Remote Position
Junior Designer, Apparel & Sleepwear
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
About the position American Exchange Group is seeking a talented and motivated Junior Designer to join their team and support the development of a newly acquired lifestyle brand's apparel and sleepwear collections. The ideal candidate has a strong fashion sense, excellent CAD skills, and an understanding of current women's apparel trends. This is a hands-on position for someone who is creative, organized, eager to learn, and excited about helping build a new apparel business around an established global brand. This role is onsite Monday - Thursday, Friday remote.
Responsibilities
- Support the design and development of women's apparel, sleepwear, and loungewear collections.
- Research current and emerging trends in silhouettes, color, prints, graphics, fabrics, and trims.
- Create CADs, sketches, colorways, print layouts, graphics, and presentation boards.
- Assist in developing seasonal concepts, color palettes, prints, and fabric direction.
- Update designs based on internal, customer, and brand feedback.
- Assist with fabric, trim, print, and color development.
- Prepare line sheets and design presentations for internal and customer meetings.
- Work closely with the Senior Merchandiser, technical design, production, sourcing, and overseas factories.
- Review development samples and help maintain accurate design comments and revisions.
- Organize samples, fabrics, trims, artwork, and seasonal development materials.
- Help ensure that all product reflects the brand identity while remaining commercial and appropriate for our retail customers.
- Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- 2-4 years of experience in women's apparel, sleepwear, loungewear, or related fashion categories.
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred.
- Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
- Excellent CAD and technical drawing capabilities.
- Good understanding of color, print, fabric, garment construction, and fit.
- Strong awareness of current fashion and retail trends.
- Experience communicating with overseas factories is a plus.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Positive, collaborative attitude and willingness to learn.
- Ability to work quickly while maintaining accuracy and design quality.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience communicating with overseas factories is a plus.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
- Tax-free commuter benefits
- Exclusive employee merchandise discounts