Apparel and Color Designer I

YOUR ROLE

The Apparel Designer I supports Design team initiatives across Product, Color, and Merchandising Design for outerwear and sportswear apparel and accessories, adult and kids. This role keeps the design process efficient and organized, working cross-functionally from concept through execution.

Your Responsibilities

• Utilize trend services and participate in industry trade shows and outdoor activities to stay current and protect the brand aesthetic
• Support seasonal color R&D through market research and brand knowledge
• Manage color and design documentation, keeping merchandising and PLM partners informed of key updates
• Partner with fabric, product development, production teams, and overseas vendors on seasonal color work and sampling
• Gather visual references (photos, reports, samples) to support creative direction
• Manage workload and deliverables against seasonal timeline and key go-to-market (GTM) dates
• Identify new findings, trims, and accessories to support product end use and retail detail
• Support seasonal print layout direction for clear merchandising and storytelling
• Manage print assets and artwork setup
• Partner with the Materials Manager to align prints and yarn dyes with seasonal color direction
• Assist Senior Color Designer and Design management with seasonal logo/graphics inspiration and artwork contractor follow-up
• Design accessories/logowear through the full product lifecycle
• Manage multiple projects at once, prioritizing by stakeholder and importance
• Push design vision forward with proactive input, staying true to brand mission and values

Your Skills And Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in creative design
• Portfolio recommended
• 3+ years professional design experience
• Participated in the complete product lifecycle
• Execution of merchandising strategy
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite

THE FINE PRINT

• Must be able to work in a stationary position 75% of the work day
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Company Paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Generous paid time off policies
• Gear test, perks and more

THE COMPANY

• We provide competitive compensation packages, including base pay, incentives and benefits.
• The base salary range for this role is $55,000-$65,000.
• This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.
• While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, we reserve the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed.
• Stio is an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals, including minorities, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, veterans & individuals with disabilities.