Apparel Product Designer - End-to-End Creation & Fit

Sprints Athletic Apparel; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Sprints Athletic Apparel in Austin, TX is seeking a Product Designer for Apparel to lead the full lifecycle of new styles—from concept and research through production. You will define design direction, build tech packs, own samples and fit, and collaborate with factories to ensure quality and cost effectiveness.

This hands-on role requires strong design sense, experience with tech packs, and a passion for sports and active lifestyles.

Qualifications

• Design experience in apparel with ownership of concept, development, and fit.
• Strong design sensibility plus tech pack development, pattern, and construction knowledge.
• Experience communicating with overseas factories on development and production.
• Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple styles simultaneously.
• Interest in sports, running, or active lifestyle space.

Responsibilities

• Design Direction and R&D: Bringing market, materials, and construction research to shape concepts and briefs
• New Style Development: Designing apparel styles end to end, from concept through tech packs
• Sample Process: Owning samples end to end, from proto through approval
• Fit: Running fit sessions and owning spec and grading across size range
• Development Calendar: Keeping styles on schedule and flagging risk early
• Factory Correspondence: Point of contact with factory partners on development and production
• Quality Control: Holding factories to production quality
• Costing Input: Partnering on costing by understanding construction and material tradeoffs

Skills

End-to-end design

Tech packs

Fit sessions

Factory liaison

Costing input

Pattern knowledge

Quality control

Job description

Sprints Athletic Apparel in Austin, TX is seeking a Product Designer for Apparel to lead the full lifecycle of new styles—from concept and research through production. You will define design direction, build tech packs, own samples and fit, and collaborate with factories to ensure quality and cost effectiveness.

This hands-on role requires strong design sense, experience with tech packs, and a passion for sports and active lifestyles.