Knitwear Designer

Rose Holding USA is the United States arm of Rose Group, a vertically integrated sweater and knitwear manufacturer based in Bangladesh. We manage design, development, and production programs for established brands including French Connection, Karl Lagerfeld, DKNY/Nautica, Margaritaville, and Chaps.

Our vertical structure means our designers work in direct partnership with the manufacturing team producing the garment — an uncommon degree of access in this market, and a meaningful advantage in both speed and product quality.

The Role

Reporting into the New York team, the Sweater Designer will own seasonal development from concept through production handoff:

• Develop seasonal sweater collections including sketches, CADs, colorways, and yarn and stitch direction
• Build stitch stories across cables, jacquard, intarsia, pointelle, links-links, and novelty textures
• Specify gauge, yarn count, and construction; author complete tech packs
• Translate market and runway trend research into commercially viable product for US buyers
• Present seasonal concept boards and line reviews to buyers
• Monitor competitor assortments, retail pricing, and emerging category trends

Working With Our Bangladesh Team

This role involves substantial, ongoing collaboration with our production and technical teams in Bangladesh. It is a core function of the position rather than a peripheral one:

• Daily communication with factory merchandisers, knitting technicians, and QA staff
• Review and approval of knit-downs, swatches, protos, and fit samples in partnership with the technical team
• Troubleshooting construction, gauge, and yarn issues directly with the mill and knitting floor
• Aligning design intent with production capability early in the calendar to protect margin and delivery
• Periodic travel to Bangladesh may be required for seasonal development and line reviews

Candidates should be comfortable operating across a nine-to-ten hour time difference and building working relationships with an overseas team. Bengali language ability is a plus but is not a requirement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of dedicated sweater design experience across full-fashion and cut-and-sew
• Comprehensive knowledge of gauges (3gg–16gg), yarn types, and knit construction
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop;
  Shima Seiki or Stoll experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to read and correct knit-downs
• Prior experience working with overseas manufacturing partners
• A portfolio demonstrating both design sensibility and commercial judgment

Details

• Full-time, on-site at our New York City office
• Salary range: $60,000–$72,000 annually