Associate Designer, Fashion (Young Adult Men's)

Associate Designer, Fashion (Young Adult Men's)

Relocation Required to NYC. We are seeking an Associate Designer for Young Adult Men's who is passionate about trend-driven fashion, youth culture, and creating product that feels relevant, modern, and commercially impactful. This role is ideal for a highly creative and organized designer with strong young adult aesthetic instincts, a collaborative mindset, and excitement around fast-paced design work, chase opportunities, and cross-functional partnerships. About the Team Our Young Adult Men's team is focused on building trend-right, culturally relevant product that connects with the next generation customer. We create fashion with a strong point of view across apparel, graphics, color, and lifestyle-driven assortments while balancing speed, innovation, and commercial success. The team thrives on collaboration, creativity, and bringing fresh ideas to life through impactful design and storytelling.
What You'll Do
Support the design and development of Young Adult Men's apparel across multiple categories and seasonal concepts
Research trends, youth culture, graphics, color, silhouette, fabric, and market inspiration to help shape seasonal direction
Partner cross-functionally with Design, Merchandising, Product Development, and tech design to execute product from concept through production
Assist in chase projects, fast-turn opportunities, special collaborations, and trend-driven product initiatives
Help organize and maintain seasonal design boards, presentations, approvals, and Daily emails
Contribute fresh ideas and creative energy while maintaining strong attention to detail and organization in a fast-paced environment
What You'll Bring
Passion for young adult/menswear design with a strong understanding of trend, color, graphics, and youth-driven fashion aesthetics
Minimum 3 years of experience in fashion design, preferably within young adult, streetwear, fast fashion, or trend-focused retail
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and strong comfortability utilizing AI tools within the creative process
Strong sense of color, print, graphics, and pattern development
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive under fast timelines
Collaborative spirit with eagerness to learn, contribute, and step into hands-on design opportunities
Strong communication skills and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
Excitement around collaboration, trend reaction, and fast-paced product creation
Experience designing for a strong Young Adult apparel brand Preferred
Strong graphic, print and pattern design eye
Experience working in fast-paced retail or vertical design environments
Knowledge of current youth culture, fashion trends, and emerging market brands
Experience utilizing AI tools within the design and creative process
Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams and external partners
This role is based in the New York City Metro area and is an in-office position five days a week. We believe strong collaboration, creative partnership, and hands-on product development are best achieved through an in-person working environment that supports fast decision-making and team engagement.
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
Minimum Qualifications: Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 1 year's experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area. Option 2: 3 years' experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications: Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Ability to translate trends into commercial designs., Experience working with cross-functional teams., Understanding of fabric sourcing and garment production processes.
Primary Location: 45 W 25Th St, New York, NY 10010, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.