Job opening
Apparel Designer - Kids Clothing
Filed under Staffing and Recruiting
Full job description
We’re looking for a talented and imaginative Kids’ Apparel Designer to join our team and help create beautiful, trend-forward clothing for children. This is an exciting opportunity for a designer with a strong point of view, a love of fashion, and a passion for creating special pieces that combine style, comfort, and functionality.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience designing apparel—particularly dresses—and understands how to translate trends into age-appropriate, commercial styles that parents love and kids enjoy wearing.
What You’ll Do
- Design compelling children’s apparel collections with a focus on dresses and key seasonal styles
- Develop original concepts, sketches, color palettes, prints, and fabrications
- Interpret current fashion trends for the children’s market while maintaining a distinctive brand aesthetic
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, technical design, merchandising, and production
- Select fabrics, trims, details, and silhouettes that balance visual appeal, comfort, quality, and wearability
- Consider fit, movement, durability, and age appropriateness throughout the design process
- Manage multiple projects and seasonal deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Participate in fittings, sample reviews, and design revisions from concept through production
What You Bring
- 8+ years of professional apparel design experience
- Strong expertise in dress design, ideally within children’s, contemporary, specialty, or occasion apparel
- A strong understanding of current trends, fabrics, silhouettes, color, and garment construction
- A portfolio demonstrating thoughtful, innovative, and commercially successful design work
- The ability to design clothing that feels both aspirational and practical for children
- Excellent communication, organization, and collaboration skills
- Comfort working onsite five days per week in the DTLA area
- A creative, detail-oriented approach and a genuine passion for children’s fashion