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Freelance Apparel Designer

Oakland, CA💼 Contract🗓 2020-02-13 → 2026-09-26

Core

Freelance Apparel Designer creating new styles across ready-to-wear, intimates, and outerwear categories from concept to tech pack for Dolls Kill's alternative fashion customer.

Role type

Freelance IC apparel designer

Builds

New apparel styles and tech packs for factories/vendors

Domain

Fashion retail / Alternative subculture

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (apparel styles & tech packs)

Required skills

Fashion design, trend research (alternative/festival/rave/goth/punk), fabric/trim/print selection, tech pack creation, Adobe Illustrator, hand sketching, Microsoft Office

Preferred skills

Portfolio with alternative/subculture focus, computerized vector flats proficiency

Technologies

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Design new styles based on trend direction and brand aesthetic; Sketch original designs by hand or digitally; Research trends across alternative fashion and subculture spaces; Select fabrics, trims, prints, and washes; Build and maintain tech packs with measurements and construction details

Seniority

Mid-Senior (5-7 years experience)

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