Associate Designer, Womens RTW

Job Description Associate Designer – Women’s Wovens, RTW Position Summary: Contemporary brand seeking a creative, organized, and detail-oriented Associate Designer to join the team. This role will support the Senior Designer in the seasonal development of women’s wovens, with exposure to soft wovens, tailoring, cut-and-sew knits, and related categories. The ideal candidate brings a strong eye for women’s fashion, color, print, proportion, and silhouette, along with the technical ability to create sketches, CADs, and tech packs. This is a hands-on, sketch- and product-development-focused role for a designer who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Responsibilities Support the Senior Designer throughout the seasonal development process for women’s woven collections. Assist with design development across soft wovens, tailoring, cut-and-sew knits, and additional product categories. Research fashion trends, competitive market activity, color direction, prints, fabrics, silhouettes, and seasonal opportunities. Create technical sketches, CADs, line art, and tech packs using Adobe Illustrator and/or Procreate. Assist with seasonal print development, concept boards, design presentations, and trend materials. Build, update, and maintain line sheets, development trackers, and seasonal planning documents. Track fabric and trim submissions, lab dips, strike-offs, approvals, samples, and development milestones. Maintain organized development files, including lab dips, strike-offs, trims, and sample materials. Prepare CAD boards and presentation materials for seasonal reviews and internal meetings. Take detailed meeting notes and follow up on action items to help keep development timelines on track. Collaborate daily with Product Development, Merchandising, Production, Technical Design, and overseas vendors. Monitor sample status and help ensure product execution remains aligned with design intent and seasonal deadlines. Qualifications Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field. 2-3 years of apparel design experience, preferably within women’s apparel. Experience designing women’s wovens, including soft wovens and tailoring; broader category experience is a plus. Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator; proficiency in Photoshop and Procreate is highly preferred. Demonstrated ability to create technical sketches, CADs, and detailed tech packs. Strong eye for color, print, fabric, proportion, silhouette, and commercial product opportunities. Highly organized with excellent attention to detail, follow-through, and sample-management skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Strong verbal, written, presentation, and cross-functional communication skills.