Jobs at Steve Madden

Designs monthly women's contemporary and missy sportswear collections across tops, knits, wovens, dresses, skirts, and pants. Researches trends, develops concepts, selects fabrics and trims, presents samples, and collaborates cross-functionally through product development. Manages multiple collections and deadlines while supporting creative direction and mentoring junior team members.

Supports seasonal footwear design and development by creating CADs, colorways, technical specifications, and design revisions. Assists with material and trim selection, sample organization, development packages, presentations, sample tracking, and shipments. Collaborates with design and cross-functional teams to manage deadlines and maintain accurate seasonal product development in a fast-paced fashion environment.

Supports the wholesale apparel sales team by managing showroom activities, samples, account functions, sales reporting, digital product content, dropship processes, EDI, shipping, returns, inventory tracking, and order updates. Coordinates with internal teams and external partners to prepare markets, maintain accurate line sheets, meet deadlines, and address customer needs. Requires strong organization, communication, problem-solving, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced on-site environment.

Design activewear from concept through complete costing tech packs, including technical sketches, CADs, colorways, graphics, prints, construction details, measurements, fabrics, and trims. Research fashion and activewear trends, review samples, communicate corrections, organize design files and samples, and collaborate with design, sales, production, and merchandising teams. Manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, primarily onsite NYC environment.

Supports wholesale account management for the Belts business across multiple fashion brands and partners. Responsibilities include managing account assets, orders, EDI, shipping, reorders, inventory and sample tracking; coordinating photoshoots; supporting showroom appointments and Market Week; maintaining customer and product knowledge; and collaborating with Production, Operations, Design, and external wholesale customers.

Supports Walmart account operations by processing seasonal and weekly orders, monitoring EDI replenishment, tracking inventory and shipments, maintaining customer and order data, preparing reports, and coordinating with sales, logistics, production, warehouse, and operations teams. Assists with customer communications, discrepancy resolution, account maintenance, and process improvement while ensuring orders meet Walmart requirements and ship accurately and on time.

Manage and grow profitable relationships with major retail accounts for Dolce Vita. Responsibilities include analyzing sales, inventory, margins, markdowns, and retail performance; developing financial and assortment plans; managing advertising and inventory flow; maintaining account documentation and reporting; resolving discrepancies; and collaborating with buyers, sales, planning, merchandising, finance, vendors, and other teams. The role requires advanced Excel skills, strong retail math and analytical abilities, and on-site work in New York City.

Supports wholesale handbag sales operations for major accounts by managing customer requests, orders, inventory, samples, sales materials, and post-market follow-up. Coordinates with buyers and internal teams, maintains master files and sales data, prepares catalogs and line sheets, supports e-commerce product launches, and attends trade shows and client meetings. The role requires strong Excel skills, attention to detail, communication abilities, and proficiency with M3 and inventory systems.

The Sr. Designer, Handbags is responsible for designing handbags from concept to final product, collaborating with the Design Manager and managing multiple projects.

The Sr. Technical Designer manages the technical design lifecycle, conducts fit evaluations, communicates corrections to overseas partners, and resolves production and quality issues, ensuring optimized samples for bulk production.

The Sr. Handbag Designer will conduct trend analysis, develop designs, create technical documentation, and liaise with overseas factories while managing multiple projects within tight deadlines.

The Sr. Finance Manager oversees financial strategy, budgeting, and reporting for wholesale operations, ensuring profitability and operational efficiency.

Create mood boards, sketch and develop accessory and belt concepts, produce tech packs, coordinate with overseas vendors, present products to sales, manage multiple projects and deadlines, and support hardware development and trend/materials research for wholesale accessories.