Girls Designer
Industry: Fashion & Apparel (Girls’/Juniors’)
Employment Type: Full-Time
We are seeking a creative and commercially minded Girls Designer to join a fast-growing girls’ apparel brand. This role is ideal for a designer with a playful, junior-forward aesthetic who understands how to create trend-right product for value-driven and off-price retail channels.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop girls’ apparel collections that are fun, trend-aware, and aligned with brand positioning and target customer needs.
- Create seasonal concept boards, color palettes, print and pattern direction, and detailed CAD sketches for presentation and development.
- Translate market, competitor, and trend research into commercially viable assortments appropriate for off-price and value retailers.
- Build cohesive collections in partnership with senior design and merchandising, ensuring balanced assortments across categories, price points, and size ranges.
- Develop accurate tech packs with detailed specifications, artwork placement, trims, fabric choices, and construction notes for sampling and production.
- Collaborate closely with product development, production, and overseas vendor partners to ensure design intent, fit, and quality standards are maintained through all stages.
- Participate in fit sessions, evaluate samples, and update styles based on fit comments, costing requirements, and sales feedback.
- Continuously track emerging youth trends, social media influences, and competitive brands to keep the line fresh and relevant.
Qualifications:
- 1–4 years of experience in fashion design, ideally with a focus on girls’ or juniors’ apparel.
- Experience designing for off-price, value, or mass retail channels is strongly preferred.
- Strong sense of girls’/junior aesthetic: playful, modern, trend-conscious, and commercially focused.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; experience with CAD and PLM systems is a plus.
- Solid understanding of garment construction, knit and woven fabrications, and basic costing/sourcing considerations.
- Ability to interpret trend services, retail research, and sales data into actionable design concepts.
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple styles and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset, comfortable working cross-functionally with merchandising, production, and overseas teams.
What’s Offered:
- An opportunity to influence and grow a dynamic girls’ apparel line within a scaling fashion business.
- A creative, collaborative design studio environment where new ideas and innovation are encouraged.
- Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
If you are passionate about designing fun, trend-right girls’ apparel and have an eye for what sells in value and off-price channels, you’re encouraged to apply.
