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Senior Product Designer – Denim

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Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $95,000 - $171,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Product Design and Development, with a strong focus on textiles, garment construction, and market trends. Proven ability to lead teams, mentor designers, and collaborate effectively across divisions to create innovative and commercially viable product designs.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Product Design LeadershipTextile KnowledgeIllustrator ProficiencyMarket Trend AnalysisProduct Development Processes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead Owned Brand Product Design and Development with direction from design leaders
  • Design lines for a category, brand, business, or guest segment
  • Lead PD&D Design and Development Processes
  • Maintain diligent workload management and timely communication with internal and external partners
  • Drive and lead product research and design
  • Forecast category, brand, business, or guest segment trends as an industry expert
  • Shop global markets to identify trends
  • Travel to factories for development and execution of programs
  • Mentor Associate Designers and Designers and enable collaboration across the larger team
  • Develop concepts, select color stories, and develop fabrics, prints, trim, and graphics
  • Partner across the division to ensure brand cohesion and continuity
  • Create product designs supporting merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points, and creative direction
  • Collaborate with technical designers and sourcing partners to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve product issues

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Four-year degree in Design, Fine Art, or similar area, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 8+ years of experience
  • Computer design system skills including Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Advanced understanding of textiles, garment construction/fit or raw materials and product production
  • Commercial sense and market knowledge
  • Ability to research and apply market/trend information
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to successfully work in a team environment
  • Ability to respond to business objectives with creative, innovative, and cost-effective design solutions
  • Knowledge of product development processes

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Employee discount
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid national holidays
  • Paid vacation
  • Financial, education, and well-being benefits
  • Remote work arrangement with travel to HQ up to 4 times a year, if applicable
  • Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement, if applicable

ATS Keywords

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills
Product DesignGarment ConstructionTrend ForecastingColor Story DevelopmentFabric SelectionPrint DesignGraphic DesignProduct ResearchCost-effective Design SolutionsWorkload Management
Soft Skills
Team CollaborationMentoringIndependent WorkEffective CommunicationCreative Problem Solving
Tools & Technologies
IllustratorPhotoshop
Industry Keywords
Product DevelopmentMarket KnowledgeDesign ProcessesBrand CohesionGuest Segment Trends