SENIOR DENIM DESIGNER - LA [Bilingual in Korean]

### Company Description

**SENIOR DENIM DESIGNER**

**Women’s Junior & Young Contemporary Denim**
**Location:** Los Angeles, CA
**Employment Type:** Full-Time
**Experience:** 5+ Years Preferred

Salary Rate: $40-$50/hr DOE

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced **Senior Denim Designer** to lead the design and development of denim collections for the junior and young contemporary market.

This is an excellent opportunity for a designer who combines strong denim expertise, trend awareness, commercial instinct, and hands-on product development experience.

### Job Description

* Design and develop trend-right, commercially relevant denim collections from initial concept through production.
* Research and interpret seasonal trends across the U.S. junior and young contemporary market, including silhouettes, washes, fabrications, trims, details, and emerging consumer trends.
* Translate runway trends, street style, social media, competitive market research, and retailer trends into commercially successful denim products.
* Develop key denim categories, including jeans, shorts, skirts, jackets, and other denim-driven fashion items.
* Create detailed CADs, technical sketches, and tech packs, including construction details, specifications, wash references, trims, and design callouts.
* Work closely with wash houses, mills, production teams, technical design, merchandising teams, and overseas vendors throughout the development process.
* Review development, fit, wash, and pre-production samples and provide clear design direction and comments.
* Maintain strong awareness of competitive brands, retailers, pricing, and evolving denim trends.
* Manage multiple styles and seasonal developments in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
* Partner with design and merchandising teams to identify new product opportunities and support business growth.

### Qualifications

**Must bilingual in Korean**

* 5+ years of professional fashion design experience, with significant hands-on denim design and development experience.
* Strong knowledge of denim fabrics, washes, finishes, garment construction, fit, and specifications.
* Strong understanding of the junior and young contemporary customer and the U.S. denim market.
* Strong fashion sense with the ability to create commercial, trend-right, and sellable products.
* Excellent CAD, sketching, and technical drawing skills.
* Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
* Experience creating complete tech packs and communicating with domestic and overseas vendors.
* Ability to evaluate and provide comments on fit, wash, construction, and production samples.
* Highly organized, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
* Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
* Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field preferred.
* Bilingual English/Korean is a plus.

Portfolio Required

Please submit a portfolio or portfolio link demonstrating relevant **denim design work**, including examples of design concepts, CADs, washes, technical development, and/or finished products.

### Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.