We are seeking a talented Children’s Apparel Designer to join a growing team focused on kids, baby, and toddler categories. This is a hands-on design role for someone with strong creative vision, trend awareness, and a solid understanding of children’s apparel across athleisure, casual, and active-inspired product for kids category and baby infant/ toddler will work across multiple sectors.
About the Role
This opportunity is ideal for a designer who enjoys owning categories, building seasonal collections from concept through execution, and collaborating cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
• Design kids, baby, and toddler apparel for private label and branded retail programs
• Create seasonal concepts, silhouettes, sketches, graphics, and assortments from initial idea through development
• Translate trend direction and business needs into commercially strong product
• Develop compelling design details with a strong understanding of fabric, fit, construction, and functionality
• Support line development from concept through production, including tech packs and sample review
• Partner closely with merchandising, technical design, production, product development, and marketing teams
• Research and anticipate trends in children’s apparel, with awareness of the competitive market
• Maintain organized development processes, sample tracking, and related documentation
Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in children’s apparel design
• Strong background in kids, baby, and/or toddler categories
• Experience designing children’s sportswear, athleisure, casualwear, and active-inspired product
• Private label experience strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, fabric, and age-appropriate design
Required Skills
• Excellent sketching, concepting, and visual storytelling skills
• Strong computer skills including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel, and PLM
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment
• Experience working with overseas partners or production teams is a plus
• Must come from true children’s fashion design rather than licensing-only experience
Pay range and compensation package
Salary: $85,000/year - $100,000/year
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.
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