Designer (kids outerwear)
About The Position
Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. The company is focused on its customers and brands to drive future growth, defined by innovation, and thrives in an environment informed by creativity and analytical thinking. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, hard work, and a collaborative culture. As a designer for Centric Brands, you will use your skills and creativity to create designs based on style plans, sales needs, and emerging trends. You will also ensure that your work can be transformed into a finished product in a timely manner and at an appropriate price point, working with technical design and production teams, as well as building collaborative relationships with outside vendors and other external stakeholders. This role offers exciting challenges and endless possibilities within a vibrant, customer- and people-centric culture.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design or related field
- 4–6 years of apparel design experience, with experience in kids outerwear
- Strong design sensibility with the ability to translate trends into age-appropriate product
- Knowledge of infant construction, materials, and safety requirements
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, CAD systems, Microsoft Office, and Mac platforms
- Strong sketching, color sense, and attention to detail
- Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills
Responsibilities
- Create fashion-forward, commercially viable designs for kids outerwear.
- Support the overall creative direction of the brand by translating trends, inspiration, and brand vision into modern, compelling assortments.
- Play a key role in executing seasonal concepts from ideation through final development, ensuring designs meet standards of quality, comfort, and safety.
- Support the development of seasonal design concepts for layette, newborn, and infant boys/girls aligned with brand direction.
- Research and interpret macro and micro trends in color, print, silhouette, and fabrication.
- Assist in creating concept boards, color palettes, print direction, and fabric stories.
- Design original styles, prints, and graphics that reflect brand identity and market trends.
- Ensure consistency of aesthetic across categories while supporting age-appropriate differentiation.
- Partner with Design Director and cross-functional teams to build balanced, trend-right assortments.
- Contribute to the development of silhouettes, prints, and fabrications appropriate for infant categories.
- Help refine style assortments to ensure clarity, cohesion, and commercial viability.
- Elevate core and basic items through thoughtful design details and updated color/application.
- Execute design development from sketch through production with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Create Illustrator sketches, CADs, and technical packages for development.
- Review lab dips, strike-offs, prints, and samples, ensuring alignment with design intent.
- Collaborate with technical design and production teams on fit, construction, and quality.
- Ensure all designs meet safety, comfort, and regulatory standards for infant apparel.
- Maintain awareness of fashion, lifestyle, and consumer trends relevant to infant and children’s wear.
- Conduct market research and competitive shopping to inform design direction.
- Support preparation of seasonal presentations, concept boards, and design reviews.
- Work closely with merchandising, production, and technical design partners to execute seasonal goals.
- Contribute to a collaborative, creative team environment.
- Provide support and mentorship to junior designers when needed.
- Manage multiple projects with strong organizational and communication skills.
Benefits
- Industry-competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision)
- Matching 401(k)
- Summer Fridays
- Generous PTO
- Merchandise discounts
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Work environment that reflects industry leadership
- Social impact program (Centric Cares) focused on volunteerism
- D&I committee shaping diversity, equity and inclusion through workshops, resources and inspiring conversation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
