Design Director – White Label, Men’s Wovens

rag & bone, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Clothing Allowance

Generous Employee Discount

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness benefits

401k

Job summary

rag & bone, Inc. is seeking a Design Director to lead the White Label Wovens design studio, shaping outerwear, tailoring, non-denim bottoms and shirting. The role reports to the Head of Men’s Design and drives the creative direction for the casual, refined American lifestyle brand.

You will set design direction, oversee development, and mentor designers while collaborating with merchandising, product development and tech design to ensure brand alignment across seasonal collections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field.
• 8+ years of wovens design experience and leadership.
• Expert knowledge of outerwear, tailoring, bottoms and shirting.
• Ability to balance brand voice with partner/licensing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Set and own design direction for White Label Wovens.
• Develop techpacks and oversee seasonal trim design and development.
• Attend fittings and ensure construction accuracy at each stage.
• Present concepts to senior design leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with merchandising, product development and tech design.

Skills

Design leadership

Trend research

Mentoring designers

Menswear

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Miro

Job description

About White Label

Within rag & bone Menswear, White Label and Black Label are two distinct lifestyles built on one shared brand DNA — denim authority, a modern American design ethos, and New York attitude. White Label is the foundation of rag & bone Men’s: a casual, everyday, refined expression rooted in American workwear and utility, built around a core casual wardrobe of washed dry goods. This role leads design for the White Label Wovens business — Outerwear, Tailoring, Non-Denim Bottoms, and Shirting — shaping the everyday essentials that anchor rag & bone Men’s.

Level/Title position: Design Director - White Label, Men’s Wovens

Reports into: Head of Men’s Design

Job Summary:

Rag & Bone is looking for a Design Director to lead the design and development of the White Label Wovens business, reporting to the Head of Men’s Design.

Responsibilities:

• Research: Provide trend & vintage research based on seasonal inspiration and brand lifestyle direction
• Design: Set and own original sketches, color-ups, and material suggestions for the White Label Outerwear, Tailoring, Non-Denim Bottoms, and Shirting categories – setting design direction for the wovens line.
• Development: Complete techpacks/design sheets for tech hand-offs, making sure they are accurate & clear for technical design team. Additionally oversees seasonal trim design & development.
• Fitting: Attend weekly fittings from prototype-production - ensuring fit, construction, and material accuracy at each product stage
• Presentation: Present design concepts at sketch, prototype, and SMS stages to the Head of Men’s Design and Creative Director. Clearly communicate inspiration & ideas to the internal design team and cross-functional partners.
• Organization: Create and maintain seasonal boards (physical & digital versions); keeping boards consistently updated after meetings & fittings.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional team members in merchandising, product development, and tech design to ensure brand alignment
• Teamwork: Support design team as needed to organize and prep for meetings, ie: sketch reviews, proto reviews, market reviews – using key dates and calendar set up with the SVP & Head of Men’s Design
• Influences the holistic execution of the White Label offering across all categoires through cross-functional peers to drive cohesion of the total lifestyle.

Requirements: (skills, qualifications, education, etc)

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, or related field experience, plus 8+ years of wovens design experience
• Proven experience leading design direction for a full product line, including managing and mentoring designers
• Creative thinker with a strong, confident point of view and a passion for menswear
• Must have expert technical knowledge of Wovens product (outerwear, tailoring, bottoms, shirting)
• Strong understanding of textiles, materials, and trims
• Experience with White Label or private label design a strong plus — comfortable balancing brand voice with partner and licensee requirements

• Must be extremely organized, have ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Must have thorough knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Knowledge of Miro a plus

Rules we live by | Rules you live by

• Be a Good Human - Be original, be authentic. Stand for diversity, equitability & inclusivity.
• Have No Fear - Innovate, solve problems
• Own Every Decision - Work together, get results
• Quality Matters – Not only with product but we see it in our people
• Make Shit Happen -Be disciplined, be competitive

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Clothing Allowance
• Generous Employee Discount
• Paid Parental Leave
• Membership to Calm and access to other wellness benefits
• Medical, dental, vision and ancillary benefits
• 401k