Women’s Denim Design Associate — Creative Collaborator

Fast Retailing Co.; United States; On-site; USD 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Jeans Innovation Center LLC, part of the Fast Retailing global family, seeks an Associate Women’s Denim Designer to collaborate with our Women’s Denim Designer and drive innovative denim product from concept through final execution. You’ll contribute to design direction, color, washes, and fit, aligning with brand aesthetics and customer needs.

You will organize sketches, create line sheets, prepare materials for presentations, and support market research and mood boards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in apparel design or related field.
• Submitting a portfolio along with the resume is recommended.
• Genuine passion for denim.
• Strong curiosity and enthusiasm for learning and developing design skills.
• Strong visual sense and understanding of brand aesthetic and customer needs.
• Proficient in Illustrator, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of fit, garment construction, and finishing.
• Highly collaborative with cross-cultural communication and overseas partner interaction.
• Organized with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Willingness to travel internationally and domestically as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support and work closely with the Women’s Denim Designer to develop new denim styles and seasonal products.
• Create, organize, and manage design sketches and illustrator files.
• Create and maintain line sheets & charts, ensuring design information is accurate.
• Prepare and organize materials and samples for presentations and meetings.
• Assist with market and trend research, mood boards, and competitive analysis.
• Maintain fabric, wash, trim and sample libraries to support the design team.
• Track open design items and coordinate with Merchandising and overseas partners to meet deadlines.
• Attend garment fittings and communicate design intent and changes.
• Partner with Product Development, Production, Pattern, Wash, and overseas offices to execute concepts.
• Other duties as assigned; travel 4–6 times per year.

Skills

Denim design

Collaborative

Brand understanding

Portfolio consideration

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Jeans Innovation Center LLC, part of the Fast Retailing global family, seeks an Associate Women’s Denim Designer to collaborate with our Women’s Denim Designer and drive innovative denim product from concept through final execution. You’ll contribute to design direction, color, washes, and fit, aligning with brand aesthetics and customer needs.

You will organize sketches, create line sheets, prepare materials for presentations, and support market research and mood boards.