Sr. Apparel Designer (RTW)

24 Seven Talent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

24 Seven Talent in New York seeks a commercially minded Senior Designer to support a fast-paced apparel business across channels and partnerships.

You will translate market opportunities into commercially successful product, guiding development from concept through production and collaborating with product development, technical design, merchandising, planning, and overseas teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field.
• 4–7+ years of apparel design experience.
• Strong experience in women’s apparel and commercial product development.
• Advanced Adobe Illustrator skills; Photoshop and InDesign are a plus.
• Experience working with overseas factories and development teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trend, market, and competitive research across contemporary, fast-fashion, and lifestyle brands.
• Identify relevant silhouettes, fabrics, colors, details, and category opportunities.
• Translate trend insights into actionable product ideas, seasonal direction, and presentations.
• Develop apparel across dresses, tops, bottoms, sweaters, outerwear, and special projects.
• Create and revise CADs, technical flats, colorways, tech packs, and presentations using Illustrator and other tools.
• Maintain accurate development materials that clearly communicate design intent and support sample execution.
• Partner with product development, technical design, merchandising, planning, supply chain, and overseas teams.
• Participate in fit reviews, evaluate samples and factory feedback, and document revisions throughout development.
• Support multi-channel, wholesale, B2B, and partnership programs as needed.
• Manage multiple development calendars and style counts while maintaining accuracy.
• Contribute to special projects, collaborations, presentations, assortment planning, and seasonal line reviews.
• Use AI-powered tools to support trend analysis, concept development, product visualization, presentations, and workflow efficiency.

Skills

Fashion design

CAD

Adobe Illustrator

Product development

Trend forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design

Tools

CAD

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

We are seeking a commercially minded Senior Designer to support the growth of a fast-paced apparel business across multiple channels and strategic partnerships. This person will have strong fashion instincts, excellent product development skills, and a deep understanding of the contemporary women’s apparel market.

This role reports to the VP of Apparel Design and will play an important part in identifying emerging trends, translating market opportunities into commercially successful product, and supporting the apparel design process from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trend, market, and competitive research across contemporary, fast-fashion, and lifestyle brands.
• Identify relevant silhouettes, fabrics, colors, details, and category opportunities.
• Translate trend insights into actionable product ideas, seasonal direction, and presentations.
• Develop apparel across dresses, tops, bottoms, sweaters, outerwear, and special projects.
• Create and revise CADs, technical flats, colorways, tech packs, and presentations using Adobe Illustrator and other creative tools.
• Maintain accurate development materials that clearly communicate design intent and support sample execution.
• Partner with product development, technical design, merchandising, planning, supply chain, and overseas teams.
• Participate in fit reviews, evaluate samples and factory feedback, and document revisions throughout development.
• Support multi-channel, wholesale, B2B, and partnership programs as needed.
• Manage multiple development calendars and style counts while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Contribute to special projects, collaborations, presentations, assortment planning, and seasonal line reviews.
• Use AI-powered tools to support trend analysis, concept development, product visualization, presentations, and workflow efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field preferred.
• 4–7+ years of apparel design experience.
• Strong experience in women’s apparel and commercial product development.
• Strong understanding of contemporary, fast-fashion, and lifestyle markets.
• Advanced Adobe Illustrator skills required; Photoshop and InDesign are a plus.
• Strong CAD, technical flat, tech pack, presentation, garment construction, fit, fabrication, and product development skills.
• Experience working with overseas factories and development teams preferred.
• Strong organization, communication, presentation, and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and collaborate across time zones when needed.

Preferred Experience

• Contemporary women’s apparel, resortwear, swimwear, or lifestyle brands.
• Wholesale, marketplace, B2B, or multi-channel businesses.
• Trend forecasting and market analysis.
• AI-powered creative tools and high-volume product development environments.

What Success Looks Like

• Identifies trend-right opportunities that support business growth.
• Develops commercially viable product aligned with customer and market needs.
• Helps improve fit, construction, and customer experience throughout the development process.
• Balances speed, quality, organization, and strong product judgment.
• Serves as a trusted partner to cross-functional teams.