NYC Alliance Company LLC is seeking an experienced and visionary Design Director to lead the Women’s Soft Wovens category across our discount businesses. This role is responsible for setting the creative direction and driving the end-to-end design process, from concept through final production, ensuring all product aligns with brand aesthetics, customer expectations, and evolving market trends. The ideal candidate brings a strong balance of creativity and commercial acumen, with the ability to translate insights into compelling, market-relevant collections. This leader will play a critical role in shaping seasonal strategies, elevating product quality, and fostering innovation, while mentoring and developing a high-performing design team. Working cross-functionally, the Design Director will ensure cohesive brand storytelling and deliver product that meets both creative and business objectives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Define and execute the overall design vision and seasonal strategy for the Women’s Soft Wovens category
• Develop innovative, trend-forward product that resonates with target customers and meets commercial objectives
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of designers, fostering creativity while maintaining high standards of execution
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Development, Merchandising, and Marketing to ensure cohesive storytelling and brand alignment
• Analyze market trends, fabrics, and emerging techniques, translating insights into actionable design direction
• Oversee the creation of tech packs, spec sheets, and production-ready documentation with accuracy and efficiency
• Participate in fittings, providing expert direction on garment construction, fit, and overall product refinement
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field
• 8+ years of design experience, with a strong background soft wovens
• Proven success leading and developing high-performing design teams
• Strong ability to interpret and execute brand identity across multiple product lines
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office
• Deep knowledge of garment construction, fit, and manufacturing processes
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages
- Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA
- Retirement Savings Plan Match
- Summer Fridays
- Discounts and More!
- Annual Salary $175,000
- The offered salary for this position will vary based on role requirements determined by NYC Alliance, skill set and years of experience.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or a related field
- 8+ years of design experience with a strong background in soft wovens
- Proven success leading and developing high-performing design teams
- Ability to interpret and execute brand identity across multiple product lines
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office
- Deep knowledge of garment construction, fit, and manufacturing processes
- Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills
What We Do
Founded in 2008, NYC Alliance is a privately owned woman’s multi-platform apparel company. We are design centric, with superior quality and competitively priced. Our focus is on diversified product classifications catering to the needs of a woman’s lifestyle in sweaters, knits, wovens and active. Our reputation for being trend-right is built on seven in-house design teams creating original designs for Missy, Petite, Plus, Girls and Juniors. Our cross-functional teams are innovative and agile from sourcing raw materials to our manufacturing and distribution capabilities. Our end-to-end supply chain allows us to impact the market place with the highest quality and flexibility to produce over 40 Million Units annually. Our corporate philosophy has enabled us to continuously diversify our portfolio and adapt our business profile and product offerings in vertical manufacturing seasonally. We are committed to strong visual identity, quality assurance, and value delivering products that inspire loyalty.
