Junior Designer, Apparel & Sleepwear

American Exchange Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness Benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Commuter benefits

Employee merchandise discounts

Job summary

American Exchange Group is seeking a junior designer to support development of women's apparel and sleepwear collections for newly acquired lifestyle brands. The role emphasizes CAD skills, strong fashion sense, and hands-on collaboration with design, production, and overseas factories.

You will create CADs, sketches, colorways, and presentations, stay on trend with fabrics and trims, and help build the brand's apparel business from its early stages.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in women's apparel, sleepwear, or related fashion categories.
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred.
• Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
• Excellent CAD and technical drawing capabilities.
• Good understanding of color, print, fabric, garment construction, and fit.
• Strong awareness of current fashion and retail trends.
• Experience communicating with overseas factories is a plus.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Positive, collaborative attitude and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work quickly while maintaining accuracy and design quality.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of women's apparel, sleepwear, and loungewear collections.
• Research current and emerging trends in silhouettes, color, prints, graphics, fabrics, and trims.
• Create CADs, sketches, colorways, print layouts, graphics, and presentation boards.
• Assist in developing seasonal concepts, color palettes, prints, and fabric direction.
• Update designs based on internal, customer, and brand feedback.
• Assist with fabric, trim, print, and color development.
• Prepare line sheets and design presentations for internal and customer meetings.
• Work closely with the Senior Merchandiser, technical design, production, sourcing, and overseas factories.
• Review development samples and help maintain accurate design comments and revisions.
• Organize samples, fabrics, trims, artwork, and seasonal development materials.
• Help ensure that all product reflects the brand identity while remaining commercial and appropriate for our retail customers.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.

Skills

CAD and technical drawing

Trends awareness

Organized with attention to detail

Collaborative attitude

Overseas factories communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

About Us

American Exchange Group is an industry leader in fashion accessory products and brand management. By facilitating distribution to major retailers internationally for their globally recognized brands, custom private label brands, and exclusive licensed brands—including footwear, tech wearables, watches, jewelry, handbags, fashion accessories, home, and beauty—American Exchange Group raises the bar by disrupting the status quo with value and quality, while staying at the forefront of trends.

Joining American Exchange Group means being part of a dynamic and diverse team where your contributions drive real impact—and where there’s always room to grow. If you're looking to be part of a company that blends heritage with hustle, we’re excited to meet you.

Visit our website at www.axnygroup.com

This role is onsite Monday - Thursday, Friday remote

About the Role

We are seeking a talented and motivated Junior Designer to join our team and support the development of a newly acquired lifestyle brands apparel and sleepwear collections.

The ideal candidate has a strong fashion sense, excellent CAD skills, and an understanding of current women's apparel trends. This is a hands‑on position for someone who is creative, organized, eager to learn, and excited about helping build a new apparel business around an established global brand.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of women's apparel, sleepwear, and loungewear collections.
• Research current and emerging trends in silhouettes, color, prints, graphics, fabrics, and trims.
• Create CADs, sketches, colorways, print layouts, graphics, and presentation boards.
• Assist in developing seasonal concepts, color palettes, prints, and fabric direction.
• Update designs based on internal, customer, and brand feedback.
• Assist with fabric, trim, print, and color development.
• Prepare line sheets and design presentations for internal and customer meetings.
• Work closely with the Senior Merchandiser, technical design, production, sourcing, and overseas factories.
• Review development samples and help maintain accurate design comments and revisions.
• Organize samples, fabrics, trims, artwork, and seasonal development materials.
• Help ensure that all product reflects the brand identity while remaining commercial and appropriate for our retail customers.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in women's apparel, sleepwear, loungewear, or related fashion categories.
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred.
• Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
• Excellent CAD and technical drawing capabilities.
• Good understanding of color, print, fabric, garment construction, and fit.
• Strong awareness of current fashion and retail trends.
• Experience communicating with overseas factories is a plus.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Positive, collaborative attitude and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work quickly while maintaining accuracy and design quality.

This is an excellent opportunity for a developing designer to take on meaningful responsibility and help build the brand's apparel and sleepwear business from its early stages.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Tax-free commuter benefits
• Exclusive employee merchandise discounts

Salary:

The anticipated base salary is $75k-$85k annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, internal equity, and location.

This position description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with this position. While this description is intended to accurately reflect the position's activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary. The compensation package is dependent on a number of factors, including, for example, experience, education, market data, and business needs.