Designer

Designer

at Maxima Apparel Mexico City, Mexico (On-site)

Mexico City, MX

At Maxima Apparel, we're on a mission to revolutionize the speed-to-market manufacturing and design industry, setting new benchmarks for agility and innovation. Our production platform proudly serves some of the industry's leading names. As we continue to expand our portfolio of brands and licenses, we're seeking a passionate and visionary Product Developer to support our Pro Standard (MLB, NFL, NBA, & NCAA Licensed business), pushing our embellished art-intensive apparel and headwear brand to even greater heights.

You’ll love this role if you:

• You have apparel product design or development experience and want to be a part of the development and execution.
• You have a design background and obsess over every detail in a product.
• You have a proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, demonstrating technical capability and apparel product knowledge.
• You have a keen interest in Adobe Illustrator-based Development and Tech Packs.
• You thrive in fast-paced environments and have good executional skills.
• You enjoy working in a team setting.
• You are proactive and a go-getter, finding answers and are curious.

Your responsibilities will include:

This unique Product Development role works collaboratively to support our Concept Design and Merchandising Teams sharing responsibilities to build product, leveraging your skills from Apparel Design, Technical Design, Product Development, and Product Management.

• Own portions of the quality checking and execution of artwork to ensure brand and licensor requirements are met (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, & college).
• Work with Design Ops leadership to understand the tasks required to achieve calendar, workflow, and processes within the vertical team.
• Support accurate and high-quality Illustrator-based artwork execution and techpacks by reviewing, commenting, and building them when needed.
• Have an clear understanding of design aesthetic intent for product approval, alerting Design Ops leadership to any discrepancies.
• Maintain current production libraries of licensor information, league rules, and brand usage.
• Support the team in ensuring the accuracy or artwork development from initial concept development and through the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system.
• Supporting the team in cross-functional scalable artwork and branding execution, to ensure brand consistency.

You should have:

• 2-4 years of experience in apparel product design, development or production.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator required .
• Bilingual Chinese or English is a plus.
• Product knowledge of apparel construction and production to confidently influence decisions (Garment construction, fabric construction, knowledge of embellishments).
• Demonstrated excellent time-management and prioritization skills while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Detail-oriented and organizational skills; ability to perform with a high degree of accuracy.

*Application requirement: A portfolio of work must be submitted along with a CV in English*.