Designer, RTW - Joe's Jeans

Centric Brands • Los Angeles, CA

4d • $80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Joe's Jeans, founded in 2001, creates premium contemporary apparel with a distinctive Los Angeles sensibility, emphasizing innovative product and fit. The Designer, RTW will bridge initial creative concepts and production, translating ideas into executable technical flats while managing the administrative aspects of the design process. The role focuses on women's ready-to-wear, especially hard woven assortments, and carries designs from concept through pre-production. The designer will also contribute to seasonal trend and concept development, cross-functional product creation, and timely execution of design deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in women's ready-to-wear design, with experience across all categories.
• Strong understanding of woven fabrics, garment construction, patternmaking principles, and fit across knits, wovens, tailoring, and outerwear.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PLM systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for product, attention to detail, and a strong eye for color, proportion, fabrication, and styling.

Nice To Haves

• Previous sweater design experience and knowledge of knitwear construction.

Responsibilities

• Research trend direction in women's contemporary ready-to-wear, including silhouettes, fabrications, colors, details, and market shifts.
• Develop fashion-forward concepts aligned with the brand's aesthetic and premium contemporary positioning.
• Build seasonal mood boards, color stories, fabric direction, and design concepts for presentations.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director to define seasonal woven RTW narratives and key seasonal must-haves.
• Design and develop women's hard woven assortments, including jackets, tops, dresses, skirts, pants, and other woven categories, as well as cut-and-sew and sweaters/fully fashioned knits, from concept through pre-production.
• Create detailed technical sketches in Illustrator and initiate specification packages.
• Partner with Technical Design on prototype reviews, fit sessions, construction details, and product refinements.
• Oversee sample development and collaborate with mills, trim vendors, and factories to achieve the desired aesthetic, quality, and fit.
• Balance creativity, quality, cost, and commercial viability while supporting margin goals and assortment architecture.
• Maintain fabric, trim, and color libraries and work with suppliers to source innovative materials and development opportunities.
• Work with Production and vendors to achieve price, lead-time, and quality goals.
• Collaborate with Merchandising to ensure line sheets and assortments are accurate and aligned with seasonal line plans.
• Maintain vendor relationships to support product feasibility, sample execution, and on-time development.
• Manage design boards, digital archives, and PLM entries to maintain an accurate, organized design pipeline.
• Execute design deliverables on schedule against the development calendar.
• Manage woven product development workflow so samples, tech packs, approvals, and revisions meet milestones.
• Prepare and present seasonal collections, concepts, and key categories for leadership, sales, and showroom meetings.

Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Summer Fridays.
• Generous paid time off.
• Merchandise discounts.
• Career development opportunities.
• Volunteerism opportunities through Centric Cares.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops, resources, and conversations through the D&I committee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior