Assistant Apparel Designer - Women's Occasionwear | Long Island, NY

Tally Taylor | Full-time, on-site Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Company Description TALLY TAYLOR INC. is a women's fashion brand founded in New York City in 1995, specializing in elegant, timeless church suits and coordinated sets for special occasions. The brand is dedicated to helping customers feel confident, beautiful, and respected through designs that prioritize quality, fit, and dignity. Collections are available in sizes 6 to 26W and are trusted by customers and retailers nationwide. Tally Taylor styles can be found online, in boutiques, and through partners such as Walmart and Amazon. The company remains committed to its core values of faith, quality, and serving customers with care. We're hiring an Assistant Apparel Designer to work directly with our designer and help develop seasonal collections for our customers. You'll contribute ideas, draw technical flats, and work with physical samples from the first fitting through approval.

What you'll do

• Research what's in stores and online. Bring in ideas for silhouettes, fabrics, colors, and trims that fit the Tally Taylor customer.
• Create and revise front and back technical flats and colorways in Adobe Illustrator. Help prepare line sheets and fabric and trim boards for collection reviews.
• Build and update tech packs with sketches, measurements, construction details, and fabric and trim information.
• Prepare and measure samples for fittings. Take detailed notes, mark up photos, and check the next sample against the requested changes.
• Keep samples, swatches, sketches, and specs organized by style. Work with the designer and production team to flag missing details and keep design deadlines on track.

On a typical day, you might draw two neckline options for a dress, pull button choices for a coordinating jacket, and compare a revised sample with the notes from its last fitting. If the factory corrected the sleeve but missed the trim placement, you'll flag it and update the notes so the team can follow up.

What we're looking for

• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for apparel flats and comfort using Excel or Google Sheets to organize style information.
• A working understanding of garment construction, fabric, fit, and garment measurements.
• A good eye for proportion, color, and details that make an outfit feel coordinated.
• Clear written communication and strong follow-through. You can keep several styles organized and speak up when a sketch, spec, or sample detail needs clarification.
• Fashion or apparel design coursework, internship experience, or previous design work. Recent graduates with a strong portfolio are welcome.
• Experience with women's dresses, suiting, or occasionwear is a plus.

How to apply

Send your résumé and a portfolio link or PDF with at least one apparel technical flat. If you have a tech pack page, a fitting correction, or an example that shows how a sketch became a finished garment, we'd love to see it. School and internship projects are welcome.

Please check your commute to Garden City Park, Long Island, for the hours listed above. The role is in the office five days a week, and fittings and sample reviews take place in person.