Designer, Women's

About The Role
As the Women’s Designer, you will work hand in hand with the CPO, Design Director and cross‑functional teams—including Merchandising & Product Development—to envision, design, build and execute a premium Women’s active and lifestyle collections across all product categories for multiple seasons. This role is critical in shaping product strategy, elevating design and ensuring performance driven product innovation aligned with our modern, premium brand vision. The ideal candidate is creatively talented, has a high taste level and is performance centric with a deep understanding of fabric, fit and construction. This individual is both strategic and hands‑on, able to drive concepts from ideation through to product, while thriving in a fast paced, deadline & detail driven environment.

What You’ll Do

Actively participate in the full product life cycle from design and development through collaboration and handoff to marketing and all channels of distribution

Provide both creative and practical support: Concept, Design, Development, PLM, Sketching/CADS, Lab Dip Approvals, Tech Packaging as well as administrative duties relating to organization of all submits and materials

Build and maintain seasonal presentation boards and decks

Update, maintain, and develop carryover, seasonal technical packages, and garment details/ information; build the technical packages ensuring complete information for garment execution by the factory (including all needed layouts/ diagrams to illustrate garment information/clarity)

With Design Director oversight, have the opportunity to design and oversee specific product categories

Responsible for upholding the design / brand integrity as stipulated in Brand Guidelines

Assist in researching and monitoring the consumer and competitive marketplace to identify opportunities including inspiration trips and offsites, trend forecasting and creating mood boards

Lead communications between design, merchandising, and production teams with appropriate and timely responses

Attend and participate in fit sessions with the Design Team; in partnership with technical design, ensure accurate note taking for specific updates, making revisions to sketches and corresponding to design BOM’s

Present design/ trim/ color concepts to the Design Director and cross‑functional team members; prepare complete and accurate development packages for development and costing

Perform other related duties as assigned

Embody Rhone’s core values (grit, responsibility, excellence, authenticity, and team‑centered) in all aspects of work and collaboration

What You’ll Bring

You have a Bachelor’s degree with a fashion design major

7+ years of professional experience in the performance apparel space

Deep knowledge of technical fabrics, fit and garment construction

You are intuitively creative and have impeccable attention to detail

You have strong time management skills, are extremely organized & able to multi task

You are a self‑starter capable of operating semi‑autonomously but always collaboratively

You are a team player who is not afraid to take on additional assignments

You have strong interpersonal communication skills with the ability to communicate openly and easily

You are proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Google Docs and Excel; with PLM experience

AI capabilities a plus

Full Time - 5 days a week in office

What You’ll Get

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits

401(k) with company incentive savings plan

10 company holidays annually

Discretionary time off policy

Career growth and advancement opportunities

Clothing discount plus semi‑annual gift card allotment

Other Details

Job Type: Full Time

Reports to: Design Director, Women’s

Location: Onsite - Based in Stamford, CT

Our Commitment
Rhone Apparel, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status.

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