(USA) Designer, Fashion

About the role

As a Designer for Denim at Walmart, you will play a key hands-on role in bringing our private brand denim collections to life. Reporting directly to the Denim Design Director, you will translate elevated seasonal concepts into authentic, democratic, and trend-right denim products. You will support the design process from initial sketch to final sample approval, ensuring our elevated denim offerings deliver incredible style, vintage-inspired character, and exceptional quality to our customers.

About the team

We are a highly collaborative, passionate group of designers based in NYC. Our denim team's mission is rooted in the belief that premium, authentic, and vintage-inspired denim should be accessible to everyone. On this fast-paced team, we support, challenge, and inspire one another daily with the goal to deliver incredible fits, beautiful washes, and genuine style that helps our customers feel confident and live better every day.

Responsibilities

• Support Denim Design Director in creating seasonal concepts and mood boards that align with the brand's DNA.
• Oversee vendor creation of detailed CADs and technical sketches.
• Create and maintain pass offs with construction details, fabric, trim, and wash instructions.
• Support Denim Design Director with seasonal wash development.
• Own wash comments, approvals, and shipping.
• Participate in fittings to provide comments on construction and denim fit execution.
• Maintain daily, proactive communication with vendor teams to ensure aesthetic standards are met and deliverables are on track.
• Organize and manage physical denim wash archives and sample libraries.
• Adhere to calendar with overlapping seasonal deadlines, ensuring all deliverables are completed on schedule.

Requirements

• 3 to 5+ years of professional apparel design experience, with a dedicated focus on denim bottoms, jackets, and washed apparel.
• A strong understanding of denim fabrications (stretch performance, rigid structures, oz weights), indigo/sulfur dyeing, laundry wet/dry processing, and overall garment construction.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
• Experience with 3D design software and collaborative platforms like Miro is a strong plus.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to partner closely with Merchandising, Sourcing, Technical Design, and global vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Fashion Design, Apparel Design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Benefits

• Health benefits: Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off: PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U: Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $216,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.

Primary location: 45 W 25th St, New York, NY 10010, United States of America