Senior Designer

Groupe Dynamite; Mount Royal; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Retirement matching

Insurance

Employee discount

Private sample sales

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Groupe Dynamite Inc. is seeking a Senior Designer for GARAGE fleece to shape the everyday fashion collections. You’ll obsess over details, fabric, color, prints, fit, and translate trends into bestsellers.

You’ll partner with Concept, Merchandising, Sourcing, and product teams from sketch to store and digital launch. Reporting to the Design Director, you’ll influence design direction, curate the assortment, and lead tech design with precise execution.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma, DEC, or bachelor's in Fashion Design.
• 7+ years fashion design experience with strong technical sketching skills.
• Strong creative sensibility aligned with GARAGE brand and customer.

Responsibilities

• Identify emerging fashion trends and translate them into concept and product direction for GARAGE.
• Create and communicate design concepts through sketching, digital tools, and visual communication methods.
• Lead tech design setups with attention to detail across sketches, BOMs, design packages, and handoff to Technical Design.
• Attend fittings and contribute to fit, construction, and details throughout development.
• Collaborate with Design Director, Merchandising, Technical Design, and Sourcing to ensure executable designs.

Skills

Technical sketching

Color and fabric expertise

Trend interpretation

Communication

Collaborative design

Education

Fashion Design degree or diploma

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

AI-assisted design tools

PLM systems

Job description

Overview

Groupe Dynamite Inc. (GDI) is a Montréal-based, public company of integrated omni-channel brands, designing and distributing accessible, trend-forward fashion for women since 1975.

Our mission of "Empowering YOU to be YOU, one outfit at a time" is brought to life through the GARAGE and DYNAMITE banners and represents the consumer-centric core of GDI's long-standing success as a leading retailer in North America.

Today, GDI operates nearly 300 stores across Canada and the United States, as well as shoppable brand experiences at Garageclothing.com and Dynamiteclothing.com.

Job Summary

We're looking for a Senior Designer, Fleece GARAGE to shape the collections our customer reaches for every day. This is a role for a designer who lives for the details, fabric, color, print, fit and knows how to turn a trend into a bestseller. You'll create head-to-toe outfits that feel fresh, on-brand, and made for the way she lives.

Reporting to the Design Director, you'll partner closely with Concept, Merchandising, Sourcing, and our other product teams to take each collection from first sketch to store and digital launch.

Main Responsibilities

• Identify emerging fashion trends and translate them into concept and product direction that feels relevant, aspirational, and distinctly GARAGE for our customer;
• Create and communicate design concepts through sketching, digital design tools, AI-assisted exploration where appropriate, and other visual communication methods;
• Edit and curate the assortment to create a thoughtful balance of ideas against the business line plan, ensuring the category delivers the right mix of range, newness, emotional product, and commercial clarity;
• Lead tech design setups with a high level of attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency across tech sketches, BOMs, design packages, construction notes, and handoff to Technical Design;
• Attend fittings and actively contribute to fit, construction, proportion, and detail problem-solving throughout the product development process;
• Partner closely with Design Director, Merchandising, Technical Design, and Sourcing to ensure designs are creative, executable, and aligned with business objectives;
• Communicate design ideas clearly and collaboratively in key meetings, building alignment and inspiring confidence across Design, Merchandising, Production, and leadership;
• Maintain a strong and thorough knowledge of raw materials, partnering closely with the Materials team on seasonal fabric sourcing, managing fabric requests/approvals, and supporting the Design Director with seasonal fashion and material needs.

Qualifications

• A post-secondary diploma, DEC, or bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, or related field;
• Over 7 years of fashion design experience, with strong technical sketching skills;
• Highly creative Designer with strong fashion and commercial sensibility, a high level of taste, and a deep understanding of the GARAGE customer and brand aesthetic;
• Strong experience and point of view in fabric, wash, artwork, trims, and other surface details, with the ability to translate these elements into compelling apparel design;
• Strong fashion perspective and trend awareness, with the ability to identify emerging trends and determine how and when they are relevant to the GARAGE customer;
• Fluency in digital design and presentation tools, including Adobe Creative Suite;
• Experience with AI-assisted design tools, PLM systems, and/or other apparel design platforms is preferred;
• Experience managing direct reports and providing creative direction, feedback and mentorship within a design team;
• Familiarity with trend forecasting and fashion research platforms, such as WGSN, Tagwalk, and similar resources;
• Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate a clear creative point of view and influence cross-functional partners and leadership;
• Strong understanding of the apparel product development process, from initial concept and sketch through development, fittings, and final product execution;
• Ability to balance creative vision with commercial strategy, ensuring the product is both fashion-forward and relevant to the GARAGE customer and business.

At GDI, you will be part of a growing organization that understands the importance of investing in people and offers you:

• A comprehensive compensation package that includes performance-driven bonuses;
• A group retirement savings program with employer matching;
• Flexible group insurance with personalized coverage that meets your needs;
• An employee discount at Garage and Dynamite;
• Exclusive private sample sales;
• A flexible vacation policy;
• And more!

GDI has been repeatedly voted one of Montréal’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

Our promise…

No day will be like the last—we aim to be better today than we were yesterday. We are committed to employment equity.

Candidates that are retained will be called for an interview.