Apparel Designer

Engage Partners Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Engage Partners Inc. seeks a Senior Women’s Outerwear Designer with 7+ years of hands-on experience in performance and outdoor outerwear. You will drive jacket design from concept through production, focusing on fit, fabrication and cost engineering.

Responsibilities include leading categories, creating tech packs and construction specs, and collaborating with overseas factories to meet target costs without compromising function or aesthetics. AI proficiency is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on women’s outerwear experience
• Strong background in performance, outdoor and outerwear
• Deep understanding of jacket design, construction, fit, fabrication, technical performance and cost engineering — from initial concept through production
• Forward-thinking approach to technology
• AI proficiency, including experience using AI-powered tools as part of design, research, visualization and product-development workflow

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of key categories across Women’s and performance outerwear
• Create detailed technical sketches, tech packs and construction specifications
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of outerwear fabrics, insulation and functional trims
• Understand women’s fit, proportion and silhouette, combining technical function with feminine, commercial styling
• Study market trends, consumer shifts and competitive outerwear to identify emerging opportunities in silhouette, fabrication, color, function and innovation
• Partner with Production and overseas factories on costing and cost engineering to achieve target costs without compromising integrity, performance or aesthetics
• Actively utilize AI tools throughout the design and development process to accelerate concept development, trend and competitive research, color exploration, visualization and overall workflow efficiency
• Stay current on emerging AI design tools and technologies and identify new ways to incorporate them into the outerwear development process
• Work closely with Merchandising, Production, and overseas factories from concept through final production

Skills

Women’s outerwear design

Performance outerwear

AI proficiency

Trend analysis

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Women’s Outerwear Designer with 7+ years of hands‑on women’s outerwear experience and a strong background in performance, outdoor and outerwear. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of jacket design, construction, fit, fabrication, technical performance and cost engineering — from initial concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of key categories across Women’s and performance outerwear
• Create detailed technical sketches, tech packs and construction specifications
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of outerwear fabrics, insulation and functional trims
• Understand women’s fit, proportion and silhouette, combining technical function with feminine, commercial styling
• Study market trends, consumer shifts and competitive outerwear to identify emerging opportunities in silhouette, fabrication, color, function and innovation
• Partner closely with Production and overseas factories on costing and cost engineering, identifying opportunities in fabrication, construction, trims and garment engineering to achieve target costs without compromising the integrity, performance or aesthetic of the product
• Actively utilize AI tools throughout the design and development process to accelerate concept development, trend and competitive research, color exploration, visualization and overall workflow efficiency
• Stay current on emerging AI design tools and technologies and identify new ways to incorporate them into the outerwear development process
• Work closely with Merchandising, Production, and overseas factories from concept through final production

Required Skills

• 7+ years of hands‑on women’s outerwear experience
• Strong background in performance, outdoor and outerwear
• Deep understanding of jacket design, construction, fit, fabrication, technical performance and cost engineering — from initial concept through production
• Forward-thinking approach to technology
• AI proficiency, including experience using AI-powered tools as part of design, research, visualization and product-development workflow

Preferred Skills

• Portfolio demonstrating significant Women’s Outerwear experience, including technical construction, fit, fabrication and finished product