Senior Activewear Designer & Tech-Pack Lead

stevemaddencareers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Career opportunities

Job summary

Steve Madden is seeking a detail-oriented Activewear Designer to join our NYC design team. The role is fast-paced, requires managing multiple projects, and supports day-to-day design-room tasks. Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Excel is essential, with ability to take designs from concept through costing tech packs.

The position is based in NYC with four days onsite and one day from home, reporting to the Design Manager of Activewear. Strong organizational skills are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in activewear, apparel, or fashion design.
• Strong technical flat-sketching and CAD skills.
• Must have experience creating complete costing tech packs.

Responsibilities

• Create complete costing tech packs independently, including garment sketches, construction details, measurements/specs, fabric and trim information, colorways, artwork placements, and other necessary details for accurate factory costing.
• Create and update CADs and colorways in Adobe Illustrator.
• Create accurate flat sketches/technical garment sketches in Adobe Illustrator.
• Develop and update graphics and prints.
• Work closely with the design, sales, production, and merchandising teams throughout the development process.

Skills

Activewear design

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

CAD

Technical flat-sketching

Excel

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in fashion design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

CAD

Job description

Steve Madden is seeking a detail-oriented Activewear Designer to join our NYC design team. The role is fast-paced, requires managing multiple projects, and supports day-to-day design-room tasks. Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Excel is essential, with ability to take designs from concept through costing tech packs.

The position is based in NYC with four days onsite and one day from home, reporting to the Design Manager of Activewear. Strong organizational skills are required.