Senior Designer - Men's Apparel

Job Title:

Senior Designer - Men’s Apparel

Job Level: Senior Level

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Job Location:

Cotopaxi HQ:
Salt Lake City, Utah (Remote Work Available in MST or PST)

Job Compensation: $95-110k plus annual bonus potential

We make adventure travel gear to empower people to see the world and make it better. As a Certified B Corporation, our Gear for Good promise drives everything we do - from ethical and sustainable sourcing to products built to last and create lasting change. Through the Cotopaxi Foundation, we dedicate 1% of our revenue to nonprofits that fight poverty and support communities in need.

So far, we’ve helped more than 4.25 million people experiencing extreme poverty - and we’re just getting started.

Our team is full of passionate, curious, and mission-driven people who love adventure and believe business can be a force for good. Whether you’re working from a retail shop, our Salt Lake City HQ, your home, or your van in the woods, you’ll find connection, collaboration, and a shared drive to make a difference.

As the Senior Designer of Men’s Apparel, you’ll bring your deep expertise in men’s apparel design, a sharp creative point of view, and a passion for creating products that perform on the trail and stand out in the everyday. Reporting to the VP of Product Design you’ll own the design process from initial concept and sketch through the final tech pack, shaping cohesive seasonal collections that balance performance, style, sustainability, and Cotopaxi’s unmistakable personality.

You’ll help define seasonal design direction, translating consumer insights, cultural influences, materials, and emerging trends into innovative product concepts and compelling stories. Working closely with Merchandising, Product Development, Technical Design, and Production, you’ll bring ideas to life while championing thoughtful details, material and construction innovation, and a high bar for craftsmanship. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful creative impact within a collaborative, fast-moving team while helping evolve what men’s apparel can look and feel like at Cotopaxi.

• Own the end-to-end design process for Men’s Apparel, from initial concept and sketching through final design, development, and tech pack delivery.
• Develop innovative, consumer-driven product concepts that reflect Cotopaxi’s brand aesthetic and balance performance, style, functionality, and personality.
• Bring a strong point of view and deep understanding of the men’s consumer to translate insights, trends, and cultural influences into relevant product solutions and compelling seasonal narratives.
• Build cohesive seasonal design platforms, including mood boards, color and material direction, fabric intent, trims, construction details, and visual storytelling tools.
• Lead design concepts within the Men’s Apparel category and contribute to broader seasonal brand design direction, including core, seasonal, and trend-focused initiatives.
• Create cohesive collections that work across the line and thoughtfully merchandise across categories, products, and seasons.
• Champion material, trim, construction, and product innovation, with a focus on new technologies and thoughtful approaches to performance and sustainability.
• Partner closely with Merchandising and PLM to translate the line plan into a clear and cohesive design vision and ensure product needs are reflected throughout the design process.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Development, Technical Design, Production, and other product partners to bring designs to life while maintaining creative intent and product integrity through final delivery.
• Present design concepts, seasonal direction, and product stories clearly and effectively to both creative and cross-functional audiences.
• Curate and maintain design lookbooks, presentations, and other merchandising and visual tools that bring seasonal stories and product concepts to life.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across teams and foster an environment where new ideas, creative thinking, and constructive feedback…