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# Designer, Sweaters

- **Company:** Tory Burch
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $95,000.0 - $125,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Adobe Photoshop, Apache Yarn
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5882398469

## About the Role

* 5+ years experience in Advanced Contemporary or Designer market
 * Preferably experience with managing a design assistant
 * Strong understanding of sweater design, yarn development, stitch structures, garment construction, and seasonal concept development.
 * Experience working with PLM systems and cross-functional partners throughout the product development lifecycle.

## Description

* Design and development of Pre-Collection sweater categories from initial concept through SMS.
 * Research seasonal trends, silhouettes, color, yarns, stitches, and construction techniques to develop commercially relevant knitwear concepts.
 * Select yarns in collaboration with Yarn Sourcing manager, balancing design intent, quality, and cost.
 * Familiarity with Italian and Asian yarn mills and yarn properties.
 * Strong communication skills to foster factory partnerships.
 * Develop knit swatches and stitch explorations relevant to the season.
 * Strong sketching skills, strong Photoshop/Procreate cad-ing skills.
 * Create presentation boards and CAD decks for Design Leadership and cross-functional teams.
 * Partner closely with Product Development to build and maintain accurate product information in the PLM system throughout the development process.
 * Collaborate closely with Technical Design throughout the product lifecycle to ensure fit, construction, and garment engineering meet design intent.
 * Strong technical knowledge for stitch construction, machine capabilities and finishing details.
 * Review prototypes, fittings, lab dips, yarn approvals, providing detailed feedback to vendors and cross-functional partners.
 * Drive product creation from concept through salesman sample (SMS), and final production readiness.
 * Manage and mentor the Design Assistant, including delegating work, reviewing deliverables, and approving timesheets.
 * Support a collaborative team environment by partnering with cross-functional teams to solve design and development challenges.