Associate Designer (Apparel)

Location: Atlanta, GA, United States; full-time, onsite

Company

hirify.global is a North American apparel retailer serving babies and young children through the hirify.global, OshKosh B'gosh, Skip*Hop, and Little Planet brands.

What you will do

• Develop seasonal children's apparel collections by translating trends and brand direction into fresh, market-ready designs.
• Present brand-right concepts covering silhouettes, trims, details, color, prints, and graphics to supervisors and peers.
• Create technical drawings, fill silhouettes with prints and artwork, maintain line sheets, update design cards, and communicate design intent in Adobe Illustrator.
• Research customers, trends, fabrics, prints, and patterns; develop market- and brand-appropriate fabrications, washes, finishes, repairs, and trims.
• Coordinate design samples, participate in fittings and sample reviews, and communicate product changes with technical, merchandising, sourcing, and production teams.
• Support design reviews, meet calendar deadlines, train interns and EDPs on Illustrator, line sheets, and PLM responsibilities, and assist with new-hire onboarding.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret market trends as they relate to the brands, supported by a portfolio of professional work.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, silhouettes, colorways, sewing techniques, fabrication, and trim development.
• Strong communication, analytical, presentation, organizational, time-management, attention-to-detail, creative problem-solving, and inquisitiveness skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, creative, and team-oriented environment.
• Exceptional Mac skills, including Adobe Illustrator and design tools.

Nice to have

• BA or BFA degree, preferably in apparel design.
• 2–5 years of design experience, preferably in children's apparel.
• Working knowledge of a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on innovation, learning, and meaningful work.
• Career development through hirify.global University, Toastmasters, mentorship programs, and other professional-development paths.
• Equal opportunity employment environment.