMS stage.
Participate in all development and production fittings and update china on all changes as well as the priority schedule.
Participate in the passing of fit comments when there is bottle neck of workload to maintain calendars.
Review all TOP samples to ensure all samples are according to the standards.
Conduct market research on seasonal basis to ensure team is using the most innovative yarns and technologies.
Research yarn, silhouette, trim, and supportive developmental images for each season.
Design and sketch women’s’ sweater line.
Detail and design all development sketches by way of reference samples, drapes, full body 2-D layouts to be passed to technical design and factories.
Our client is an American luxury fashion company that produces women’s, men’s and accessories and showcases their collection lines twice a year during New York Fashion Week. The company, which is publicly traded, has been in business for over 75 years with an annual revenue of over 4.5 billion dollars. The corporate office is based in New York City with over 1,000 directly owned and operated retail stores worldwide. With over 10,000 employees, their product is being manufactured globally. They sell to luxury department stores and boutiques with retail price points between $150 and $3,300.
Our client is looking for freelance samplemakers to work on menswear.
Assignment is from 11/28 until 12/9
Report to the Atelier Director
Work closely with the design team on making samples and doing alterations
An innovative accessory company is looking for a lamp glass/ glass blower/designer.
This individual is tasked with designing and shaping glass into various shapes and designs, creating handcrafted giftware, stemware, glassware, ornate glass mirrors and sculpture pieces.
Must have experience with the use of equipment such as furnaces, blowpipes, baking kilns, and fine-art tools such as stencils, engraving plates, and needles.
Conceptualizing product ideas on commission, gathering the necessary tools and materials and producing a finished product.
Moderate womenswear manufacturer is seeking a Print Cad Designer.
Report to Creative Art Director
Put print studio artwork into repeat, work on color separation, and recolor prints to be sent to various mills all while working within technical limitations of the fabric/mill
Make multiple colorways for meeting with client
Prepare print packages to send to mills for development. Communicate with vendors and overseas mills through email
Embroidery and embellishment design, all stages of design from development to production
Ability to design new prints based on inspiration submitted by the design team
Match color accurately, very strong sense of color and color theory
Ned Graphics (Design and Repeat, Color Reduction and Cleaning, and Easy Coloring)
Advanced Photoshop and Illustrator skills
Expertise in print placements, from design to reworking for production markers
Experience with complicated “watercolor” type prints and half drop repeats
Working knowledge of patterns/garments
Familiar with screen sizes and limitations, rotary printing, and jointlines
Effective communication with team and overseas mills
PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE - Knits, Sweaters and / or Wovens
MUST HAVE WALMART EXPERIENCE
Well established apparel co. is seeking experienced production person to join their team with a background in sweaters and/or knits. Looking for an independent and focused team play who is able to react effectively in a fast paced environment. Candidate should have 4-6 years of production experience in knits, sweaters and/or wovens with strong follow up, communication skills & excellent knowledge in Excel. Must possess the ability to communicate with overseas office & suppliers on daily basis. Candidate must be self-motivated, detail oriented & team spirited, and fluent in English.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Communicate with overseas office & suppliers on daily basis.
Track goods from order placement to delivery.
Responsible for all details of orders (fill out all testing applications, keeping organized files on lab dips/shade bands, checking colors, preparing & send out all samples/fabric, prepare packing instructions to factory, check all accessory layouts, order all labels/hangtags, etc.)
Update all production spreadsheets daily
Prepare purchase orders to factory.
Prepare QA packages
Open communication with all related departments including design, technical, finance and shipping department.
Organized, detailed oriented & keep proper records.
QUALIFICATIONS:
4-6 years production experience
Technical knowledge of garment construction in knits and sweaters is helpful.
Strong communication and organizational skills are required
Ability to multi-task and work in fast paced environment
Must have computer knowledge of AS400, & Microsoft office – Outlook, Excel& Word.
Please email resume & must include salary requirements in word.
Men’s and boy’s sportswear manufacturer is looking for a production/ sourcing manager.
Manage product cycle-from order placement until delivery in the US, including, managing the T&A calendar, lab dips, fabric approval, trim approval, etc
Stay on calendar
QC document review
testing report review
Communicate with suppliers overseas
Evaluate monthly capacity to ensure we plan accordingly
Communicate with sales staff on any issues or late deliveries
Our client is the premier designer and manufacturer of swimwear in North America. They are a privately owned company and has led the swimwear industry in quality and innovation since 1933.
Roles and responsibilities for Swimwear Sample Hand /TEMP TO PERM
Ability to operate multiple sewing machines to create swimwear samples
Experienced with Swimwear / Lingerie / Activewear preferred
Our client is a high end, luxury womenswear and accessories brand with licensee agreements for fragrance and footwear. They have won many fashion awards. This company debuted their collection in 2002 and their corporate headquarters is based in Manhattan. They have ten freestanding stores worldwide and are sold in over 100 luxury department stores. Their company annual revenue is around 85 million dollars and they have staff over 200 employees. Our client does 4 collections and participle in Fashion Week twice a year. Their retail price point is between $300 to $5,000. They manufacture domestically and internationally. This fashion house is known to play an important role in American fashion.
Our client is looking for an RTW Senior Designer.
Responsibilities:
Support VP of Design in inception and design of the collection
Create mood boards and fabric/color palettes by delivery.
Oversee selection of fabric and trims for the collection.
Concept and develop innovative construction and finishing.
Oversee Print and Embellishment Development.
Direct Associate Designer in all sketching, draping, swatch development (finishing and construction) and fittings.
Manage the wovens design team including the workflow and calendar. Communicate all necessary information to each team as necessary.
Collaborate with knitwear team on all knitwear styles
Work with VP of Merchandising to adhere to merchandising plan and communicate with merchandising team as styles evolve to ensure that the collection is fulfilling plan.
Be aware of trends in the designer market - consistently visiting stores.
Create Technical specs for all styles that will be passed to patternmakers.
Fabricate all styles by fabric and color.
Oversee material sheets to ensure the best finishing, construction and details.
Communicate with patternmakers and have a presence in the sample room.
Approves all lab-dips, artwork and strike-offs
Work with Product Development team to develop each sample to its fullest potential.
Adhere to calendar and communicate with advanced noticed of issues hitting target dates.
Attend production fittings when necessary.
Oversee design of all Special Projects (Capsule collections, VIP and misc projects)
7+ years of experience in a management position.
Creative and innovative sketching, design and conceptualization skills.
Ability to design around concepts.
Thorough knowledge of fabrication, silhouettes, color ways, construction techniques and trim.
Outstanding leadership, communication and managerial skills.
Please do not apply if you only have retail experience.
Our client is searching for a Sales Assistant. You will have the benefit of working alongside a professional team monitoring and tracking samples and inventory/market preparation and daily administrative tasks. You should be hardworking, motivated and eager to take initiative. Tasks will include (but are not limited to):
Participate in showroom appointments
Prepare Powerpoint picture recaps to follow each meeting
Monitor and track inventory
Work alongside team for completion of order confirmations and all order maintenance
Market Preparation, for upcoming market weeks and shows
Maintaining the appearance of the showroom before, during, and after appointments
Daily administrative tasks such as organization, filing and ordering supplies when necessary
Track and monitor sales orders and make sure they have been entered into the system
Send samples to buyers when necessary
Track samples in and out of the showroom
Requirements:
Minimum 2 years experience Excellent Communication Skills Working knowledge of MS word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Photo Shop Must be organized, detail oriented & professional
Our client is a privately held moderate to better dress manufacturer with a corporate office located in Midtown Manhattan. Their 4 divisions range from traditional, special occasion, fun contemporary and trendy dresses. They have been established since 1985 with an annual revenue of 50 million dollars and approximately 50 employees. Their price points range from $50 to $100. Their product is manufactured internationally and distribute to major department stores, specialty chains and boutiques. They have also expanded internationally to Canada, South America and Europe.
Our client is looking for a Showroom Sales Assistant.
Duties will include:
Assisting sales team for a dress company in all aspects of sales.
Working closely with the salesperson for JC Penney
Work on Lot sheets, RMS FORMS, and collecting, monitoring and sending out heavy volume of samples weekly.
Upkeep of the showroom
Updating available to sell/inventory weekly.
Must be familiar with selling, purchase order/EDI confirmations, picture packets, showroom duties etc
Must have strong Microsoft Excel skills.
Cad experience a plus.
Showroom intern experience is preferred
Possible social media upkeep for the collection lines
Established Better Missy Sportswear Company is Seeking a Highly Motivated Senior Sales Executive with a minimum of 10 years Showroom Sales experience focusing on Dresses and Woven Tops to join their company who will eloquently represent the core value of their brand.
Requirements:
Must have strong relationships with retail buyers
Be a Team Player and possess a can-do attitude
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
Energetic, Hardworking, Enthusiastic and Pleasant Personality
Take ownership and have a strong sense of responsibility
A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AND GROWING BRIDAL COMPANY IS SEEKING AN ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL DESIGNER
ROLE STATEMENT:
The Associate Technical Designer is responsible for the garment uniformity and consistency as it pertains to fit, construction and quality. Interfaces with all cross functional teams and global partners. Ensures product is consistent with Company Design Collection standards and production timelines are met.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with Designers to determine fit and aesthetic details.
- Co-ordinate and schedule fit sessions with Design Team.
- Lead/attend fit sessions with designers’ proposing alternative methods of construction
- Monitor and track the status of all development and production styles.
- Measure and enter specs in the tech pack prior to fitting.
- Take accurate fit notes during fitting.
- Communicate fit comments and corrections to global technical partners, factories, vendors and QC.
- Interface with the Pre-Production and Production teams to ensure all deadlines are met.
- Partner with the technical design supervisor and Patternmaker to resolve pattern issues and perform investigative work to solve discrepancies in samples/patterns.
- Attend the milestone meetings when applicable.
- Consistent/continuous prioritization of workload and tasks.
- Prepare various garments for fit sessions and meetings.
- Ability to research and resolve quality issues.
- Distribute all updates to team members and factories.
- Correspond with pattern room to send patterns, cutter’s musts and samples to factories.
- Update tech packs to stay on top of design sketch revisions, construction details and specs following Proto/ Line Review notes.
- Manage weekly workload, keeping to calendar following deadlines. All other duties, as assigned by the Senior Technical Designer and Directors.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
- 3-5 Years Technical Design Experience
- Pattern-making experience and understands pattern grading
- Sewing and design experience
- Must be able to set priorities in an environment with competing/changing demands.
- Must be able to implement plans quickly with minimal guidance.
- Must be able to work independently on multiple tasks which are high priority.
- Strong organization and management skills, with emphasis on initiation and follow through.
- Detail oriented
- Ability to work under pressure
- Proficient with Excel, Word, Outlook
- Excellent organization, multi-tasking, listening, strong oral and written communication skills
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