Sr Eyewear Designer

Sr Eyewear Designer needs 5 years of design experience with specialty retailer or distribution/sales environment with working knowledge of the production process

Requires:

• Must reside in NYC

• Experience in luxury accessories (eyewear is preferred, but also jewelry hardware, fashion accessories)

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)

• Project management skills

• Full proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, 3D Modeling (Rhinoceros or similar) and 3D rendering (Keyshot)

• Past or current experiences in a sales distribution business and exposure to Italian culture and language proficiency are a plus.

• Domestic and International travel maybe required

• Bachelor’s degree of Industrial Design from accredited college or university

Duties:

• Develop and prepare sketches of new eyewear concepts based on the specifications set per the licensor requests.

• Work closely with product development and line planning teams in N.A. and Italy to research and develop proprietary and innovative construction details hardware, material combinations, new production/design, techniques, etc.).

• Create fully resolved sketchbooks and renderings in Illustrator for presentation to licensors.

• Proficiency in generating fully detailed technical drawings inclusive of section drawings, exploded views and notes for prototyping.

• Assist in the prototype and CAD assessment/revisions and follow up to ensure accurate translation of drawings and support product development.