Senior Designer

Hill House Home is seeking an experienced Senior Designer to join our New York team, reporting directly to the Head of Design. This role will support the Design Team across the full product development lifecycle and play a key role in the continued growth of our Women’s RTW, Swim, Kids, and Accessories categories. The Senior Designer will partner closely with cross-functional teams to develop thoughtful, well-executed assortments, translate creative vision into compelling product, and uphold design integrity at every stage of development.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the Design Team throughout the full product development lifecycle, from initial concept through production.
• Manage the creation, maintenance, and accuracy of seasonal linesheets, including oversight of CADs used for internal and external communication.
• Partner with the Head of Design and cross-functional teams to develop clear, compelling presentations for key meetings and milestones.
• Support the Design Team with tech packs, research, and development for auxiliary and special projects.
• Oversee all sketch and tech pack updates following fittings to ensure alignment across Design, Product Development, and Technical Design.
• Communicate directly with factories to coordinate proto samples, mock-ups, trims, and development requests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on fabric, material, trim, and finish sourcing.
• Translate print and textile development into accurate garment executions and CADs.
• Create initial sketches and set up comprehensive design tech packs as needed.
• Partner with Design leadership to research, develop, and introduce styles, materials, trims, and finishes that elevate and differentiate the RTW assortment.
• Generate new product ideas informed by research, market insights, and data; collaborate with Product Development on execution.
• Source fabrics, trims, and details while assisting in building a cohesive, thoughtful seasonal assortment.
• Attend fittings and manage follow-up through prototype finalization and SMS approval, ensuring design integrity at every stage.
• Manage design assortments and linesheets, clearly communicating design intent through SMS and supporting documentation.
• Partner with Product Development and Technical Design to track and follow up on prototypes throughout the development process.
• Benchmark competitors and conduct ongoing trend and market research to inform seasonal direction and product strategy.
• Support the mentorship and development of junior and mid-level designers, fostering growth in skills, process, and design perspective.

 Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design
• 8-10 years of experience in Design, preferable Women’s RTW in a contemporary space
• Must be able to commit to full assignment term duration  
• Great taste and ability to effectively communicate your Design POV 
• Strong understanding of construction and experience creating development tech packs
• Knowledge and ability to source fabrics, trims, labels and other production goods. 
• Excellent hand sketching and/or CAD skills in Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Willingness to work in an online PLM platform and continue to iterate on process improvements.
• Ability to interpret team feedback into actionable design action items to internal team and factory partners 
• Eager to take part in the creation of many categories and growing existing businesses. Excited to collaborate effectively with a small team. 

Compensation for the role will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience. The estimated annual compensation for this role is $120,000+ commensurate with experience.