Design Director, Baby & Family Product Vision

Solomon Page; Fairfield (CT); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Solomon Page is seeking an accomplished design leader with experience in the baby/toddler category to shape the product vision for a growing lifestyle brand serving babies, children, and families.

This individual will oversee the creative direction of apparel, sleepwear, and related product categories while ensuring collections deliver a strong combination of brand relevance, innovation, quality, and commercial success.

Qualifications

• Strong product knowledge across apparel categories, including fabrications, prints, color, fit and garment construction.
• Experience translating market trends and consumer insights into commercially successful product assortments.
• Creative leadership with ability to balance brand identity and business objectives.
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to lead and develop creative teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop seasonal product strategies that align with brand objectives and market opportunities.
• Direct the creation of color palettes, prints, graphics, fabric concepts, silhouettes, and assortment architecture.
• Interpret consumer behavior, cultural influences, lifestyle trends, and competitive insights to inform product direction.
• Champion innovation while maintaining consistency with the brand’s established identity and values.
• Lead the design process from creative inception through final approval and market launch.
• Present concepts, seasonal strategies, and product direction to executive stakeholders and key external partners.
• Partner closely with Merchandising, Sales, Product Development, Sourcing, Marketing, and Digital teams to build compelling assortments.
• Ensure product offerings align with customer expectations, pricing strategies, channel needs, and overall business objectives.
• Collaborate on fabric development, garment construction, fit, quality standards, costing, and production feasibility.
• Utilize sales performance, customer insights, and market intelligence to drive informed product decisions.
• Contribute to long-range planning and category growth initiatives.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing design organization.
• Foster a culture of creativity, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Manage seasonal calendars, team priorities, and workflow efficiency to ensure timely execution.
• Establish strong partnerships across all functional areas to support successful product commercialization.
• Occasional domestic and international travel for inspiration, market research, vendor collaboration, and product development.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Textile Design, Product Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Solomon Page is seeking an accomplished design leader with experience in the baby/toddler category to shape the product vision for a growing lifestyle brand serving babies, children, and families.

This individual will oversee the creative direction of apparel, sleepwear, and related product categories while ensuring collections deliver a strong combination of brand relevance, innovation, quality, and commercial success.