Eyewear Design Jobs

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1d ago

CTC New York, NY

New York, NY

1d ago

$57 - $57/hr Full time 3d Design Design Design Tools

Senior Product Designer to own eyewear concept development and sketch-to-production support across North America and Italy.

Develop and prepare eyewear sketches for new concepts based on licensor specifications and requests.
Partner with product development and line planning teams in N.A. and Italy to research and develop proprietary, innovative construction details (hardware, material combinations, production and design approaches, techniques).
Produce fully resolved sketchbooks and renderings in Illustrator for presentations to licensors.
Create detailed technical drawings for prototyping, including section drawings, exploded views, and written notes.
Support prototype and CAD assessment and revisions, and follow through to help ensure drawings are translated accurately for product development.
Interpret trends using overall N.A. eyewear and fashion signals to inform current and future product concepts.
Provide direction on product concepts aligned to the collection strategy while incorporating N.A. trends.
Analyze domestic and competitive markets to identify new products and market trends while maintaining brand identity and business strategy.
Lead exploratory development of materials and techniques in close collaboration with the N.A. development and line planning team.
Attend industry conferences and trade shows.

Bachelor’s degree of Industrial Design from an accredited college or university.
Minimum 5 years of design experience in a specialty retailer or distribution/sales environment with working knowledge of the production process.
Experience in luxury accessories (eyewear preferred; jewelry hardware, and fashion accessories also considered).
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
Project management skills.
Full proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, 3D Modeling (Rhinoceros or similar), and 3D rendering (Keyshot).
Past or current experience in a sales distribution business.
Exposure to Italian culture and language proficiency (a plus).
Domestic and international travel may be required.
Adobe Creative Suite: 5 years (Required).
CAD: 3 years (Required).

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