Sr. Technical Outerwear Designer - Women Apparel

New York, NY, US • Posted 7 days ago • Updated 7 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
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Job Details

Skills

  • Product Development
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Cost Accounting
  • Trend Analysis
  • Visualization
  • Collaboration
  • Merchandising
  • Manufacturing
  • Research
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • FOCUS

Summary

Senior Women\'s Technical Outerwear Designer, Performance

Location: New York, NY
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000 to $100,000 per year

Design women\'s performance jackets that work as hard as they look, blending technical engineering, feminine fit, and AI-powered creativity from concept to production.

Must-Haves

  • 7+ years of hands-on women\'s outerwear design experience, with significant exposure to technical, outdoor, and performance apparel
  • Deep knowledge of jacket engineering and construction, designing for function as well as appearance
  • Strong understanding of women\'s fit, proportion, fabrication, insulation, and functional components
  • Cost engineering experience, hitting target costs without sacrificing quality or performance
  • Hands-on AI proficiency using AI tools for design, research, visualization, and product development
  • Portfolio required, showing women\'s outerwear, technical construction, fit, fabrication, and completed products

What You\'ll Do

  • Own the creative direction for assigned women\'s technical and performance outerwear categories
  • Create technical drawings, detailed tech packs, and construction details that communicate design intent
  • Select outerwear materials, insulation systems, and functional trims for each product
  • Develop silhouettes that balance women\'s fit with technical performance and commercial appeal
  • Turn trend, consumer, and competitive research into new silhouettes, materials, and innovations
  • Partner with Production and overseas factories to optimize costing across materials, construction, and trims
  • Use AI-powered tools for concept creation, trend analysis, color development, and visualization
  • Evaluate emerging AI design technologies to improve the development process
  • Collaborate with Merchandising and Production through the full product lifecycle

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience working directly with overseas manufacturing partners
  • Background researching and piloting emerging AI design tools

Compensation and Benefits

  • $80,000 to $100,000 base salary based on experience
  • Creative ownership of women\'s performance outerwear categories
  • Opportunity to shape how AI is used in apparel design and development

About the Company
An established apparel company with a focus on technical, outdoor, and performance outerwear.

To apply, submit your resume for consideration.

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  • Dice Id: appfeed
  • Position Id: 29356_978079664899389
  • Posted 7 days ago
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