Senior Designer - Women's Active

Join a leading apparel company, partnered with Aquent Talent, that is shaping the future of women's activewear. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your creative vision and technical expertise to a dynamic team, directly impacting the development of innovative and trend-setting designs. We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate designer to lead the creation of compelling women's active apparel. In this pivotal role, you will independently drive product development from concept to reality, influencing style, functionality, and market trends. Your designs will empower women, combining performance with cutting-edge fashion, and your contributions will be central to delivering exceptional products to a broad consumer base.

About the Role

As a key contributor, you will support the development of compelling, trend-right women's active apparel. This role demands a blend of strong creative design capabilities and the technical expertise needed to independently drive product through the design and development process. You will be a highly organized, collaborative designer with excellent communication skills, strong sketching ability, and demonstrated experience designing across diverse product categories. You will take ownership of designs, independently lead fittings, develop detailed tech packs, and partner closely with cross-functional teams to bring concepts to life, making a tangible impact on our product offerings.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop original concepts for women's active apparel, incorporating silhouette, style, color, fabric, functionality, and seasonal trends.
• Design across fleece, knits, sport, and swimwear, translating seasonal direction into cohesive, commercially relevant product.
• Research and interpret fashion, activewear, lifestyle, and consumer trends to inform seasonal design direction.
• Produce strong sketches that clearly communicate design intent, proportion, construction, and product details.
• Independently create and maintain detailed tech packs throughout the development process.
• Lead fittings independently, evaluating fit, proportion, construction, and overall design execution and providing clear direction on necessary revisions.
• Apply knowledge of garment construction, body blocks, fabrication, and fit to ensure design intent is maintained through development.
• Partner closely with technical design, sourcing, materials/fabric development, product development, and other cross-functional teams.
• Participate in seasonal design reviews, fittings, presentations, and milestone meetings.
• Manage multiple styles, samples, revisions, and development deadlines while maintaining a high level of organization and attention to detail.
• Clearly communicate creative and technical direction to internal teams and external partners.
• Support the overall seasonal vision and ensure product is consistent with established design direction and consumer needs.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong professional experience in women's apparel design, ideally at the senior designer level or with comparable scope and ownership.
• Required hands-on design experience across fleece, knits, sport, and swimwear.
• Strong understanding of the women's active/athleisure market and relevant consumer and fashion trends.
• Excellent hand and/or digital sketching skills.
• Demonstrated expertise independently creating and managing tech packs.
• Proven ability to independently lead fittings and provide actionable fit, construction, and design direction.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, fit, fabrication, materials, color, proportion, and silhouette.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and development timelines.
• Ability to work effectively 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 portfolio or relevant design samples are required for consideration. Portfolios should demonstrate strong women's apparel design capabilities, including sketching and product development work. Candidates should be able to demonstrate relevant experience across fleece, knits, sport, and swimwear.

Opportunity

This is a temp-to-hire position, providing the opportunity to initially join the team on a contract basis with potential for conversion to a permanent position.

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. More information on our awesome benefits! 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.