Denim Designer (Women's)

Designer – Women's Denim

Experience: 5+ years preferred

Salary: $85K – $95K

4 days onsite NYC - 1 day remote

Position Summary

We are seeking a talented and highly motivated Designer with a strong background in women's

denim to join our growing design team. This role will have primary responsibility for the design

and development of the denim category, while contributing to the overall women's sportswear

collection. The ideal candidate combines strong denim expertise with a commercial fashion sensibility and understands how denim fits into a complete women's collection. This person should be highly creative, hardworking, hands-on, and comfortable taking ownership of a category from initial concept through production.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the design and development of the women's denim collection, from concept through production.

• Research seasonal trends, competitive product, washes, finishes, silhouettes, details, and emerging denim directions.

• Develop commercially relevant denim assortments that support the overall brand aesthetic and seasonal strategy.

• Design a range of denim silhouettes including jeans, skirts, shorts, jackets, dresses, and fashion denim.

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of denim fabrications, weights, stretch, washes, finishes, construction, and garment treatments.

• Create detailed CADs, technical sketches, wash references, and development packages.

• Communicate design direction clearly to overseas factories and development teams.

• Review wash panels, lab dips, strike-offs, prototypes, and development samples, providing clear and timely comments.

• Partner with Technical Design on fittings to ensure proper fit, proportion, construction, and execution of design intent.

• Work closely with the Design Director to ensure denim integrates cohesively with the total women's sportswear collection.

• Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Sales, Product Development, Technical Design, and Sourcing.

• Participate in seasonal trend research, competitive shopping, and market analysis.

• Maintain accurate design information, line sheets, development tracking, and PDM records.

• Manage multiple developments simultaneously while consistently meeting seasonal calendar deadlines.

• Identify opportunities to expand and evolve the denim business based on trends, competitive research, and customer needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred.

• 5+ years of women's apparel design experience with significant hands-on denim experience.

• Demonstrated experience designing and developing women's denim collections.

• Strong knowledge of denim fabrications, stretch and recovery, washes, finishes, construction, and garment treatments.

• Strong understanding of women's sportswear and how denim coordinates within a complete collection.

• Excellent knowledge of garment construction, fit, fabrication, and product development.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator; Photoshop experience preferred.

• Experience communicating directly with overseas factories and vendors.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills with excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to manage a category independently while collaborating closely with the larger design team.