Designer, Underwear (Under Armour)

Centric Brands Inc.; City of Niagara Falls (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Summer Fridays

Generous PTO

Merchandise discounts

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Centric Brands Inc. is seeking a Designer to shape seasonal collections across four channels (outlet, off-price, club, and special make-up).

You will lead color development, tech packs, packaging, and elastic development while collaborating with Design, Production, and Licensing partners. You will manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, ensuring designs align with brand direction, licensor requirements, and market needs.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of design experience in apparel.
• Strong working knowledge of PLM and BOM construction.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
• Experience with 3D visualization tools (Browzwear, Clo, Rhino) is a strong plus, not required.
• Experience working within a licensed brand environment or supporting licensor approval processes is preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across Design, Product Development, Technical Design, Production, and Sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute the seasonal design development process from concept to delivery, creating original, trend-appropriate concepts that meet market needs and drive sales.
• Collaborate with the Design Director on strategy; drive color development, tech pack execution, packaging, elastic development, and cross-functional reviews to production handoff.
• Manage color, construction, packaging, and channel-specific product across four channel variants with separate timing and approval logic.
• Support seasonal color proposal by coloring 3D files, preparing materials, and incorporating licensors' feedback.
• Assist with print assortment management by tracking requirements and maintaining assortment tools.
• Contribute to novelty elastic development through artwork prep, strike-off reviews, color updates, and assortment maintenance.
• Support packaging development by preparing artwork files, updating PLM, and creating 3D line sheets.
• Create and maintain tech packs in PLM and participate in BOM review sessions for accurate product setup.
• Attend fit and wear-test sessions; document feedback and coordinate updates with Technical Design, Product Development, and Production teams.
• Assist in creating seasonal sell-in materials, line sheets, and other sales tools.
• Maintain organized design files, seasonal artwork libraries, and product development documentation.
• Support the design team in executing seasonal concepts, colorways, graphics, and product details aligned with brand direction and licensor requirements.

Skills

Design experience (4-6 years)

Licensor coordination

Strong communication

Tools

PLM system

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Browzwear

Clo

Rhino

BOM management (PLM)

Job description

About Us

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Designer

What could be more exciting than putting your mark on some of the world’s most famous and well-loved fashion brands? As a designer for Centric Brands, you’ll use your skills and creativity to create designs based on style plans, sales needs and emerging trends. You will also ensure that your work can be transformed into a finished product in a timely manner and at an appropriate price point. This means working not only with our technical design and production teams, but also building collaborative relationships with outside vendors and other external stakeholders. The challenges are exciting and the possibilities endless – as you contribute your skills in a vibrant, customer- and people-centric culture that celebrates you as a valuable member of the team.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include

This role executes the seasonal design development process, from concept to delivery, by creating and executing original, trend appropriate design concepts that meet market needs and drive sales and ensuring the timely execution of each stage in the process.

Working directly with the Design Director on strategy while independently driving color development, tech pack execution, packaging, elastic development, and cross-functional reviews through to production handoff. This is a genuinely full seasonal cycle, not a single-track design role: color, construction, packaging, and channel-specific product all sit with this seat.

The workload spans four channel variants in addition to mainline (an outlet channel, an off-price channel, a club/mass channel, and ad hoc retailer exclusives), each with its own color, assortment, and packaging logic. Realistic bandwidth planning matters here — this is not a role that can be done well as a side task alongside a single mainline focus.

• Support the seasonal color proposal process by coloring up 3D files, preparing presentation materials, and incorporating feedback from licensors, sales, and design teams.
• Assist with print assortment management by tracking placement requirements, maintaining assortment tools, and helping rebalance prints throughout the season.
• Contribute to novelty elastic development through artwork preparation, strike-off reviews, color updates, and assortment maintenance.
• Support the packaging development process by preparing artwork files, coordinating updates in PLM, and creating 3D visualizations for line sheets and sell-in materials.
• Create and maintain tech packs in PLM, ensuring product information is accurately documented and updated throughout development.
• Participate in BOM review sessions, making updates and corrections in PLM to support accurate product setup prior to vendor release.
• Attend fit and wear-test sessions, document feedback, and partner with Technical Design, Product Development, and Production teams on updates and revisions.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of seasonal sell-in presentation materials, line sheets and other sales support tools.
• Maintain organized design files, seasonal artwork libraries, and product development documentation.
• Support the design team in executing seasonal concepts, colorways, graphics and product details that align with brand direction and licensor requirements. Execute the color and product plan for all four channel variants (outlet, off-price, club, and special make-up), each on its own timing and approval logic.
• Partner with the Design Director on licensor relationship management and represent the line directly in licensor and sales working sessions as needed.

Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have

• 4-6 years of design experience in apparel, ideally intimates, bodywear, or another fit-sensitive category.
• Strong working knowledge of a PLM system, BOM construction, and product lifecycle management from concept through production handoff.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign; experience with 3D visualization tools (e.g. Browzwear, Clo, Rhino) is a strong plus, not required.
• Experience working within a licensed brand environment or supporting licensor approval processes is preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across Design, Product Development, Technical Design, Production, and Sales teams.
• Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to follow established processes while contributing creative ideas and solutions.
• Adaptable and proactive, with a willingness to take initiative and continuously learn in a dynamic environment

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership.

Salary Range: 85,000

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range at the time of employment. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, annual bonus and other Centric Brands sponsored benefit programs.

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Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer