Jr Concept Designer

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Concept & Design teams to develop on-brand seasonal concepts and visuals.
• Assist with seasonal concept development and creative direction for product categories
• Build cohesive physical and digital mood boards and visual storyboards for internal review
• Create clean, presentation-ready layouts for concept decks (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Conduct runway, retail and street-style analysis and synthesize insights into concise trend reports
• Monitor trend forecasting platforms and competitive market activity; produce weekly/monthly market intel summaries
• Use AI-assisted tools to generate concept imagery, iterate design ideas, and speed visual research; refine outputs in Adobe.
• Prepare clear, data-backed recommendations linking trends to product and commercial opportunities
• Maintain trend libraries, image archives, and seasonal concept documentation
• Collaborate with design, sales, and concept teams to ensure concept integrity and feasibility
• Support ad-hoc presentations; manage project timelines
• Liaise with photographers, stylists, models, and production vendors to ensure creative intent and timelines are met

• 1–6 years experience in fashion/trend/concept design, visual merchandising, marketing or related role (internships count).
• Degree or coursework in Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Creative Production, or related field preferred.
• Strong layout and presentation skills — InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop a must.
• Familiarity with AI image tools and workflow integration (e.g., Midjourney/DALL
  · E/Adobe Firefly or equivalent).
• Experience with trend research tools and platforms and comfortable writing concise market intel reports
• Strong visual sensibility, organization, and time-management skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to take direction and iterate quickly.
• Eager to learn, proactive, and detail oriented.

• Experience with photo editing and retouching.
• Exposure to merchandising/assortment planning or retail analytics
• Experience creating or managing digital asset libraries
• Photoshoot coordination / art direction experience.

Salary: $70, 000 - $75,000

Kellwood is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.