Assistant Designer: Tees & Sweatshirts, Knitwear

Free People; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Free People is seeking an Assistant Designer for We The Free Tees & Sweatshirts to support the Senior Designer in monthly and seasonal private label knit development. You will help manage concept research, sketching, development packages, vendor communication, sample tracking, and PLM updates.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, creatively curious, and detail-oriented, with a foundation in cut-and-sew jersey knit product development and a strong eye for trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred.
• 1–2 years industry experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly and seasonal development calendar with Design, Merchandising, Technical Design, Production, Raw Materials, and Sourcing teams.
• Assist Senior Designer with seasonal research, sketching, artwork development, fabric/yarn/trim exploration, and assigned design projects.
• Support development process through mock-ups, draping, pattern exploration, and prototype samples for milestone meetings.
• Prepare development packages with sketches, style details, construction notes, materials, trims, artwork, color information, and finishing details.
• Create and maintain technical sketches, spec sheet setups, body details, and PLM updates with accuracy and timeliness.
• Follow up on proto samples, lab dips, trims, artwork, washes, dyes, embellishments, and other development submits.
• Communicate fit, construction, stitch, trim, and finishing details to Technical Design and vendors.
• Take notes in Design Flow meetings and track next steps.

Skills

Strong communication

Organized

Sketching ability

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor degree in Fashion Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Web PDM

PLM systems

Job description

Free People is seeking an Assistant Designer for We The Free Tees & Sweatshirts to support the Senior Designer in monthly and seasonal private label knit development. You will help manage concept research, sketching, development packages, vendor communication, sample tracking, and PLM updates.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, creatively curious, and detail-oriented, with a foundation in cut-and-sew jersey knit product development and a strong eye for trends.