Printfresh is seeking an Assistant Designer to help bring our joyful, print-forward sleepwear collections to life.
This is a hands-on design role for someone with 1–3 years of professional experience who can translate seasonal direction into accurate CADs, technical sketches, colorways, print and embroidery layouts, tech packs, and well-resolved samples.
The ideal candidate has experience supporting the development of women’s apparel/sleepwear and understands how a product moves from initial concept through production. They are highly organized, technically capable, visually thoughtful, and eager to grow within a creative, fast-moving, and size-inclusive brand.
This is a full-time, in-house position, working out of our Philadelphia office M-F.
Responsibilities
Design and Product Development
- Create and update sleepwear CADs, technical flats, construction sketches, and product mockups.
- Translate creative direction into clear, accurate, and production-ready design information.
- Develop colorways, print minibodies, print placements, and artwork mockups.
- Assist with embroidery layouts, placement diagrams, scale options, and color callouts.
- Prepare product visuals and presentations for seasonal reviews and milestone meetings.
- Update designs as silhouettes, proportions, construction details, colors, and artwork evolve.
Sample Review and Execution
- Participate in proto, fit, and sample reviews.
- Review samples for alignment with the approved design, including proportion, color, print placement, embroidery, trims, and overall appearance.
- Prepare clear design comments and update CADs, artwork, and technical information following reviews.
- Track revisions, samples, approvals, and outstanding design decisions through completion.
- Flag inconsistencies, missing information, and execution issues before they affect timelines.
Tech Packs and Design Organization
- Create and maintain tech packs in partnership with Product Development and Technical Design.
- Keep construction details, colorways, artwork placements, trims, and embroidery information accurate and current.
- Maintain seasonal design files, physical working boards, line plans, and presentation decks.
- Help ensure cross-functional partners are working from the most current design information.
- Support preparation for design handoffs, line reviews, and seasonal presentations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Print and CAD, Product Development, Technical Design, Production, and Merchandising.
- Communicate proactively about missing information, outstanding decisions, and potential timeline risks.
- Manage multiple styles and development stages while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Help keep seasonal development organized, clearly communicated, and on schedule.
Requirements
- 1–3 years of professional experience as an Assistant Designer, Design Assistant, or similar role within apparel, sleepwear, intimates, dresses, or women’s woven products.
- Degree in Fashion Design or a related field preferred.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Professional experience creating apparel CADs, technical flats, colorways, and artwork mockups.
- Working knowledge of garment construction, fabrication, trims, and the apparel-development process.
- Strong eye for color, print, scale, proportion, and detail.
- Ability to interpret creative direction and translate feedback into accurate design updates.
- Highly organized, proactive, collaborative, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
- Genuine interest in expressive, print-led, and size-inclusive design.
- Portfolio demonstrating relevant apparel-design work required.
Especially Helpful
- Experience creating or updating tech packs.
- Experience participating in sample reviews and preparing design comments.
- Exposure to embroidery development and artwork placement.
- Familiarity with PLM or product-development systems.
- Experience working with overseas vendors and cross-functional production teams.
- Experience with sleepwear, women’s wovens, dresses, or novelty-detail products.
What Success Looks Like
The Assistant Designer produces accurate, thoughtful design work and reliably follows products through development. CADs and tech packs remain current, samples are carefully reviewed, feedback is clearly documented, and outstanding design items are followed through to completion.
As this person grows, they will take increasing ownership of individual styles and smaller product capsules while continuing to support the overall cohesion and execution of Printfresh’s sleepwear collections.
Benefits
What We Offer
- Health and dental insurance
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee discount on all Printfresh products
About Our Culture
At Printfresh, we celebrate creativity, sustainability, and a customer-first mindset. Our core values guide everything we do:
- Do the Right Thing
- Just Say It
- Do What It Takes
- Just Off-Center
- Customer-Centric
- Learning Oriented
Why Join Printfresh?
- Join a fast-growing, creative team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of fashion and design.
- Work in an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.
