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About the role
 

Join the LIVI Activewear Design Team and help bring seasonal collections to life for a brand focused on style, comfort, and confidence. In this role, you’ll support the design process from concept through final product—partnering with Designers, cross-functional teams, agents, and vendors to execute fresh, brand-right assortments that meet customer needs, line plan direction, and margin goals. This is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented, creative individual to gain hands-on experience across trend research, product development, presentations, sample organization, and day-to-day design execution.

The impact you can have

• Support the Sr. Designer/Designer in building seasonal product collections for assigned category/categories.
• Research trend, silhouette, detail, fabric, and color ideas that feel fresh, brand-right, and relevant to the customer.
• Prepare visual tools and presentation materials, including sketches, image tears, boards, Google Slides presentations, fabric swatches, and color standards.
• Communicate with agent and vendor offices as needed to support daily design and development priorities.
• Coordinate and organize category samples, CADs, and materials for line review and Line Coordination.
• Attend fit sessions for assigned categories and update PLM, sketches, and related materials as needed.
• Partner with PD, Sourcing, R&D, overseas partners, and merchants to support accurate design execution, fabric exploration, and sales-informed development.
• Collaborate with the broader design team to support outfit building, monthly messages, color direction, and lifestyle storytelling.
• Assist with seasonal sketching, accurate tech packs, tech pack updates, and line sheets under the direction of the Sr. Designer and/or Designer.

You’ll bring to the role

• 1-2 years of experience in a design or product development related position for a fashion retailer.
• Some background in fit, fabric development, finishes and construction details preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in design or related field preferred.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and Power Point. Prior PLM, Adobe Illustrator and Google Slides experience preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Ability to build and sustain relationships quickly.

Benefits

• You will be eligible to receive a merchandise discount at select KnitWell Group brands, subject to each brand’s discount policies.
• Support for your individual development plus opportunities for career mobility within our family of brands.  
• A culture of giving back – local volunteer opportunities, annual donation and volunteer match to eligible nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic activities to support our communities. *  
• Medical, dental, vision insurance & 401(K)* 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Time off – paid time off & holidays*
• Hybrid:  This position works in a hybrid model, with required days worked in the Lane Bryant office location in Columbus, OH as defined by business needs.

*Any job offer will consider factors such your qualifications, relevant experience, and skills. Eligibility of certain benefits and associate programs are subject to employment type and role.

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Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process, please contact myHRSupport@knitwellgroup.com. The Company will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business. The Company will not revoke or alter a job offer based on an applicant’s request for reasonable accommodation.