Men's Product Designer

UNRL; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Annual Performance Bonus

401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan

401(k) 4% Employer match

Employee Discount on UNRL product

Job summary

UNRL is seeking a Men’s Designer in Saint Paul, MN to translate product briefs into compelling designs that balance creativity, performance, and commercial goals. You will report to the Head of Design and partner with Line Management and Product Development from concept to sampling and commercialization.

This role requires translating briefs into look and feel including silhouettes, fabrics, trims, and color, while maintaining a strong design point of view and aligning with the brand’s premium,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive apparel design experience, ideally within Men’s apparel.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative ability and apparel design expertise.
• Experience translating briefs and consumer needs into commercial designs.
• Understand apparel construction, materials, silhouettes, fit, and details.
• Experience creating CADs, sketches, and technical drawings for development.
• Experience selecting fabrics and trims for design and function.
• Experience partnering with development through sampling and commercialization.
• Ability to receive feedback while maintaining a strong design point of view.
• Strong collaboration, communication, organization, and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own product design for assigned Men’s categories from concept through commercialization.
• Translate line strategy and briefs into compelling product designs.
• Develop concepts, silhouettes, construction details, and design features.
• Create CADs, sketches, and technical design communication for development.
• Select fabrics, trims, finishes, and components for performance and design intent.
• Apply seasonal color direction across products and categories.
• Develop prints, graphics, patterns, and other visual elements as required.
• Partner with Product Development through prototyping, sampling, fittings, and commercialization.
• Review samples and provide clear design feedback throughout development.
• Maintain design consistency across categories and the broader assortment.
• Incorporate feedback while protecting design intent.
• Identify opportunities for product innovation in materials and features.
• Stay aware of consumer, competitive, and cultural trends; keep UNRL distinctive.
• Deliver designs against milestones and GTM plans.

Skills

Creative design

Strong portfolio

Product development

CAD drawings

Fabric selection

Collaboration

Feedback incorporation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CAD software

PLM systems

Job description

Saint Paul, United States

At UNRL, we’re redefining what performance wear means. Wecreate premium apparel that blurs the line between work, sport, and everydaylife — built for those who demand more. Our team is driven by innovation,craftsmanship, and authenticity. We’re looking for people who share our beliefthat people matter, effort counts, success is found in sweating details, andculture drives excellence. Join us and help build a brand that empowers peopleto look good, feel confident, and perform their best — every day.

How did we get here?

We hire great people that fit our culture and have anold-school work ethic.

We make great products and provide our customers with anunreal experience.

We create great processes that enable us to set goals andtrack our success.

The UNRL team consists of a small, tight-knit group ofhardworking people with an entrepreneurial mindset. We are building a brandthat will stand the test of time and continue to make a positive impact in ourcommunities. What are you leaving behind?

Job Overview

The Men’s Designer is responsible for designing compelling,differentiated products across assigned Men’s categories at UNRL. This roletranslates product strategy, customer needs, and product briefs into thoughtfuldesigns that deliver against the UNRL brand while balancing creativity,performance, functionality, and commercial objectives. Reporting to the Head ofDesign, the Men’s Designer partners with Line Management and ProductDevelopment throughout the product creation process, from initial conceptthrough sampling and commercialization. This role is responsible fortranslating what we want to build and why into how the product looks, feels,and functions.

Responsibilities

• Own product design for assigned Men’s categories frominitial concept through commercialization.
  
• Translate Men’s line strategy, customer insights, andproduct briefs into compelling product designs.
  
• Develop product concepts, silhouettes, proportions,construction details, and design features that deliver against the intendedconsumer need.
  
• Create clear and accurate CADs, sketches, and technicaldesign communication to support product development.
  
• Select and recommend fabrics, materials, trims, finishes,and other components appropriate for product performance and design intent.
  
• Apply established seasonal color direction across assignedproducts and categories, ensuring alignment with the broader Men’s assortment.
  
• Develop prints, graphics, patterns, and other visualelements where required.
  
• Partner closely with Product Development throughoutprototyping, sampling, fittings, and commercialization to ensure design intentis maintained.
  
• Review samples and provide clear, actionable design feedbackthroughout the development process.
  
• Maintain design consistency across assigned categories andthe broader Men’s assortment.
  
• Incorporate feedback from the Design Director, Line Manager,Development, and cross-functional partners while protecting the core designintent.
  
• Identify opportunities for product innovation throughmaterials, construction, features, silhouettes, and design details.
  
• Maintain awareness of consumer, competitive, cultural, anddesign trends while creating products that feel distinctly UNRL.
  
• Deliver design work against established product creation andGTM milestones.
  

What Good Looks Like

Success in this role means creating Men’s product that isdistinctive, cohesive, customer-relevant, and unmistakably UNRL.

• Translate strong product briefs into compelling andcommercially relevant designs.
  
• Create product with a clear purpose and thoughtful attentionto silhouette, materials, functionality, and details.
  
• Consistently execute against UNRL’s established designlanguage and seasonal creative direction.
  
• Create cohesion across products and categories rather thandesigning individual products in isolation.
  
• Bring new ideas and meaningful innovation to the assortment.
  
• Produce clear, accurate design communication that enablesefficient development.
  
• Partner effectively with Development to solve problemswithout unnecessarily compromising design intent.
  
• Respond constructively to feedback while maintaining astrong creative point of view.
  
• Deliver high-quality design work on time and againstseasonal milestones.
  

Requirements

• 3+ years of progressive apparel design experience, ideallywithin Men’s apparel.
  
• Strong portfolio, demonstrating creative ability, productthinking, and apparel design expertise.
  
• Experience translating product briefs and consumer needsinto commercially relevant designs.
  
• Strong understanding of apparel construction, materials,silhouettes, fit, and product details.
  
• Experience creating CADs, sketches, technical drawings, andother design communication.
  
• Experience selecting fabrics, trims, and materialsappropriate to product design and function.
  
• Experience partnering with Product Development throughsampling and commercialization.
  
• Demonstrated ability to receive and incorporate feedbackwhile maintaining a strong design point of view.
  
• Strong collaboration, communication, organization, andtime-management skills.
  

Technical Expertise

• Strong apparel design and creative concept developmentskills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and otherrelevant apparel design tools.
• Strong CAD and technical design communication capabilities.
• Understanding of apparel construction, fit, materials,trims, finishes, and manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of color theory and the ability to applyestablished color strategies effectively.
• Ability to develop prints and graphics where required.
• Understanding of the end-to-end apparel product creationprocess.
• Ability to evaluate samples and clearly communicate designrevisions.
• Familiarity with PLM and product creation systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design, Fashion Design,Industrial Design, or a related field.
• Experience within premium apparel, golf, performance,athleisure, or lifestyle brands.
• Experience designing performance and technically constructedapparel.
• Experience designing across multiple Men’s apparelcategories and use cases.
• Experience with both knit and woven products.
• Experience working within a fast-growing or entrepreneurialconsumer brand.
• Strong understanding of the premium Men’s apparel consumerand competitive landscape.

Our Leadership Principles

• Lead with ownership, accountability, and integrity.
• Put the customer and exceptional product at the center ofdesign decisions.
• Bring creativity, curiosity, and a strong product point ofview.
• Design for the assortment and brand, not just the individualproduct.
• Balance creativity with consumer, commercial, andoperational realities.
• Seek feedback and use it to make the product better.
• Collaborate across functions to solve problems and deliverexceptional products.
• Protect design intent while remaining flexible in how we getthere.
• Challenge the status quo and continuously look for ways to improve the product.
• Maintain an uncompromising standard for design quality andbrand excellence.

Why UNRL

UNRL is redefining premium performance apparel throughinnovation, exceptional products, and an obsessive focus on the customer. As aMen’s Designer, you’ll directly shape the products our customers wear,combining thoughtful design, performance, versatility, and a distinct UNRLpoint of view.

• Health Insurance (Immediate Eligibility)
  
• Dental Insurance (Immediate Eligibility)
  
• Vision Insurance (Immediate Eligibility)
  
• Annual Performance Bonus (Immediate Eligibility based onCompany and Individual Performance)
  
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (Eligibility beginsafter 1 year of employment)
  
• 401(k) 4% Employer match (Eligibility begins after 1 year ofemployment)
  
• Employee Discount on UNRL product (Immediate Eligibility)