Hybrid Activewear Designer: CAD, Tech Packs

Steve Madden; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401K

Paid holidays

Generous paid time-off

Job summary

Steve Madden is seeking an experienced Activewear Designer for our NYC design team. This hands-on role focuses on taking concepts through costing tech packs, CADs, colorways, and detailed flat sketches.

The position reports to the Design Manager of Activewear and is based in our New York office with a 4-days-onsite/1-day-from-home schedule. The candidate should have 7+ years in activewear or fashion design, strong CAD/Illustrator skills, and knowledge of knits and wovens.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in activewear, apparel, or fashion design.
• Strong technical flat-sketching and CAD skills.
• Knowledge of knits and wovens and garment construction insights.

Responsibilities

• Create complete costing tech packs independently with sketches, construction details, and specs.
• Update CADs and colorways in Adobe Illustrator.
• Produce accurate flat sketches/technical garment sketches in Illustrator.
• Research current activewear trends to identify ideas and inspiration.
• Collaborate with design, sales, production, and merchandising throughout development.
• Maintain organised design files and sample documentation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in art or fashion design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

CAD software

Job description

Steve Madden is seeking an experienced Activewear Designer for our NYC design team. This hands-on role focuses on taking concepts through costing tech packs, CADs, colorways, and detailed flat sketches.

The position reports to the Design Manager of Activewear and is based in our New York office with a 4-days-onsite/1-day-from-home schedule. The candidate should have 7+ years in activewear or fashion design, strong CAD/Illustrator skills, and knowledge of knits and wovens.