Associate Designer, Fashion- Men's Apparel & Accessories

We are seeking an Associate Designer for Young Adult Men’s who is passionate about trend-driven fashion, youth culture, and creating product that feels relevant, modern, and commercially impactful. This role is ideal for a highly creative and organized designer with strong young adult aesthetic instincts, a collaborative mindset, and excitement around fast-paced design work, chase opportunities, and cross-functional partnerships.

About the Team

Our Young Adult Men’s team is focused on building trend-right, culturally relevant product that connects with the next generation customer. We create fashion with a strong point of view across apparel, graphics, color, and lifestyle-driven assortments while balancing speed, innovation, and commercial success. The team thrives on collaboration, creativity, and bringing fresh ideas to life through impactful design and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of Young Adult Men’s apparel across multiple categories and seasonal concepts
• Research trends, youth culture, graphics, color, silhouette, fabric, and market inspiration to help shape seasonal direction
• Partner cross-functionally with Design, Merchandising, Product Development, and tech design to execute product from concept through production
• Assist in chase projects, fast-turn opportunities, special collaborations, and trend-driven product initiatives
• Help organize and maintain seasonal design boards, presentations, approvals, and Daily emails
• Contribute fresh ideas and creative energy while maintaining strong attention to detail and organization in a fast-paced environment

Requirements

• Passion for young adult/menswear design with a strong understanding of trend, color, graphics, and youth-driven fashion aesthetics
• Minimum 3 years of experience in fashion design, preferably within young adult, streetwear, fast fashion, or trend-focused retail
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and strong comfortability utilizing AI tools within the creative process
• Strong sense of color, print, graphics, and pattern development
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive under fast timelines
• Collaborative spirit with eagerness to learn, contribute, and step into hands-on design opportunities
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• Excitement around collaboration, trend reaction, and fast-paced product creation
• Experience designing for a strong Young Adult apparel brand

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong graphic, print and pattern design eye
• Experience working in fast-paced retail or vertical design environments
• Knowledge of current youth culture, fashion trends, and emerging market brands
• Experience utilizing AI tools within the design and creative process
• Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams and external partners

Schedule

This role is based in the New York City Metro area and is an in-office position five days a week. We believe strong collaboration, creative partnership, and hands-on product development are best achieved through an in-person working environment that supports fast decision-making and team engagement.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with performance-based bonus awards
• 401(k) match and stock purchase plan
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave
• Multiple health plans (medical, vision, dental)
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U education benefit program (tuition, books, and fees paid by Walmart for eligible programs)

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $96,000 - $186,000. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.