Senior Designer, Tailoring & Structured Wovens

Veronica Beard; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clothing allowance

Merchandise discounts

Short-term incentive program

Job summary

Veronica Beard is seeking a Senior Designer, Tailoring & Structured Wovens, who blends a strong creative vision with expert technical execution. This role leads the design process from concept to production across outerwear, jackets, pants, skirts, and other tailored categories.

Reporting to the Senior Design Director, the Senior Designer partners with multiple teams to meet milestones, lead fittings, and mentor the design team in a fast-paced, luxury environment in New York.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience designing woven apparel at a contemporary or luxury brand.
• Strong creative vision and design sensibility.
• Excellent hand and digital sketching skills, with a strong eye for color.
• Deep technical knowledge of tailoring and structured wovens, including fit and construction.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of tailoring and structured wovens, including outerwear, jackets, pants, and skirts.
• Own the end-to-end design and development process, from initial concept through final production approval.
• Create sketches, technical flats, and tech packs to communicate design intent and support development.
• Partner on trend, silhouette, fabric, and pattern research to inform seasonal direction.
• Lead fittings from prototype through production, ensuring fit, construction, and design integrity.
• Mentor and develop the design team.

Skills

Woven apparel design

Tailoring knowledge

Sketching (hand & digital)

Creative vision

Leadership / mentoring

Job description

Position Overview

Veronica Beard is seeking a Senior Designer, Tailoring & Structured Wovens, who combines a strong creative vision with excellent technical execution. Guided by our mission to create the dream wardrobe for a layered life, this role brings that vision to life across outerwear, jackets, pants, skirts, and other tailored categories. Reporting to the Senior Design Director, the Senior Designer will lead the design process from initial concept through production approval, partnering closely with other design teams and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of tailoring and structured wovens, including outerwear, jackets, pants, and skirts.
• Own the end-to-end design and development process, from initial concept through final production approval.
• Create sketches, technical flats, and tech packs to communicate design intent and support development.
• Partner on trend, silhouette, fabric, and pattern research to inform seasonal direction.
• Lead trim research and selection for the department.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Technical Design, and Product Development to meet time-and-action milestones and ensure the final product reflects the design vision.
• Lead fittings from prototype through production, ensuring fit, construction, and design integrity.
• Mentor and develop the design team.
• Foster a collaborative, creative, and motivating team environment.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience designing woven apparel at a contemporary or luxury brand.
• Strong creative vision and design sensibility.
• Excellent hand and digital sketching skills, with a strong eye for color.
• Deep technical knowledge of tailoring and structured wovens, including fit and construction.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively across multiple cross-functional teams.

The base salary range for this role is between $100,000 and $130,000. The relevant base salary will vary depending on wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training, degrees, and certifications. The base salary is just one component of our total compensation offerings, which consist of a comprehensive benefits package as well as a short-term incentive program, clothing allowance, and merchandise discounts.

At Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work.

Veronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.