Associate Designer, Women’s Performance Apparel

The North Face; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

The North Face in Denver is seeking an Associate Designer for Women’s Apparel to elevate design expression and develop seasonal concepts for performance and lifestyle lines.

You will collaborate with the design team, support briefs, and produce tech-packs while learning the brand DNA and cross-functional workflows. The role emphasizes foundational design processes and teamwork within a dynamic, outdoor-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Min 1-3 years of experience within the product design field.
• Good understanding for Fit, silhouette, construction, materials across performance and lifestyle products.
• Proficient working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of the design process and working to key milestones and deadlines.
• Experience and understanding from working in PLM systems.
• Good level sketching, tech-pack creation skills and attention to detail.
• Experience doing research, prototyping and concepting across lifestyle and performance products.
• Core understanding of designing to cost and brief.
• Cross functional and team collaboration and communication.
• Positive and flexible mindset is key.

Responsibilities

• You’ll work with and support the team on elevating design expression and creating best‑in‑industry performance and performance inspired apparel focusing on women’s that can take people to the far corners of the world, in style and comfort.
• You will support the women’s Apparel Design Team on the creation and execution of seasonal product design work.
• You execute and create low complexity level products with direction from designers and the design manager, with a defined scope.
• You’re a collaborative member of the design team and work with cross functional partners.
• You focus on learning foundational skills within design process, systems, DNA, brand culture + build cross functional collaboration.
• You will present ideas, concepts and designs at design reviews for feedback and collaborate with the design team on seasonal briefs.

Skills

Product design

Adobe Illustrator

PLM systems

Sketching

Team collaboration

Design to cost

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Job description

The North Face in Denver is seeking an Associate Designer for Women’s Apparel to elevate design expression and develop seasonal concepts for performance and lifestyle lines.

You will collaborate with the design team, support briefs, and produce tech-packs while learning the brand DNA and cross-functional workflows. The role emphasizes foundational design processes and teamwork within a dynamic, outdoor-focused culture.