Associate Designer

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success
  . Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth
  . We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork
  . We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

The successful Associate Designer will:

• Deliver accurate, timely product development support throughout the design lifecycle.
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for assigned styles, projects, and milestones.
• Contribute creative, customer-relevant design ideas that support business objectives and private-label brand development.
• Build strong relationships with internal partners and external vendors.
• Balance creativity with cost, value, quality, commercial viability, and on-time execution.

Design & Product Development

• Support the development and execution of seasonal Men’s apparel collections, private-label brands, and collaborative product initiatives.
• Contribute to seasonal concepts, color palettes, fabrications, prints, washes, and silhouettes that align with brand positioning, customer needs, and commercial objectives.
• Create and maintain technical sketches, design specifications, and tech packs using Adobe Illustrator and PLM systems.
• Assist with fabric, trim, color, wash, and construction development in partnership with Designers and cross-functional teams.
• Participate in fit sessions and product reviews, documenting revisions and ensuring accurate execution of design changes.
• Develop mood boards, concept presentations, line reviews, and seasonal storytelling materials; clearly communicate design thinking to Design leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Conduct ongoing trend, market, competitive, and consumer research to identify emerging shifts and translate insights into actionable product opportunities.
• Participate in regular competitive shopping, market visits, trade shows, and vendor research to identify new product, materials, innovation, and relevant market direction.
• Support the development and evolution of Men’s private-label brand identities, helping maintain consistency of customer positioning, product aesthetic, and seasonal storytelling.
• Develop a strong understanding of the Ross Men’s customer and translate customer needs, cultural influences, and market trends into compelling, commercially relevant product.
• Explore and leverage emerging AI and digital design tools to accelerate research, ideation, visualization, and product development.

Vendor & Sample Management

• Serve as the day-to-day Design contact for assigned vendors and product categories.
• Communicate design intent, product details, fit comments, and development updates clearly…