Apparel Design Director

About the role

JANJI is seeking an Apparel Design Director to lead the design of technical running and outdoor apparel for both men and women. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of experience in apparel design, a portfolio showcasing technical, function-first designs, and a strong understanding of balancing consumer needs with market and margin considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design Men's and Women's apparel with a technical, function-first approach and a contemporary eye
• Partner directly with the Head of Product, Senior Tech Designer, and Product Development Director, from concept through production
• Own the design process end to end: research, sketching, fabric and trim selection, fit reviews, and revisions
• Design into a range of styles including men's, women's, knits, wovens, and accessories
• Push the line forward season over season, always asking how the product can be improved

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in apparel design
• A portfolio showing technical, function-first design, across Men's and Women's
• Strategic understanding of designing product between consumer, market, and margin
• Comfort working hands-on with Tech Design and Development to solve fit and construction problems as a design moves toward production
• Technical, construction-first design background (garment construction, seaming, taped/sealed seams for outerwear)
• Materials knowledge (knits, wovens, synthetics, merino, etc.)
• Adobe Illustrator (universal, always required)
• Cross-functional fluency: costing, MOQ, line planning, sourcing timelines

Qualifications

• Based at, or willing to relocate to, our Boston HQ
• Bonus points for a personal passion for running and/or the outdoors
• 3D design capabilities: CLO3D or Browzwear

Skills

• Adobe Illustrator

Benefits

• Not specified

Pay

• Not specified

Schedule

• Full-time