Knitwear Designer

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Responsible for designing and executing trend-driven concepts that align with customer needs and drive sales. Partners with the Sales team to gather market insights and develop elevated seasonal knitwear collections-from concept through delivery-for major retailers. Manages the end-to-end design process, including yarn and stitch development, while ensuring timely execution and maintaining strong relationships with factories, suppliers, and design partners.

Strategy & Innovation

• Identify global emerging trends in stitch, pattern, concept, and yarn development, providing trend-right direction tailored to retailer needs
• Conduct competitive analysis and prepare yarn selections, print references, design concepts, presentation boards, mock-ups, 3D CADs, and inspirational imagery for internal and customer-facing meetings
• Collaborate with the Design team on seasonal yarn research and development for each collection
• Partner with the Hong Kong team to develop and present seasonal yarns to VP, Director, and Sales leadership
• Guide Asia counterparts in sourcing and developing new yarns-both core and novelty-across all accounts
• Design and oversee development of customer-specific yarn knitdowns
• Partner with customers to share yarn trends and provide direction for account-specific assortments
• Attend trade and trend shows in New York City to collaborate with mill partners on yarn and silhouette development
• Develop seasonal sweaters with cost engineering considerations customized to each account
• Conduct market shopping in New York, Montreal, and Los Angeles to gather inspiration and trend data; partner with Asia and NY teams to incorporate newness into analytics

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As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and / or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.