Senior Designer - Women's Active

Join a leading apparel company, partnered with Aquent Talent, that is shaping the future of women's activewear. This innovative organization is dedicated to creating impactful designs that resonate with a broad consumer base, influencing style, functionality, and market trends in the dynamic apparel industry.

Unleash Your Design Vision in Women's Activewear

Dive into a pivotal design leadership role where your creative vision and technical mastery will directly shape innovative, trend-setting women's active apparel. This is your chance to independently lead the entire product development journey, from initial concept to final reality, for products that empower women. You will blend peak performance with cutting-edge fashion, making a tangible impact on our product offerings and directly influencing market trends and consumer style.

What You'll Do

• Champion the development of original concepts for women's active apparel, meticulously integrating silhouette, style, color, fabric, functionality, and seasonal trends.
• Design across diverse categories including fleece, knits, sport, and swimwear, translating broad seasonal directions into cohesive, commercially compelling products.
• Actively research and interpret the latest fashion, activewear, lifestyle, and consumer trends to critically inform seasonal design strategies.
• Produce meticulously detailed sketches that powerfully communicate design intent, precise proportions, construction nuances, and intricate product details.
• Independently develop and rigorously maintain detailed tech packs throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
• Lead product fittings with confidence, independently evaluating fit, proportion, construction quality, and overall design execution, providing clear, actionable direction for necessary revisions.
• Apply your deep knowledge of garment construction, body blocks, fabrication techniques, and fit principles to ensure design integrity is consistently maintained through all development stages.
• Foster close, collaborative partnerships with technical design, sourcing, materials/fabric development, product development, and other crucial cross-functional teams.
• Actively participate in seasonal design reviews, fittings, key presentations, and critical milestone meetings, contributing expertise and insights.
• Masterfully manage multiple styles, samples, revisions, and development deadlines, upholding an exceptional level of organization and meticulous attention to detail.
• Articulate creative and technical direction with clarity and precision to both internal teams and external partners.
• Support the overarching seasonal vision, ensuring every product aligns with established design direction and evolving consumer needs.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Substantial professional experience in women's apparel design, with demonstrated ownership and scope at a senior level.
• Hands-on design expertise required across a breadth of categories: fleece, knits, sport, and swimwear.
• Profound understanding of the women's active/athleisure market, coupled with keen insight into relevant consumer and fashion trends.
• Exceptional hand sketching and/or digital sketching skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in independently creating and managing comprehensive tech packs.
• Proven capability to independently lead fittings and provide actionable direction regarding fit, construction, and design.
• Comprehensive knowledge of garment construction, fit nuances, fabrication processes, materials, color theory, proportion, and silhouette.
• Outstanding communication and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
• Superior organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to expertly juggle multiple priorities and complex development timelines.
• A proven ability to thrive and deliver exceptional results in a fast-paced apparel design environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Apparel Design, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Portfolio Requirement

A comprehensive portfolio or relevant design samples are a mandatory requirement for consideration. Your portfolio should powerfully showcase strong women's apparel design capabilities, featuring both sketching and product development work. Candidates must clearly demonstrate relevant experience across fleece, knits, sport, and swimwear categories.

Growth Opportunity

This is a temp-to-hire position, offering you the strategic opportunity to initially join the team on a contract basis with clear potential for conversion to a permanent role. This path provides a direct route for significant career advancement and the chance to make a long-term, impactful contribution.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.