Designer​/Senior Designer – Mens Casual​/Lifestyle

Overview

Job Title:
Designer / Senior Designer Role – Mens Casual/Lifestyle

We are seeking a Men’s Apparel Designer with strong experience designing for mass-market retailers, specifically Walmart and Sam’s Club. This role is responsible for creating trend-right, commercially viable men’s apparel (casual / lifestyle / athleisure) that meets price, margin, and quality expectations while aligning with Walmart and Sam’s Club customer demographics and merchandising strategies. The ideal candidate understands value engineering, high-volume programs, and retailer-specific design requirements while delivering modern, competitive product.

Design & PD

• Design men’s apparel collections across ALL categories such as knits/wovens, tops/bottoms, sport/active, sleep, lounge, basics, and outerwear
• Create detailed tech packs, including construction, measurements, trims, graphics, and colorways
• Execute seasonal line plans that balance core programs and fashion updates

Retailer-Specific Execution

• Partner with customer PD/Design teams to align designs with retailer line reviews, floor sets, and seasonal strategies
• Support buyer presentations with clear design rationale and competitive analysis

Cost & Sourcing Awareness

• Collaborate with sourcing, development, and overseas vendors to maintain design intent while meeting cost requirements
• Participate in fabric selection, trim optimization, and value engineering initiatives

Collaboration & Communication

• Work cross-functionally with PD, sourcing, and production teams and most importantly, internal design teams to create synergies across genders and categories
• Communicate clearly with overseas partners regarding design intent and revisions
• Review samples, provide comments, and approve designs through production milestones

Trend & Market Research

• Conduct ongoing trend, market, and competitive research specific to mass-market men’s apparel
• Monitor Walmart and Sam’s Club assortments, competitors, and consumer shifts
• Translate macro trends into commercially successful, scalable designs

Travel

• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of your time
• Locations and cadence:
  Bentonville, AR USA - 4/6 times annually for customer appointments
• Wuxi, China - 2 times annually for PD
• Egypt/Jordan - ad hoc as needed
• India/Bangladesh/Vietnam - ad hoc as needed

• 3–7 years of men’s apparel design experience, preferably in mass or value retail
• Direct experience designing for Walmart and/or Sam’s Club (strongly preferred)
• Strong understanding of men’s fits, fabrics, and construction (women’s/kid's experience a plus)
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, MIRO, Style Zone and PLM systems