Title: Freelance Menswear Woven Designer
Industry: Fashion Apparel
Location: New York, NY
Duration: Ongoing
Responsibilities
- Lead the woven design process from concept through product execution, including color, fabrications, washes, treatments, finishes, trims, and silhouettes.
- Research market and industry trends, conduct competitive benchmarking, and translate insights into commercially viable seasonal woven assortments aligned with customer needs and brand identity.
- Develop and present seasonal trend presentations, concept and mood boards, color palettes, fabric direction, and product strategies.
- Partner with design, merchandising, product development, sourcing, technical design, production teams, sample rooms, and vendors to execute product while maintaining fit, construction, quality, and design intent.
- Drive innovation and manage fabric and trim development, sourcing, prototyping, approvals, and follow-up throughout the product lifecycle.
Requirements
- 6–8 years of related fashion design experience, preferably in menswear wovens.
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Fine Arts, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and NedGraphics; PLM experience is a plus.
- Strong merchandising, conceptual, color, graphic, print, and overall design aesthetic skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, organization, and deadline-management skills; ability to work onsite in NYC five days per week.
Skills
- Menswear Wovens
- Fashion Design
- Trend Research
- Color Development
- Fabric Development
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- NedGraphics
- PLM
- Product Development
Hourly rate is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by WorkGenius.
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