(USA) Designer, Fashion
About The Position
As a Designer for Denim at Walmart, you will play a key hands-on role in bringing our private brand denim collections to life. Reporting directly to the Denim Design Director, you will translate elevated seasonal concepts into authentic, democratic, and trend-right denim products. You will support the design process from initial sketch to final sample approval, ensuring our elevated denim offerings deliver incredible style, vintage-inspired character, and exceptional quality to our customers. We are a highly collaborative, passionate group of designers based in NYC. Our denim team's mission is rooted in the belief that premium, authentic, and vintage-inspired denim should be accessible to everyone. On this fast-paced team, we support, challenge, and inspire one another daily with the goal to deliver incredible fits, beautiful washes, and genuine style that helps our customers feel confident and live better every day.
Requirements
- 3 to 5+ years of professional apparel design experience, with a dedicated focus on denim bottoms, jackets, and washed apparel.
- A strong understanding of denim fabrications (stretch performance, rigid structures, oz weights), indigo/sulfur dyeing, laundry wet/dry processing, and overall garment construction.
- Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to partner closely with Merchandising, Sourcing, Technical Design, and global vendors.
- Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Fashion Design, Apparel Design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Bachelor’s degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 3 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
- 5 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with 3D design software and collaborative platforms like Miro is a strong plus.
- Ability to present design concepts to internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience managing seasonal collections from concept to production.
- Strong understanding of fit, construction, and technical specifications.
Responsibilities
- Support Denim Design Director in creating seasonal concepts, mood boards that align with brand's DNA.
- Oversee vendor creation of detailed CADs, and technical sketches.
- Create and maintain pass offs with construction details, fabric, trim, and wash instructions.
- Support Denim Design Director with seasonal wash development. Own wash comments, approvals, and shipping.
- Participate in fittings to provide comments on construction and denim fit execution.
- Maintain daily, proactive communication with vendor teams to ensure aesthetic standards are met and vendor is supporting to hit deliverables.
- Organize and manage physical denim wash archives, sample libraries.
- Adhere to calendar with overlapping seasonal deadlines, ensuring all deliverables are completed on schedule.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
