We’re looking for a driven, detail-oriented Buying Assistant to join our team. In this role, you’ll support the buying team with administrative tasks, order tracking, reporting, and data analysis to help inform inventory decisions and future buys.

Reporting to the VP of Buying, you’ll play an important role in supporting the division’s buying function, with a strong focus on data processing, organization, and analysis. The ideal candidate is highly organized, accurate, comfortable working with large data sets, and advanced in Excel.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collect, organize, and assess internal and external data for analysis.
• Support the buying team by pulling reports, including sell-through, inventory management, open PO, and sales history reports.
• Research, organize, and tag product information.
• Issue, review, and manage purchase orders and supplier order confirmations.
• Maintain accurate purchase order details in the ERP system, including cost, style codes, shipping windows, images, and product descriptions.
• Partner cross-functionally with the logistics team to maintain shipping details and track product deliveries.
• Conduct competitive research on pricing, MSRP, imagery, and product information.
• Provide general administrative support to the sales and buying teams as needed.

What You’ll Bring:

• 3–5 years of experience in a fast-paced fashion wholesale buying or merchandising environment.
• Strong administrative, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, SUMIF, and VLOOKUP.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where priorities may shift.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of products, competition, and business needs.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, strong work ethic, and eagerness to grow within the company.

Location: Raleigh area
Schedule: Hybrid (3-4 days/wk onsite)

Senior Surface Design Manager

We are seeking an experienced and highly creative Senior Surface Design Manager to lead the development of original prints, patterns, artwork, and surface design across apparel and lifestyle collections. This role will help establish and evolve a distinctive, ownable visual point of view that feels fresh, feminine, joyful, and commercially relevant.

The ideal candidate is both a hands-on artist and an experienced design leader—someone who can create exceptional original artwork while mentoring designers, elevating creative quality, and building a thoughtful print assortment. This position requires deep experience in textile and surface design, print and pattern development, color, seasonal trends, and production-ready artwork.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead seasonal print, pattern, color, and surface-design development across apparel and gift categories.
• Create original artwork through hand painting, drawing, digital illustration, and other relevant techniques.
• Develop seamless repeats, border prints, engineered layouts, placement artwork, embroidery concepts, and alternate colorways.
• Research emerging trends in print, color, art, interiors, fashion, and culture, translating them into customer-focused print stories.
• Build seasonal inspiration, color direction, artwork concepts, and print-development presentations.
• Create a balanced assortment of statement prints, florals, geometrics, conversational prints, stripes, plaids, and supporting patterns.
• Prepare accurate, production-ready artwork with clear repeat, scale, placement, technique, and color information.
• Review strike-offs, lab dips, embroidery, and production submissions for color, quality, scale, and aesthetic alignment.
• Manage timelines and approvals to support on-time product development and delivery.
• Manage, mentor, and provide creative direction to junior and mid-level designers.
• Partner with design, product development, sourcing, and leadership teams to align print development with seasonal priorities.
• Collaborate with domestic and overseas vendors to communicate artwork requirements and resolve development challenges.
• Maintain an organized artwork archive and help establish efficient seasonal print-development processes.
• Ensure artwork is original, appropriately licensed, or cleared for commercial use.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Textile Design, Surface Design, Fashion Design, Illustration, Fine Arts, or a related field.
• 7–10+ years of experience in textile, print, pattern, or surface design, ideally within women’s apparel or a print-driven lifestyle brand.
• Experience mentoring, managing, or providing creative direction to other designers.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating original artwork, seamless repeats, color development, and artwork applied to finished products.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; Procreate experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of print repeats, color separation, textile-printing methods, artwork preparation, and production requirements.
• Exceptional eye for color, composition, scale, balance, and detail.
• Strong communication, presentation, organization, and project-management skills.
• Experience working with overseas vendors is preferred.

Portfolio Requirements

Please submit a portfolio featuring original hand-created and digital artwork, seamless repeat patterns, florals and geometrics, colorway development, border or placement artwork, and examples of artwork applied to finished products.

We’re partnering with a well-established, accessories company with more than 100 years of industry experience. They’re looking for an experienced, hardworking, and motivated Soft Goods Accessories Designer to join their creative design and development team.

The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, proactive, detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborate with the design team to develop innovative, trend-forward accessories for women, teens, tweens, and young adults.
• Communicate with overseas development offices and production teams.
• Create designs using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Research market trends and contribute ideas for new product concepts.
• Develop CADs, tech packs, line sheets, color stories, patterns, and colorways.
• Create detailed technical drawings, specifications, and prototypes for production.
• Conduct quality-control checks on samples and finished products.
• Provide photo retouching support as needed.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Strong CAD illustration and vector tracing skills.
• Graphic design experience and the ability to develop creative, practical product designs.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Mac systems.
• A strong fashion sense with the ability to identify market and consumer trends.
• Knowledge of materials, textiles, and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• AI skills are a plus.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design or a related field.
• Relevant soft goods or accessories category experience.
• A portfolio showcasing soft goods design work for women’s and men’s products, with a strong focus on girls’, teens’, and tweens’ accessories.

Entry-Level Colorist

Position Overview

We are seeking a fashion-focused, detail-oriented Entry-Level Colorist to support the Design and Fabric teams with seasonal color development and color card management. This role is ideal for a recent fashion school graduate or someone early in their career who has a strong understanding of color, textiles, and apparel and is comfortable working in Adobe Illustrator.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage seasonal color cards, including ordering Pantone colors and maintaining accurate color records.
• Create and organize physical color cards, including cutting, taping, printing, and labeling color references.
• Track and maintain seasonal color information and approvals.
• Support factory-ready artwork and print/color development.
• Coordinate color standards and ensure consistency across fabrics, prints, and products.
• Work closely with Design, Fabric, Product Development, Production, and overseas vendors.
• Assist with color development, recoloring, color separations, and repeats for original and studio prints.
• Maintain organized color files, records, and approval histories.
• Assist with lab dip and color approval tracking as needed.
• For full-time candidates, create and maintain factory-ready artwork, including color and print files.
• Support additional Design and Fabric team projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree or education in Fashion Design, Textile Design
• Strong interest in fashion, color, textiles, and apparel.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator; additional Adobe Creative Suite experience is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Basic understanding of textile fabrics, prints, and color.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and follow-up skills.
• Apparel, textile, or product development experience is a plus.

Account Executive

Seeking a seasoned Account Executive to lead and grow wholesale business across major retail accounts, with a strong focus on Nordstrom and private label apparel.

This role requires someone with deep experience selling to Nordstrom buyers and merchant teams, including a strong understanding of Nordstrom private label business. The right candidate will bring trusted relationships, strong product instinct, and the ability to turn trend direction into relevant assortments and compelling sales presentations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and grow Nordstrom private label business, along with select department store, off-price, and specialty accounts
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Nordstrom buyers, merchants, and cross-functional teams
• Interpret trend decks and customer direction to curate product assortments for each account
• Present product stories that combine styling vision, commercial relevance, and account opportunity
• Partner with design, product development, sourcing, and production teams from concept through delivery
• Manage the full sales cycle, including line presentations, sample reviews, costing, negotiations, delivery follow-up, and reorder opportunities
• Analyze account performance, identify growth opportunities, and develop seasonal business strategies
• Travel to customer meetings and market appointments as needed

Qualifications

• 5+ years of wholesale sales, account management, merchandising, or product development experience within apparel
• Proven experience selling to Nordstrom, with Nordstrom private label experience strongly preferred
• Existing Nordstrom buyer and merchant relationships
• Strong understanding of private label apparel development, from concept and CAD review through costing, production, and delivery
• Experience working with import production and overseas sourcing partners
• Strong product eye, styling sensibility, and ability to curate assortments by trend, customer, and price point
• Commercial understanding of retail math, margins, pricing, and account profitability
• Confident presentation and relationship-building skills
• Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable managing multiple accounts in a fast-paced environment

Location & Compensation

• Los Angeles, CA
• On-site, five days per week
• Some travel to Seattle and New York required
• Competitive base salary, performance bonus, and full benefits package

Director of Planning

This role is responsible for leading financial and merchandise planning across wholesale, e-commerce, and retail channels. The ideal candidate will connect product strategy to profitability and use customer and account insights to build effective assortments and growth plans.

• Develop sales, inventory, SKU, allocation, and demand plans across multiple business channels.
• Partner with merchandising, sales, production, accounting, and leadership teams to support business goals.
• Monitor performance against sales, margin, turn, and inventory targets.
• Create assortment, open-to-buy, and door-level plans for key accounts.
• Collaborate with external partners to align on merchandise strategies and product direction.
• Manage replenishment, markdown planning, and weekly selling reports.
• Maintain accurate sales and planning data.
• Support e-commerce and store planning, including capacity planning and operational oversight.

The Sales Manager drives sales growth, expands strategic retail partnerships, and leads key account management across assigned retail channels. This role develops seasonal sales strategies, builds strong customer relationships, and partners cross-functionally to deliver exceptional service.

Key Responsibilities

Sales Leadership & Business Development

• Develop and execute seasonal sales strategies to achieve revenue and margin goals.
• Grow existing wholesale accounts and secure new business opportunities.
• Actively sell and manage accounts while leading the sales team.
• Create strategic account plans aligned with customer business objectives.
• Conduct market analysis to identify opportunities, competitive trends, and customer needs.
• Prepare and present seasonal line presentations to buyers.
• Negotiate pricing, assortments, delivery, and new business opportunities.

Account Management

• Build trusted partnerships with key retailers and buyers.
• Maintain communication regarding launches, inventory, deliveries, and business performance.
• Review weekly selling reports and identify sales-growth opportunities.
• Partner with customers on merchandising, assortment planning, and in-season opportunities.
• Resolve customer concerns while maintaining exceptional service levels.

Sales Planning & Forecasting

• Develop accurate seasonal sales forecasts.
• Analyze sell-through performance and recommend inventory or assortment adjustments.
• Monitor open orders and coordinate with Production, Shipping, and Customer Service to support on-time delivery.
• Prepare monthly sales reports and business reviews.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Design and Art teams to provide market feedback and customer insights.
• Work with Production and Design to communicate customer requirements and delivery expectations.
• Participate in seasonal product-development meetings.

Team Leadership

• Mentor and develop Account Executives and Sales Assistants.
• Establish performance goals and accountability measures.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance sales culture.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and training for current and future sales team members.

Trade Shows, Competitive Shopping & Travel

• Represent the company at market weeks and customer meetings.
• Travel regularly to visit existing and prospective customers.
• Present collections and execute seasonal market appointments.
• Conduct competitive retail shopping to identify market opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, Marketing, or a related field preferred; equivalent industry experience considered.
• 5–10+ years of wholesale apparel sales experience.
• Proven success exceeding sales goals and growing retail accounts.
• Existing relationships with major retailers strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of apparel merchandising, retail math, and inventory management.
• Experience with wholesale ERP systems and Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong presentation, negotiation, communication, and project-management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and lift up to 50 lbs.