Seasonal Denim Designer — Trend-Driven & Detail-Oriented

Alice and Olivia; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Alice + Olivia in New York City is seeking a Denim Designer to support seasonal denim development across bottoms, dresses, tops, and more. You will translate seasonal direction, trend research, fabrics and washes into compelling product aligned with brand vision and timelines.

The ideal candidate is creative, technically minded, and able to communicate with internal teams and factory partners to ensure accurate execution from concept through development.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of denim design, seasonal product development, wash techniques, garment construction, trims, and embellishments.
• Ability to create clear sketches, design presentations, tech pack information, and factory-facing comments.
• Experience working cross-functionally with design, product development, technical design, patternmaking, and factory partners.

Responsibilities

• Design seasonal denim styles across all relevant denim categories, including bottoms, dresses, one-pieces, tops, and novelty denim concepts.
• Research, identify, and present emerging denim trends, wash concepts, construction details, trims, embellishments, and innovative techniques.
• Create clear design presentations, sketches, artwork, and technical visual materials using Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Develop and communicate denim wash, construction, technique, trim, and embellishment comments for each delivery.
• Manage follow-through across the full development process, from initial design requests and fabric selection through design sign-off, tech packs, pattern development, factory comments, and final execution.
• Partner closely with pattern makers and technical designers to support new development styles and ensure design intent is accurately translated into samples.
• Collaborate with product development teams to communicate with factories, answer questions, review comments, and resolve issues related to wash, construction, factory pattern, trims, and embellishments.
• Maintain attention to detail throughout the development cycle to ensure denim product meets design, fit, construction, wash, and quality expectations.

Skills

Denim design

Trend research

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Organization

Tools

Procreate

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Alice + Olivia in New York City is seeking a Denim Designer to support seasonal denim development across bottoms, dresses, tops, and more. You will translate seasonal direction, trend research, fabrics and washes into compelling product aligned with brand vision and timelines.

The ideal candidate is creative, technically minded, and able to communicate with internal teams and factory partners to ensure accurate execution from concept through development.