Girls Designer

Confidential; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Designer to join our New York design team, creating trend-right apparel collections from concept through development. You will balance creativity with cost, production timelines, and customer requirements, collaborating with merchandising, production, sourcing, and sales to deliver seasonal lines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in apparel design, strong Illustrator/Photoshop skills, and experience with private label or licensed product.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 years apparel design experience, preferably in children's apparel.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, fabrics, trims, fit, color, and print development.
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills required.
• PLM, ERP, or product lifecycle software experience preferred.
• Strong sketching, CAD, presentation, and technical package skills.
• Ability to manage multiple seasons, customers, and deadlines at once.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with overseas factories.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sense of trend, color, proportion, and commercial product design.

Responsibilities

• Design & concept development: research trends, create mood boards, color palettes, and presentations.
• Develop apparel collections that are brand-appropriate and commercially viable.
• Prepare design tech packs with sketches, construction details, fabrics, trims, and colorways.
• Partner with product development and production to meet cost and timing targets.
• Review lab dips, trims, artwork submissions, and sample submissions.
• Attend fittings and provide comments on styling, proportion, and design intent.
• Track design changes from concept to final approval.
• Work with merchandising, sales, sourcing, and overseas factories.
• Mentor associate and assistant designers as needed.

Skills

Apparel design

Concept development

CAD

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Trend research

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Season planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field

Tools

PLM

ERP

Job description

Location: New York, NY

Salary Range: Depends on Experience

Department: Design / Product Development

Reports To: Design Director / VP of Design

Position Summary

We are seeking a talented and experienced Designer to join our New York design team. This role is responsible for creating commercially strong, trend-right apparel collections from concept through final development. The ideal candidate has strong technical design skills, excellent taste level, and the ability to balance creativity with business needs, costing, production timelines, and customer requirements.
The Designer will work closely with merchandising, production, sourcing, technical design, and sales teams to develop seasonal collections that meet brand direction, customer expectations, and delivery deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Concept Development

• Research seasonal trends, color, fabric, graphics, trims, silhouettes, and market direction.
• Create seasonal design concepts, mood boards, color palettes, and presentation boards.
• Design apparel collections that are brand-appropriate, customer-focused, and commercially viable.
• Develop original sketches, CADs, prints, graphics, and layouts using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Build cohesive seasonal assortments across multiple classifications.

Product Development

• Prepare detailed design tech packs, including sketches, construction details, fabrications, trims, artwork, and colorways.
• Partner with product development and production teams to ensure designs are achievable within target cost and timeline.
• Review lab dips, strike-offs, trims, artwork submissions, and sample submits.
• Attend fittings and provide comments related to styling, proportion, construction, and overall design intent.
• Track design changes from initial concept through final approval.

Customer & Market Focus

• Understand customer needs, retail pricing, margin requirements, and competitive market positioning.
• Shop the market regularly and provide insight on trends, key items, and competitive product.
• Prepare customer-specific design presentations and line sheets as needed.
• Adjust designs based on buyer feedback while maintaining brand integrity.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with merchandising, sales, technical design, sourcing, and overseas factories.
• Communicate clearly with domestic and overseas teams regarding design direction and sample corrections.
• Support calendar deadlines for seasonal line development, market appointments, sample approvals, and production handoff.
• Mentor associate and assistant designers as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5years of apparel design experience, preferably in children’s apparel, girls sportswear, or related categories.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, fabric, trims, fit, color, and print development.
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills required.
• PLM, ERP, or product lifecycle software experience preferred.
• Strong sketching, CAD, presentation, and technical package skills.
• Ability to manage multiple seasons, customers, and deadlines at once.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with overseas factories.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sense of trend, color, proportion, and commercial product design.

Required Skills

• Apparel design and seasonal concept development
• Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Tech pack creation
• Print, pattern, and graphics development
• Fabric and trim knowledge
• Sample review and fit participationTrend research and competitive shopping
• Customer presentation preparation
• Cross-functional communication
• Calendar and deadline management

Preferred Experience

• Experience in children’s apparel, girls’ fashion, baby/toddler, or licensed apparel.
• Knowledge of overseas production, especially China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, or similar sourcing regions.
• Experience working with private label, branded, or licensed product.