Associate Designer - Joules Sportswear
G-III Apparel Group
Job Title: Associate Designer – Joules Sportswear
Location: New York City, Midtown Manhattan – Fashion District (On-Site)Department: Design- Women’s Apparel
Reports To: Design Director
About G-III Apparel Group:G-III excels at bringing excitement and confidence to customers through the fashion we create. We are global experts in design, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing, which enables us to fuel the growth of a substantial portfolio of brands.
With more than 30 licensed and owned brands, including some of the most sought-after names in global fashion, our success is driven by our team’s entrepreneurial spirit and our deep relationships across the industry. Position Summary:We are seeking a creative, highly organized, and detail-oriented Associate Designer to support the design and development of multiple women's apparel categories across two distinct brands.
This unique opportunity offers exposure to a broad range of product categories, including tailoring, soft wovens, hard wovens, dresses, skirts, bottoms, and denim. The Associate Designer will play a key role in the product development process, working closely with Design Directors, factories, sample rooms, and cross-functional partners to bring seasonal collections from concept through production.
Key Responsibilities:• Create and manage design, print, sketch, inspiration, and fabric boards for presentations. • Conduct trend, runway, market, and competitive research to support seasonal development. • Produce accurate and detailed flat sketches in Adobe Illustrator.
• Set up and maintain factory development charts and track salesman samples from concept through completion. • Communicate daily with factories, sample rooms, and internal cross-functional partners to support product development and sample execution.
• Serve as the liaison between local sample rooms, patternmakers, sample makers, and Design Directors. • Prepare, organize, review, steam, tag, and maintain samples throughout the development proc