# Fashion Designer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/fashion-designer

A Fashion Designer conceives and develops clothing, footwear, or accessories, working for apparel brands, design houses, or as independent creatives who bring garments from concept to production. The craft blends sketching and CAD design with pattern making and draping, deep textile knowledge, and proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, all informed by ongoing trend forecasting to anticipate what consumers will want next season. Designers typically have formal fashion design training combined with a strong creative eye and understanding of garment construction and manufacturing constraints.

Top skills: [Adobe Illustrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/adobe-illustrator)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Assistant Fashion Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/assistant-fashion-designer)
- Often leads to: [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director)

## Similar roles

[Costume Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/costume-designer), [Fashion, Floral, and Interior Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/fashion-floral-and-interior-design), [Graphic Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/graphic-designer), [Industrial Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/industrial-designer), [Interior Design Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/interior-design-assistant), [Interior Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/interior-designer), [Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-designer), [Textile Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/textile-designer)

## Open Fashion Designer roles (14)

- [Senior Designer, Ready-to-Wear Runway](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c84c1f5c-e3df-45f3-8dbf-bc0a54b3e790/senior-designer-ready-to-wear-runway-at-tory-burch) at [Tory Burch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tory-burch) — New York, NY, $120,000 – $155,000
- [Designer, Women's Bottoms - Icons & Fashion](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d3661ccb-2425-4033-9dd3-b193656ec77a/designer-women-s-bottoms-icons-fashion-at-levi-strauss-co) at [Levi Strauss & Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/levi-strauss-co) — Full-time, $92,300 – $135,300
- [Lead Designer, Performance - HOKA Apparel & Accessories](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3ae99a05-7296-4275-a72c-aab00d01c7ad/lead-designer-performance-hoka-apparel-accessories-at-hoka) at [HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hoka) — Full-time, Portland, OR, $130,000 – $140,000
- [Sr. Men's Designer PFG/PHG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/232102bc-c46d-45ab-a1a5-c3e5eb8e0bd2/sr-men-s-designer-pfg-phg-at-columbia-sportswear) at [Columbia Sportswear](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/columbia-sportswear) — Full-time, Portland, OR
- [Lead Designer, Tennis Apparel Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f580e690-5356-413c-ae6f-1a35ef7ff67c/lead-designer-tennis-apparel-product-design-at-nike-inc) at [Nike, Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nike-inc) — Beaverton, OR
- [Denim Design Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ecc2f043-3e25-4f73-b740-e942c00a286b/denim-design-assistant-at-reformation) at [Reformation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/reformation) — Full-time, Los Angeles, CA, $25 – $30 / hour
- [Director, RTW Embroidery & Embellishments](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/01c88b5b-74ed-41e3-9505-bae2c1eb57a5/director-rtw-embroidery-embellishments-at-tory-burch) at [Tory Burch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tory-burch) — New York, NY, $180,000 – $230,000
- [Assistant Designer, Women's Bottoms (Denim Dressing, Lot 300/700)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5079b5a1-7fec-4e79-a5d4-7dd30c1c92f7/assistant-designer-women-s-bottoms-denim-dressing-lot-300-700-at-levi-strauss-co) at [Levi Strauss & Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/levi-strauss-co) — Full-time, $69,400 – $101,800
- [Expert Designer, Tennis Apparel Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/44034893-3805-4299-89f1-085ea674ac4f/expert-designer-tennis-apparel-product-design-at-nike-inc) at [Nike, Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nike-inc) — Beaverton, OR
- [Handbag Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a8a00a54-f8ef-4a8a-97ee-a8008ed9f15b/handbag-designer-at-reformation) at [Reformation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/reformation) — Full-time, New York, NY, $80,000 – $108,000

All 14 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?q=Fashion%20Designer

## Likely next role (9)

Where Fashion Designers commonly go next: [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director).

- [Sr. Creative Lead - Americas](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/27ee9e34-54db-4425-9fdf-24a6b90e2055/sr-creative-lead-americas-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $125,000 – $165,000
- [Creative Director, Editorial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f14b23d8-4bd3-486f-a85c-51695e41819c/creative-director-editorial-at-the-atlantic) at [The Atlantic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-atlantic) — $200,000 – $275,000
- [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bc406a27-8513-421e-a91f-f5c3d9bb6174/creative-director-at-starz) at [Starz](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/starz) — $160,000 – $190,000
- [Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9da92106-b258-4575-83df-a90df7eceb66/creative-director-marketing-campaigns-at-suno) at [Suno](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/suno) — Full-time, New York, NY, $225,000 – $277,000
- [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/965eb228-61db-439b-b13a-634c47f95c4b/creative-director-at-misfits-market) at [Misfits Market](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/misfits-market) — Full-time, New York, NY, $160,000 – $170,000
- [Creative Director](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/render/46584e6a-7116-4376-ad67-f9cad10c0c7d/application) at [Render](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/render) — Remote: United States, $250,000 – $344,000 (listed on Render's own careers site)
- [Group Creative Director - Credit Karma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0e96333a-542b-40b2-9f5e-0ba15c1e9842/group-creative-director-credit-karma-at-intuit) at [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — Oakland, CA, $213,500 – $289,000
- [Associate Creative Director, Earned Marketing (Temporary)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4695192005) at [The New York Times Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-new-york-times-company) — Contract, New York, NY, $85 – $97 / hour (listed on The New York Times Company's own careers site)
- [Forward Deployed Creative Designer, Ads](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/eff717de-f3ac-4724-8dc0-7db153693873/forward-deployed-creative-designer-ads-at-hightouch) at [Hightouch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hightouch) — Full-time, Remote, United States, $140,000 – $180,000

## Roles similar to Fashion Designer (120)

From [Costume Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/costume-designer), [Fashion, Floral, and Interior Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/fashion-floral-and-interior-design), [Graphic Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/graphic-designer), [Industrial Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/industrial-designer), [Interior Design Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/interior-design-assistant), [Interior Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/interior-designer), [Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-designer), [Textile Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/textile-designer).

- [Industrial Designer](https://edix.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/8918/apply) at [Corsair](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/corsair) — Duluth, GA (listed on Corsair's own careers site)
- [Product Designer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/whalarinc/jobs/6180413004) at [Whalar](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/whalar) — United States (listed on Whalar's own careers site)
- [Sr. Staff Design Technologist](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kong/9ef0f069-1d5e-4bcd-9c16-359e11456a12/application) at [Kong Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kong-company) — San Francisco, CA, $150,000 – $250,000 (listed on Kong Company's own careers site)
- [Interior Designer](https://lazboy.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LZBCareers/job/Dover-NJ/Interior-Designer_JR134042) at [La-Z-Boy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/la-z-boy) — Dover, NJ (listed on La-Z-Boy's own careers site)
- [Graphic Designer](https://kpf.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/KPF_Careers/job/New-York/Graphic-Designer_JR202500009-1) at [Kohn Pedersen Fox](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kohn-pedersen-fox) — New York, NY (listed on Kohn Pedersen Fox's own careers site)
- [SaaS Presentation and Graphic Designer - at DXC Site in Charleston- SC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e2ae7a72-8b2c-48d4-bb58-5a564c0d83bc/saas-presentation-and-graphic-designer-at-dxc-site-in-charleston-sc-at-dxc) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Fort Mill, SC
- [Product Designer II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/54458853-06bb-48b0-b55c-359bd01903af/product-designer-ii-at-blue-apron) at [Blue Apron](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-apron) — Full-time, New York, NY, $123,000 – $130,000
- [VP/Global Workplace Design & Space Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c3f60964-20e0-4215-858a-f386f530bb2b/vp-global-workplace-design-space-planning-at-alliancebernstein) at [AllianceBernstein](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/alliancebernstein) — Nashville, TN
- [Footwear Designer I, Basketball (Baltimore)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/345ee6a4-eadc-4847-9cfd-2e742c60354c/footwear-designer-i-basketball-baltimore-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $65,000 – $90,000
- [Senior Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e5c0fd8e-f446-4dd6-88c1-44834dc2285e/senior-designer-at-skims) at [SKIMS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/skims) — Los Angeles, CA

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