Junior Apparel Designer
About this role
The Junior Apparel Designer supports the Apparel Design Director in bringing Printfresh’s joyful, print-forward collections to life. This hands-on role will help translate seasonal concepts into accurate, production-ready apparel through CADs, colorways, embroidery layouts, sample review, and development follow-through.
This is a strong opportunity for an early-career designer who is organized, detail-oriented, and eager to grow within a creative, print-led, and size-inclusive brand.
This is a full-time, in-house position, working out of our Philadelphia office M-F.
Responsibilities- Create and update apparel CADs, technical flats, and construction sketches.
- Develop colorways, print minibodies, artwork mockups, and print placements.
- Assist with embroidery layouts, placement diagrams, scale, and color callouts.
- Participate in proto and sample reviews and prepare clear design comments.
- Update CADs, artwork, and technical information based on sample feedback.
- Track revisions, approvals, samples, and open development items.
- Create and maintain tech packs in partnership with Product Development and Technical Design.
- Keep seasonal files, physical working boards, line plans, and presentation decks accurate and current.
- Collaborate with Print and CAD, Product Development, Technical Design, Production, and Merchandising to keep seasonal development organized and on schedule.
- Experience with tech packs, embroidery, PLM systems, sample commenting, or overseas development is a plus.
- 1–3 years of apparel or fashion-design experience; strong internships or relevant freelance experience may be considered.
- Degree in Fashion Design or a related field preferred.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Experience creating apparel CADs, technical flats, and artwork mockups.
- Strong eye for color, print, scale, proportion, and detail.
- Foundational understanding of garment construction and the apparel-development process.
- Highly organized, proactive, collaborative, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
- Interest in expressive, print-led, and size-inclusive design.
- Portfolio demonstrating relevant apparel-design work required.
- Health and dental insurance
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee discount on all Printfresh products
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
- 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.
Company at a glance
A longtime lover of patterns and textiles, Amy Voloshin founded Printfresh with her husband Leo in 2016 as a way to combine a few of her greatest passions—quality fabrics, bold prints, and sustainable practices. What started as a tiny operation of Amy packing and shipping orders out of her house has since grown into a nationally recognized (and loved) sleepwear and lifestyle brand. Inspired by plants, animals, and home décor, our prints often start as gouache paintings that are translated into digital illustrations and then hand screen printed or embroidered onto 100% organic cotton. With sizes ranging from XS petite to 6X, along with offering women’s, men’s and all-gender silhouettes, we hope anyone can find their perfect fit.
Top Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee discount
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