Apparel Designer
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking a highly creative and trend-driven Streetwear Menswear Designer with exceptional artistic ability and a strong understanding of contemporary fashion culture. This role requires a designer who can conceptualize and sketch original ideas from scratch, translate inspiration into commercially viable products, and consistently deliver fresh designs on a weekly basis.
The ideal candidate is both an artist and a researcher: someone who can create compelling graphics, silhouettes, and garment concepts while constantly hunting for new inspiration from fashion, music, art, architecture, global culture, and emerging trends.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop original menswear and streetwear concepts from ideation through final production-ready artwork.
• Create hand sketches, technical drawings, and digital illustrations from scratch.
• Design a consistent flow of new products, graphics, collections, and capsule drops every week.
• Research emerging trends in streetwear, luxury fashion, vintage apparel, music, sports, art, and youth culture.
• Build mood boards, color stories, fabric directions, and seasonal concepts.
• Source inspiration from global brands, runway shows, archives, social media, cultural movements, and vintage references.
• Present multiple design concepts and iterations for review.
• Create graphic artwork for t-shirts, hoodies, outerwear, denim, accessories, and cut-and-sew garments.
• Collaborate with manufacturers and production teams to ensure designs are executable.
• Prepare detailed tech packs, artwork files, measurements, and production specifications.
• Stay current on new garment washes, fabric innovations, trims, embellishments, and manufacturing techniques.
• Maintain a pipeline of future concepts and seasonal collections.
Required Qualifications
• 3+ years experience in streetwear, menswear, graphic apparel, or fashion design.
• Strong hand-drawing and sketching skills.
• Demonstrated ability to create original designs without relying on AI-generated concepts.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, fabrication, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience creating tech packs and production-ready files.
• Deep knowledge of contemporary streetwear and fashion culture.
• Excellent visual storytelling and concept development abilities.
• Ability to consistently generate multiple new design concepts every week.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience designing for premium streetwear brands.
• Background in graphic design, illustration, fine arts, or fashion design.
• Knowledge of embroidery, screen printing, embellishments, washes, and specialty garment treatments.
• Experience sourcing fabrics and trims.
• Understanding of denim, outerwear, and cut-and-sew development.
Key Traits We're Looking For
• Naturally artistic and creative.
• Obsessed with discovering new inspiration.
• Strong taste level and visual instincts.
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Fast-paced idea generator.
• Passionate about streetwear culture and fashion history.
• Able to balance creativity with commercial viability.
• Constantly sketching, researching, and developing new ideas.
Performance Expectations
• Deliver 5-10 new design concepts weekly.
• Present fresh inspiration, mood boards, and trend research weekly.
• Create original graphics and garment concepts that align with the brand's identity.
• Contribute to monthly capsule collections and seasonal drops.
• Drive innovation while maintaining brand consistency.
Portfolio Requirement: Applicants must submit a portfolio showcasing original sketches, graphic design work, garment concepts, and completed streetwear collections. Hand-drawn work is highly preferred.
Pay: Rs31,786.48 - Rs125,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person