Senior Designer- Sleep and Lounge

24 Seven Talent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

24 Seven Talent is seeking an experienced Senior Designer to lead the design and development of premium sleepwear and loungewear for a licensing partner. This role offers creative ownership, strategic input, and the chance to shape an emerging business in a fast-paced environment.

You will drive seasonal concepts, CADs, and color directions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet brand standards, cost targets, and delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of women’s fashion design experience in sleepwear, loungewear, intimates, or related apparel.
• Strong contemporary or designer-brand aesthetic and a well-developed fashion point of view.
• Deep understanding of women’s silhouettes, fabrics, prints, color, garment construction, and fit.
• Experience working with licensed or established fashion brands is highly preferred.
• Advanced Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
• Ability to create professional CADs, presentations, prints, graphics, and colorways.
• Strong knowledge of overseas product development and factory collaboration.
• Ability to balance elevated design with commercial viability, target pricing, and production requirements.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the seasonal design direction for sleepwear and loungewear collections.
• Partner with Head of Apparel & Sourcing to define product strategy, creative direction, and collection architecture.
• Research trends, silhouettes, color, prints, fabrics, trims, and construction while maintaining brand integrity.
• Develop seasonal concepts, mood boards, color palettes, print direction, and cohesive product assortments.
• Create detailed CADs, sketches, colorways, design presentations, prints, and graphics.
• Design elevated sleepwear and lounge silhouettes with attention to fabrication, fit, construction, and finishing.
• Collaborate with merchandising, production, technical design, sourcing, and overseas factories during development.
• Select and develop fabrics, trims, washes, embellishments, prints, and special details aligned with brand and target customer.
• Review samples and provide clear, actionable design comments throughout development.
• Prepare collections and presentations for internal reviews, licensor approvals, and customer meetings.
• Ensure product meets brand, commercial, costing, and delivery requirements.
• Manage multiple seasonal calendars, developments, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide design leadership and help establish a strong creative standard for the collection.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CAD drawings

Design presentations

Trend research

Communication skills

Overseas production

Brand development

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced, highly creative Senior Designer to lead the design and development for a premium sleepwear and loungewear license. This high-impact role offers meaningful creative ownership and the opportunity to help shape and grow an emerging business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the seasonal design direction for sleepwear and loungewear collections.
• Partner with the Head of Apparel & Sourcing to define product strategy, creative direction, and collection architecture.
• Research trends, silhouettes, color, prints, graphics, fabrics, trims, and construction details while maintaining brand integrity.
• Develop seasonal concepts, mood boards, color palettes, print direction, and cohesive product assortments.
• Create detailed CADs, sketches, colorways, design presentations, prints, and graphics.
• Design elevated sleepwear and lounge silhouettes with strong attention to fabrication, fit, construction, and finishing.
• Collaborate with merchandising, production, technical design, sourcing, and overseas factories throughout development.
• Select and develop fabrics, trims, washes, embellishments, prints, and special details aligned with the brand and target customer.
• Review samples and provide clear, actionable design comments throughout the development process.
• Prepare collections and presentations for internal reviews, licensor approvals, and customer meetings.
• Ensure product meets brand, commercial, costing, and delivery requirements.
• Manage multiple seasonal calendars, developments, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide design leadership and help establish a strong creative standard for the collection.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of women's fashion design experience; sleepwear, loungewear, intimates, or related apparel experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong contemporary or designer-brand aesthetic and a well-developed fashion point of view.
• Deep understanding of women's silhouettes, fabrics, prints, color, garment construction, and fit.
• Experience working with licensed or established fashion brands is highly preferred.
• Advanced Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
• Ability to create professional CADs, presentations, prints, graphics, and colorways.
• Strong knowledge of overseas product development and factory collaboration.
• Ability to balance elevated design with commercial viability, target pricing, and production requirements.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.