Senior Fashion Designer

Shein

$85K — $100K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of fashion design experience in fast-paced women's apparel environments
  • Strong denim design background strongly preferred
  • Experience in contemporary, trend-driven, premium, or aspirational brands preferred
  • Proven ability to design high-volume assortments without sacrificing taste level
  • Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, and fabrication

Responsibilities

  • Lead monthly design capsules with 60+ original styles across key categories
  • Interpret trend direction and cultural moments into compelling design concepts
  • Identify hero item opportunities to support sales growth
  • Build monthly concept boards to establish design direction
  • Apply expertise in denim fits, washes, and commercial trends
  • Create detailed tech packs with clear construction and fit intent
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure cohesive monthly product launches

Benefits

  • Bonus eligible
  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent care)
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with discretionary company match
  • Vacation, paid holidays, floating holiday and sick days
  • Free weekly catered lunch
  • Dog-friendly office in select locations
  • Free gym access in select locations
  • Annual Holiday Party
Full Job Description
Position Summary

We're seeking a full-time Senior Fashion Designer for our Los Angeles-based corporate office. NYA SZN is a next-generation women's fashion brand under SHEIN built to deliver elevated, fashion-forward product with a distinct point of view. Rooted in confidence, culture, and modern femininity, NYA SZN is designed for the customer who wants trend relevance, premium-looking product, and statement style at accessible prices. As the brand enters an accelerated growth phase, we are seeking a Senior Fashion Designer to play a critical role in shaping the next chapter of NYA SZN. This individual will bring strong creative instincts, commercial awareness, and executional excellence to help elevate the assortment across ready-to-wear categories, while adding valuable expertise in denim-driven product development and category expansion. We are looking for a designer who can build original product, identify growth opportunities, and translate trends into compelling assortments that drive results. This is a high-impact role for someone excited to build, influence, and help scale a growing brand.

Job Responsibilities

Design Leadership & Product Creation
  • Lead monthly design capsules with 60+ original, elevated styles across key categories including dresses, sets, outerwear, separates, tops, bottoms, and seasonal statement product
  • Bring strong denim design expertise across bottoms, jackets, skirts, dresses, and trend-right silhouettes
  • Interpret trend direction, market insights, runway influence, and cultural moments into compelling design concepts
  • Identify hero item opportunities and white space categories that support sales growth
  • Deliver fashion-forward product with a strong balance of creativity and commerciality

Brand Direction & Creative Vision
  • Build monthly concept boards that establish direction through color, silhouette, styling, fabrication, and key trends
  • Help evolve and refine signature NYA SZN brand codes season o ver season
  • Ensure product feels cohesive, elevated, and differentiated in the market

Denim & Category Development
  • Apply expertise in denim fits, washes, hardware, trims, and commercial trend direction
  • Develop trend-right denim silhouettes
  • Partner with overseas teams on construction, fit comments, and wash execution
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen denim and adjacent categories within the assortment

Development & Technical Execution
  • Create detailed tech packs with clear construction and fit intent
  • Manage styles through development from concept to sample approval
  • Review fit samples and provide precise, actionable comments to overseas teams
  • Partner closely with product development and supply chain teams to ensure speed and accuracy

Cross Functional Partnership
  • Collaborate with Styling, Creative, Merchandising, and Brand teams to ensure cohesive monthly drops
  • Participate in assortment reviews, product edits, and launch readiness meetings
  • Support photoshoot styling direction as needed to ensure strongest product storytelling

Job Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of fashion design experience in fast-paced women's apparel environments
  • Strong denim design background strongly preferred
  • Experience in contemporary, trend-driven, premium, or aspirational brands preferred
  • Proven ability to design high-volume assortments without sacrificing taste level
  • Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, fabrication, wash development, and costing realities
  • Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills required
  • Excellent communication skills with experience partnering with overseas teams
  • Highly organized, solutions-oriented, and comfortable in a fast-growth environment
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with excitement to help build a growing brand

Nice to have
  • Strong in denim and fashion categories
  • Fashion-forward with high taste level
  • Commercially minded and customer aware
  • Fast, decisive, and resourceful
  • Excited by ownership and growth opportunity
  • Comfortable building in an evolving environment

Benefits and Perks
  • Bonus eligible
  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
  • Health Savings Account with Employer Funding
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent care)
  • Company-Paid Basic Life/AD&D insurance
  • Company-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Voluntary Benefit Offerings (Voluntary Life/AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Business Travel Accident Insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with discretionary company match and access to a financial advisor
  • Vacation, paid holidays, floating holiday and sick days
  • Employee discounts
  • Free weekly catered lunch
  • Dog-friendly office (available at select locations)
  • Free gym access (available at select locations)
  • Free swag giveaways
  • Annual Holiday Party
  • Invitations to pop-ups and other company events
  • Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages

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Pay Range

$85,000-$100,000 USD

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