Senior Designer – Fast-Fashion Apparel, On-site NYC

Sweet Apparel Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweet Apparel Inc. in Midtown Manhattan is seeking a Senior Designer to join the design team on-site. You will drive trend research, silhouette development, and creative direction for dresses, tops, bottoms, and athleisure, collaborating with product development and overseas partners.

You bring 7+ years of apparel design experience, a strong CAD/Illustrator skill set, and a proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment across time zones.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of apparel design experience.
• Strong CAD, technical flats, and tech pack skills.
• Licensed apparel experience is preferred.
• Experience with overseas factories is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trend, market, and competitive research across fashion categories.
• Identify silhouettes, fabrics, colors, and category opportunities.
• Translate trend insights into seasonal direction and presentations.
• Develop apparel across dresses, tops, bottoms, athleisure, and special projects.
• Create CADs, technical flats, colorways, tech packs, and presentations.
• Maintain development materials communicating design intent clearly.
• Partner with design, product development, merchandising, planning, supply chain, and overseas teams.
• Participate in fit reviews, evaluate samples, and document revisions.

Skills

Trend research

Cross-team collaboration

Project management

Time management

Presentation skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time zone coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

CAD software

Job description

Sweet Apparel Inc. in Midtown Manhattan is seeking a Senior Designer to join the design team on-site. You will drive trend research, silhouette development, and creative direction for dresses, tops, bottoms, and athleisure, collaborating with product development and overseas partners.

You bring 7+ years of apparel design experience, a strong CAD/Illustrator skill set, and a proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment across time zones.