Director of Design

About the Role

Join to apply for the Director of Design role at REVOLVE
. This full‑time senior‑level position drives overall design and trend strategy for multiple brands under the Contemporary Chic Segment.

$120,000 – $150,000 per year

REVOLVE is the next‑generation fashion retailer for Millennial and Generation Z consumers. It delivers an engaging customer experience from a curated offering of over 45,000 products. The Owned Brand division is an industry‑leading fashion design and production house based in Los Angeles, leveraging data‑driven merchandising to identify market niches and create distinct brand identities.

• Lead on the overall concept and sketch review creation for multiple brands
• Manage the fabric selection process
• Oversee trend research for ideas in silhouette, trim and fabrics
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to clearly communicate monthly design plans from an aesthetic and productivity standpoint
• Facilitate deep integration to ensure alignment with the Buying team in order to craft a unique product mix
• Ensure the designs are unique, while also aligned with the company vision and direction
• Maintain a deep understanding of key productivity and sales metrics and ensure clear communication process for such metrics (i.e. designer scorecards, key sales metrics)
• Maximize the calendar and create ways team members can effectively hit deadline
• Continue to evolve design strategy and structure with the executive team while also communicating it thoroughly and effectively
• Provide leadership and direct to the entire design team which includes creating and executing short and long‑term developmental goals
• Cultivate, interview and train junior members which includes leading workshops
• Effectively conduct the line presentation to the executives and buyers
• Build quarterly trend decks and design plans
• Translate trend research/forecasting to sellable garments
• Travel overseas as needed
• Complete ad‑hoc tasks and assignments as directed by executives

• Have a trend‑focused, forward thinking mindset
• Be risk taker but also data driven
• Experience working closely with various cross‑functional departments including the buying team
• Prior experience in effectively leading and managing others
• Exceptional problem‑solving skills and exceptional ability to identify and improve processes
• Strong ability to take risks with designs, while also staying aligned with the customer
• Expert knowledge to take risks with designs, while also staying aligned to identify and improve processes
• Expert knowledge of target specs and POMs
• Expert sketching and CAD ability
• Expert ability to lead, manage and train multiple levels of designers and multiple brand categories
• Expert analytical and decision‑making skills
• Proactive, self‑motivated, advanced knowledge of how to delegate and still meet deadlines with “get it done” attitude
• Flexible personality willing to take direction and change as business needs change/grow
• Must be able to thrive in a fast‑paced environment and short lead calendar (5 months)
• Must be able and willing to lift and carry up to 10 lbs., perform frequent repetitive finger, hand and wrist motions, as well as bending, stooping, reaching, squatting, kneeling, pushing and pulling
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time

• Minimum of 7+ years of senior leadership and planning experience with leading design teams
• 10+ years of professional work experience in women's apparel design
• Degree in Women's Apparel design
• Expert knowledge of textiles, materials construction and fit
• Computer sketching using CAD skills including Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, hand sketching, flat sketching
• Expert in developing tech packs
• Strong hand illustration skills
• Expert computer skills including experience using Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite and Google suite applications

• Experience with leading multiple brands
• Experience at luxury or contemporary brand
• Design experience with large LA based apparel company

NOTE: Candidates must submit a portfolio or work samples to be considered. A design assessment may be assigned.

Director

Full‑time

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Retail Apparel and Fashion