Senior Designer – Structured Wovens

Role Overview

• Contribute to the overall seasonal trend vision and creative direction across all product categories, labels, and design initiatives.
• Conduct regular market and street-style research throughout the year; photograph trends and source competitive samples for design inspiration.
• Partner with the Production team to globally source fabrics and yarns that align with design intent, budget targets, and quality standards.
• Collaborate weekly with the Design Manager/Director and Buying team to review emerging trends and identify in-season opportunities.
• Work closely with Designers and Design Leadership each season to establish and execute the conceptual direction for the total product assortment.
• Identify and develop fabrics and yarns within line-plan and cost parameters, partnering with Production to manage lead times, minimums, and costing constraints.
• Design styles, develop or select trims, and define colorways for materials reviewed at Raw Materials meetings.
• Present development samples and color palettes at Proto and Finalization meetings for cross-functional merchant review.
• Partner with the Design Coordinator to create, maintain, and update accurate tech packs in PDM; communicate fit, construction, and design intent to Technical Design.
• Complete all technical sketches for both domestic and overseas programs.
• Travel to factories as needed to oversee development, sampling, and execution of seasonal programs.
• Lead and manage weekly fit sessions, ensuring product integrity and consistency with design vision.
• Mentor, develop, and train Designers and Assistant/Associate Designers; establish clear development goals each review period and foster a collaborative, creative, and high-performance design team.

Requirements

• 7-9 years of progressive experience in fashion design.
• Strong understanding of fashion trends and deep knowledge of the Anthropologie customer.
• Expert-level technical knowledge of apparel construction.
• Expert-level understanding of fabrics and trims, supported by strong vendor and resource relationships.
• Extensive knowledge of fabric treatments, wash processes, and dye techniques.
• Extensive experience with manufacturing techniques and end-to-end production processes.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• PTO
• generous employee discounts
• retirement savings
• much more!