Associate Designer Women s Suiting

Iconma,-Llc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Banana Republic is seeking an Associate Designer for Women’s Suiting in New York and San Francisco. The role focuses on trend research, concept development, and collaboration across Merchandising, Production, and Marketing to deliver cohesive product lines.

You will translate global trends into market-ready designs, work with tech packs and fit details, and support the design team through multiple seasons while maintaining deadlines.

Qualifications

• Adobe Illustrator proficiency for CAD sketches.
• Strong taste level and Banana Republic brand understanding.
• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with fit, construction, and trend awareness preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research global markets to identify seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.
• Develop concepts and sketches for seasonal product line and advocate for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners.
• Partner with Production to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets.
• Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical design, GIS sourcing, Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store execution is seamless.
• Attend fit sessions and revise sketch and design packages based on priorities to meet deadlines.
• Manage administration and follow up of product design process and presentation boards to keep team organized.

Skills

Brand awareness

Adaptability

Garment construction knowledge

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Miro

Job description

Our Client, an American Multinational Clothing and Accessories Retailer company, is looking for an Associate Designer Women's Suiting for their New York, NY/San Francisco, CA location.

Responsibilities

• Research global markets to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.
• Assist in developing concepts and sketches for seasonal product line and advocate for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners.
• Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical design, client Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless experience.
• Partner with Production to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.
• Ask effective questions and solicit feedback to understand needs.
• Complete structured assignments, like attending fit sessions with manager, and makes revisions to sketch and design packages based on stated priorities.
• Manage administration and follow up of product design process such as presentation boards creation to ensure team stays organized and hits required deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines.
• Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter.
• Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim; applied knowledge of garment construction methods to design process.
• Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Recognize and act on inconsistencies in data or results

Requirements

• Adobe Illustrator (technical CAD sketching): critical for all three roles
• Strong taste level and understanding of the Banana Republic brand
• Strong work ethic and adaptability to change
• Garment construction knowledge and trend awareness: preferred but secondary
• Miro used for shared boards; easy to onboard, not a hard requirement
• No specific PLM system required
• No education requirement specified
• Women's suiting preferred (construction and fit details differ from men's)
• Men's suiting acceptable over women's non-suiting candidates
• 3-6 years experience ideal; flexible based on portfolio and sketching speed

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities