Colorist, Wholesale Apparel
$70,000–$75,000 year
On-siteNew York City, New York, United States or New York, United States
Job Summary
Organize and follow up on samples for private label accounts while contributing to sketching and tech pack creation. Maintain brand concept and identity in all approval decisions by commenting on lab dips and strike offs across woven, knit, sweater, and trim items. Bring all items together to match color standards, maintaining a seasonal filing system and setting up approval cards. Provide technical color expertise to the brand, ensuring consistency within the collection through regular communication with product development and textiles. Judge tolerance in shade lots and identify side-to-side shading to resolve difficult color problems in print engravings within allotted time.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Textile Design or related field (studied color theory)
- Minimum 3 years related experience
- Understanding of how to mix color and communicate desired outcome
- Understanding of color depth, value, saturation and cast
- Familiar with color language/ vocabulary used when communicating with mills
- Understand prints with knowledge of how to pitch prints, print screens, color windows for prints and engravings
- Expertise in approval of lab dips/ print strike offs, desk looms, yarn dyes for bulk production, comments are precise and clear
- Knowledge of dyes and dyeing techniques for varied fiber contents and fabric structures; knowledge of textile structures and their influence on color appearance
- Knowledge of industry/fabric/color/testing standards
- Strong ability to differentiate color and accurately and consistently describe color differences
- Excellent color/ print sense
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