Brand Designer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Apparel Design, Product Design, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of progressive design experience across apparel, accessories, bags, headwear, or related categories.
• Strong ability to connect brand strategy, consumer insight, and product design.
• Experience with product storytelling, seasonal concept development, and brand differentiation.
• Experience mentoring or providing direction to junior design talent.
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of AI and 3D rendering software, including NewArc, Viscom, and Clo.
• Portfolio demonstrating concept-led design and brand-right execution.
• Strong understanding of color, materials, graphics, silhouettes, and construction.
• Ability to design across multiple brands while maintaining distinct identities.
• Strong communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and own product direction from inspiration and concept through execution, ensuring design solutions support brand vision, consumer relevance, and commercial goals.
• Create design concepts, seasonal presentations, and strategic storytelling tools that build alignment and support executive decision-making.
• Collaborate with merchandising and cross-functional team members to agree on direction and execution throughout the product creation process.
• Drive product-brand clarity across assigned brands and maintain each brand’s distinct, consistent market position.
• Translate creative vision into cohesive seasonal product direction that strengthens brand equity and business performance.
• Lead development of brand-right product narratives, seasonal frameworks, and creative strategies aligned with consumer needs, market opportunities, and business objectives.
• Design and champion seasonal concepts, material platforms, and product visions across apparel, bags, accessories, and headwear.
• Establish and communicate creative direction for color, materials, graphics, silhouettes, construction, and product architecture.
• Guide category designers, influence product design decisions, and ensure consistent execution of brand strategy across product categories.
• Interpret macro trends, consumer behavior, cultural movements, and competitive insights to shape future product opportunities and brand evolution.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen differentiation, eliminate duplication, and improve cohesion across the brand portfolio.
• Balance creative ambition with market realities so product concepts are innovative, scalable, and commercially viable.
• Influence cross-functional partners and senior stakeholders to align product vision, development priorities, merchandising strategies, and go-to-market execution.
• Review and provide creative oversight of product and brands to raise design quality and consistency across apparel, bags, and headwear.
• Mentor, develop, and inspire junior and associate designers through ongoing feedback, skill development, and career guidance.
• Foster accountability, creative excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the design organization.
• Use Adobe Creative Suite and current digital design tools to create detailed product illustrations, renderings, technical artwork, and presentation assets.
• Communicate product vision, design rationale, and strategic recommendations across all levels of the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned and comply with all policies and standards.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus of up to 10% of base salary.
• Paid time off accrued bi-weekly based on hours worked, up to 112 hours per year to start.
• Eight paid holidays and one paid family day off.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 4% of earnings, matched and vested at every pay cycle.
• Life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Pet insurance.