Top Design Jobs in New York City, NY

Designs and develops fashion-forward outlet handbags from concept through production. Responsibilities include trend, market, and material research; creating CADs and technical specifications; preparing presentations and mood boards; coordinating with technical design, product development, merchandising, hardware, and print teams; and ensuring product quality, construction accuracy, and alignment with brand and business strategy.

Leads men’s ready-to-wear design from seasonal research and concept development through commercialization and runway samples. Creates commercially strong assortments, sources materials, oversees garment development, and ensures brand consistency, quality, fit, and timely delivery. Mentors junior designers and collaborates with merchandising, product development, technical design, materials, and cross-functional teams. Presents design work and balances creative vision with market and business objectives.

Leads global digital creative direction and experience design for Coach’s eCommerce ecosystem. Establishes brand-led design standards, directs agencies, owns the creative layer of the global design system, and develops reusable templates and interaction concepts. Partners with Product, UX, and Engineering to translate concepts into scalable experiences across markets. The role also oversees localization frameworks, design governance, accessibility and craft standards, consumer-centered design practices, and the development of internal creative teams and agency partners.

Leads the end-to-end product design vision for major ecommerce experiences, managing and mentoring product designers while remaining involved in design execution. Sets experience strategy, develops scalable UX patterns, partners with Product, Engineering, Research, Analytics, Brand, and Marketing, and champions research-driven experimentation. The role communicates design strategy and business impact to executives, guides complex interaction and information architecture challenges, and balances immediate commercial priorities with long-term customer experience improvements.

Manage soft accessories design and development, partnering with designers, licensing, materials, production, and cross-functional teams. Conduct trend and color research, coordinate materials and samples, maintain development calendars, support product approvals, and ensure licensed products meet internal standards and production timelines. The role also manages sample status, seasonal deliverables, technique swatches, and late-stage requests.

Support the Creative Studio in developing seasonal product and brand initiatives by preparing presentation decks, visual storytelling assets, CAD and renderings, tracking project milestones, coordinating cross-functional communication, maintaining color standards and design archives, conducting trend research, and improving studio processes to ensure accurate documentation and timely execution throughout the design and development lifecycle.

Lead seasonal knitwear design from concept to commercialization, driving research, yarn and stitch development, mock-ups, and fittings. Mentor junior designers, collaborate cross-functionally with merchandising and product development, ensure brand consistency, meet development timelines, and manage samples to deliver market-right ready-to-wear collections.