Senior Sweater Designer & Product Development Lead

White-House-Black-Marke; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KnitWell Group, overseeing White House Black Market and related brands, seeks a senior product designer to lead a new category from concept through line planning. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage multiple seasons, and drive cohesive design across fabrics, trims, and finishes.

This role demands strong leadership, deep design knowledge, and the ability to translate trends into market-ready concepts while maintaining brand integrity.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years’ experience in design within the retail industry, preferably contemporary market.
• Excellent managerial, organization and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and visual communication skills.
• Navigate and lead through change.
• Strong knowledge Fit and construction.
• Hand on/ Dynamic team player.
• Strong listening skills.
• Computer proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Excel, and Word.
• Ability to create or visualize an idea and produce a design by hand or using CAD a plus.
• Past experience in business/design with solid understanding of details and trims.
• Solid understanding of Fit, fabrics, finishes and construction a plus.
• InDesign and Micrograph experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops product and partners with those designing other categories to ensure cohesive design direction.
• Works with cross functional teams to coordinate assortments for presentation through print artwork, fabric, silhouette, outfit coordination and boards.
• Manages multiple seasons at different stages of development and adheres to the PLC calendar and line plan needs.
• Executes development interpretation and communicates packages and deadlines to internal and external teams.
• Coordinates visual boards and samples to drive newness to the brand.
• Prepares and assists in seasonal product reviews by creating line presentations and concept boards.
• Partners with sourcing to identify yardage and color needs for development samples.
• Manages fabric development and seasonal presentation for core category in partnership with raw materials.
• Shops stores to identify trends relative to the business and purchases samples for our customer.
• Attends fit sessions in partnership with technical design for styling input; may present at design meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Design concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Design

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

CAD

Excel

Word

Micrograph

Job description

KnitWell Group, overseeing White House Black Market and related brands, seeks a senior product designer to lead a new category from concept through line planning. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage multiple seasons, and drive cohesive design across fabrics, trims, and finishes.

This role demands strong leadership, deep design knowledge, and the ability to translate trends into market-ready concepts while maintaining brand integrity.