Freelance Hosiery & Socks Designer — Seasonal Collections

Li & Fung; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible freelance arrangement

Job summary

Li & Fung is seeking an experienced Freelance Hosiery & Socks Designer to support a key Private Label customer in New York. You will design seasonal collections across socks, hosiery, and legwear while collaborating with Product Development and overseas factories.

The role requires 5+ years of relevant design experience, strong CAD and presentation skills, and proficiency in Illustrator/Photoshop. This freelance position offers an hourly rate between $40 and $55.

Qualifications

• 5+ years design experience in socks, hosiery, tights, stockings, or legwear.
• Experience designing for Private Label retail customers.
• Strong understanding of sock and hosiery construction, yarns, knitting techniques, materials, and product development.
• Experience developing patterns, prints, graphics, and seasonal color assortments for socks and hosiery.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication, organization, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and seasonal deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design seasonal collections across hosiery and sock categories, including fashion socks, tights, stockings, and other legwear.
• Research fashion trends, colors, materials, yarns, patterns, textures, and consumer insights to develop customer-focused assortments.
• Create CADs, technical sketches, artwork, prints, patterns, colorways, and presentation boards for customer meetings.
• Develop products that align with the customer's brand identity, target retail pricing, and quality standards.
• Partner with Product Development, Merchandising, and overseas factories throughout the sample development process.
• Review prototypes and sample submissions and provide design comments to ensure fit, appearance, construction, and quality meet customer expectations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage seasonal calendars and ensure timely execution of product development milestones.
• Support customer presentations and respond to design revisions and feedback throughout the development process.
• Stay current on fashion trends, competitive retail offerings, and innovations within the hosiery, socks, and legwear markets.

Skills

Design experience in hosiery

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Presentation skills

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Job description

Li & Fung is seeking an experienced Freelance Hosiery & Socks Designer to support a key Private Label customer in New York. You will design seasonal collections across socks, hosiery, and legwear while collaborating with Product Development and overseas factories.

The role requires 5+ years of relevant design experience, strong CAD and presentation skills, and proficiency in Illustrator/Photoshop. This freelance position offers an hourly rate between $40 and $55.