Associate Designer, Women's Apparel

About the role

We are seeking a creative, highly organized, and detail-oriented Associate Designer to support the design and development of multiple women's apparel categories across two distinct brands. This unique opportunity offers exposure to a broad range of product categories, including tailoring, soft wovens, hard wovens, dresses, skirts, bottoms, and denim.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage design, print, sketch, inspiration, and fabric boards for presentations.
• Conduct trend, runway, market, and competitive research to support seasonal development.
• Produce accurate and detailed flat sketches in Adobe Illustrator.
• Set up and maintain factory development charts and track salesman samples from concept through completion.
• Communicate daily with factories, sample rooms, and internal cross-functional partners to support product development and sample execution.
• Serve as the liaison between local sample rooms, patternmakers, sample makers, and Design Directors.
• Prepare, organize, review, steam, tag, and maintain samples throughout the development process.
• Maintain seasonal photo libraries and prepare visual assets for market presentations and sales needs.
• Create sales CADs and utilize AI tools to support collection presentations and visual assets.
• Prepare design handoff packages for Production and Product Development and update technical sketches following fittings.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Sales, CAD, Technical Design, and Product Development teams throughout the development process.
• Support style management, development tracking, and workflow execution within Centric PLM.

Additional Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, organization, and adherence to deadlines.
• Work across multiple woven categories, including tailoring, soft wovens, hard wovens, skirts, dresses, bottoms, and denim.
• Support multiple brands with distinct aesthetic directions and customer profiles.
• Proactively identify development challenges and communicate important updates and recommendations to leadership.
• Maintain strong organization of development materials, samples, and seasonal assets.
• Support Design Directors with daily design, development, and operational responsibilities.
• Assist with special projects and additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional apparel design experience.
• Experience across multiple woven product categories preferred.
• Experience working with local NYC sample rooms and patternmakers preferred.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, fabric development, and apparel production processes.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Centric PLM strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• PTO and company holidays
• Employee discounts

Pay

The pay range for this position is: $31.25 – $36.06/hour ($65,000 – $75,000 annually)