Design Assistant - J.Crew Color & Concept

Our Story J.Crew gets you dressed every day, for every occasion. Since 1983, we’ve been creating classics that feel familiar and refreshingly new, crafted with unbeatable quality and distinctive point of view—it’s no wonder we’ve been in your closet for four decades and counting. Today, we continue to do the classics our way, inspiring not only how you shop but how you define your personal style. Our commitment runs deeper than just making great clothes—we’re proud of our role in getting you dressed with confidence, character, and celebrating a distinctly American sensibility that makes us who we are. Our dedication to Diversity, Equity, Belonging & Sustainability has been celebrated with industry recognition, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive and sustainable workplace. Assist the Senior Colorist with all day-to-day color development, and color process. - Communicate and support design, production, and merch teams with color related requests. - Maintain and update color palettes in Illustrator and on digital boards across divisions and seasons. - Organize and maintain color library. - Ensure all color names and numbers remain consistent across all palettes and digital boards. - Order color materials and standards from vendors. - Organize and assist in maintaining seasonal color dips and strike offs by category. - Prepare and send packages to cross functional partners, and suppliers. - Support the preparation, research and development of color, concept & cad for each season. - Assist the Concept Designer at seasonal deadlines including concept presentations, internal lookbooks, and cross functional projects. - Perform administrative tasks related to the end-to-end color and concept process. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Design, Fashion, or Art. - Ability to see color. - Foundational technical knowledge of color theory and design research. - Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.