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Senior Fashion Designer Job at SHEIN in Los Angeles

SHEIN, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salary: $85,000 - $100,000

Job type: Seasonal


SHEIN is a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from a global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, with more than 15,000 employees operating from offices around the world, SHEIN is committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry.

Position Summary
We’re seeking a full-time Senior Fashion Designer for our Los Angeles-based corporate office. NYA SZN is a next-generation women’s fashion brand under SHEIN built to deliver elevated, fashion-forward product with a distinct point of view. Rooted in confidence, culture, and modern femininity, NYA SZN is designed for the customer who wants trend relevance, premium-looking product, and statement style at accessible prices. As the brand enters an accelerated growth phase, we are seeking a Senior Fashion Designer to play a critical role in shaping the next chapter of NYA SZN. This individual will bring strong creative instincts, commercial awareness, and executional excellence to help elevate the assortment across ready-to-wear categories, while adding valuable expertise in denim-driven product development and category expansion. We are looking for a designer who can build original product, identify growth opportunities, and translate trends into compelling assortments that drive results. This is a high-impact role for someone excited to build, influence, and help scale a growing brand.

Job Responsibilities

Lead monthly design capsules with 60+ original, elevated styles across key categories including dresses, sets, outerwear, separates, tops, bottoms, and seasonal statement product

Bring strong denim design expertise across bottoms, jackets, skirts, dresses, and trend-right silhouettes

Interpret trend direction, market insights, runway influence, and cultural moments into compelling design concepts

Identify hero item opportunities and white space categories that support sales growth

Deliver fashion-forward product with a strong balance of creativity and commerciality

Brand Direction & Creative Vision

Build monthly concept boards that establish direction through color, silhouette, styling, fabrication, and key trends

Help evolve and refine signature NYA SZN brand codes season over season

Ensure product feels cohesive, elevated, and differentiated in the market

Denim & Category Development

Apply expertise in denim fits, washes, hardware, trims, and commercial trend direction

Partner with overseas teams on construction, fit comments, and wash execution

Identify opportunities to strengthen denim and adjacent categories within the assortment

Development & Technical Execution

Create detailed tech packs with clear construction and fit intent

Manage styles through development from concept to sample approval

Review fit samples and provide precise, actionable comments to overseas teams

Partner closely with product development and supply chain teams to ensure speed and accuracy

Cross Functional Partnership

Collaborate with Styling, Creative, Merchandising, and Brand teams to ensure cohesive monthly drops

Participate in assortment reviews, product edits, and launch readiness meetings

Support photoshoot styling direction as needed to ensure strongest product storytelling

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred, or equivalent experience

5+ years of fashion design experience in fast-paced women’s apparel environments

Experience in contemporary, trend-driven, premium, or aspirational brands preferred

Proven ability to design high-volume assortments without sacrificing taste level

Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, fabrication, wash development, and costing realities

Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills required

Excellent communication skills with experience partnering with overseas teams

Highly organized, solutions-oriented, and comfortable in a fast-growth environment

Entrepreneurial mindset with excitement to help build a growing brand

Nice to have

Strong in denim and fashion categories

Fashion-forward with high taste level

Commercially minded and customer aware

Fast, decisive, and resourceful

Excited by ownership and growth opportunity

Comfortable building in an evolving environment

Benefits and Perks

Health Savings Account with Employer Funding

Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent care)

Company-Paid Basic Life/AD&D insurance

Company-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Voluntary Benefit Offerings (Voluntary Life/AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident)

Employee Assistance Program

Business Travel Accident Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan with discretionary company match and access to a financial advisor

Vacation, paid holidays, floating holiday and sick days

Free weekly catered lunch

Dog-friendly office (available at select locations)

Free gym access (available at select locations)

Free swag giveaways

Annual Holiday Party

Invitations to pop-ups and other company events

Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages

Pay Range
$85,000 - $100,000 USD

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