Print Designer, Engineered Patterns

ALICE + OLIVIA•New York, NY

26d•$130,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

alice + olivia is seeking a Technical Print Designer specializing in engineered patterns to join our Print & Concept Design team. This role sits at the intersection of creative print artwork and technical development — translating original concepts into placement and engineered layouts that are fully production-ready. You will own the journey of a print from initial artwork through repeat, strike-off, and hand-off to production partners, ensuring print developments are engineered to the garment and executed to the brand’s signature standard of femininity, color, and detail. The ideal candidate is a meticulous print technician and an inventive designer in equal measure — equally comfortable engineering a print to a specific silhouette and fluent in the file preparation, color, and vendor communication that move a print from the studio to the sales floor.

Requirements

5+ years of print design experience in apparel or textiles, with a portfolio demonstrating engineered and placement prints.
Proven ability to create production-ready artwork — repeats, engineered layouts, color iterations, and print-ready files.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop; experience with textile CAD systems.
Strong color acuity and understanding of color balance, hue levels, and colorway development.
Working knowledge of print methods (digital, rotary, screen) and their impact on artwork preparation.
Experience reviewing strike-offs and lab dips and communicating color corrections to mills and vendors.
Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple projects against development deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Textile Design, Surface Design, Fashion Design, or a related field.
Experience in contemporary women’s ready-to-wear.
Familiarity with PLM systems for tech pack and development workflows.
Understanding of textile finishing as it relates to engineered placements.

Responsibilities

Engineered & placement print design — Create original engineered, placement, border, and scarf prints designed to specific garment shapes and silhouettes, balancing artistic intent with the realities of pattern, cut, and construction.
Development-ready artwork — Build clean, production-ready files: set repeats, resolve seam and panel alignment, and prepare artwork so it can be executed accurately by mills and printers without ambiguity.
Strike-offs & lab dips — Review strike-offs, lab dips, and print proofs; mark corrections for scale, placement, registration, and color; and drive artwork to approval on development timelines.
Mill & vendor partnership — Collaborate with mills, converters, and print vendors on technical feasibility, minimums, and quality, translating design intent into clear, printable specifications.
Cross-functional collaboration — Partner closely with the design, product development, and production teams to align prints with fabric, garment engineering, and delivery calendars.
Archive & library — Maintain an organized, well-documented print and CAD library, ensuring version control and easy retrieval of engineered layouts and repeats.