Fashion Designer

About Rare Editions Rare Editions is a leading children's apparel company specializing in beautifully crafted fashion for newborns, infants, toddlers, and girls. Our collections range from delicate layette and infant gifting programs to special occasion dresses, holiday collections, and coordinated fashion separates. We are known for combining timeless styling, quality craftsmanship, and exceptional value for today's families. We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Fashion Designer – Newborn, Infant & Children's Wear to join our design team. This role is ideal for someone passionate about designing age-appropriate, trend-right apparel with a strong understanding of fit, comfort, safety, and the unique needs of babies and young children. Responsibilities • Design seasonal collections across newborn, infant, toddler, and girls' apparel categories. • Develop concepts for layette, infant gifting, special occasion, holiday, and everyday fashion collections. • Create delicate, soft, and age-appropriate styles featuring embroidery, smocking, lace, trims, appliqués, pintucks, and other specialty details. • Research fashion trends, colors, fabrics, prints, and embellishments relevant to the children's market. • Develop seasonal color stories, fabric assortments, and trend presentations. • Create hand sketches, CADs, technical packages, and presentation boards. • Work closely with merchandising, sales, and production teams throughout product development. • Participate in fittings and sample reviews to ensure proper fit, comfort, safety, and construction across newborn through girls' size ranges. • Communicate design comments and approvals to overseas factories and vendors. • Maintain development calendars and support seasonal deadlines. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field. • 3+ years of apparel design experience, preferably in newborn, infant, toddler, or children's wear. • Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills. • Knowledge of garment construction, patternmaking, fabrics, trims, and production processes. • Understanding of fit requirements and safety standards for infant and children's apparel. • Experience designing delicate and detail-oriented products, including layette, special occasion, or gifting collections. • Strong sense of color, print, embellishment, and fabric coordination. • Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills. • Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Size Range Experience Preferred Experience designing for the following size ranges is highly preferred: • Newborn (NB) • Infant (0–24 Months) What We Offer • Competitive salary based on experience • Health benefits and paid time off • Collaborative and creative work environment • Opportunity to contribute to nationally recognized children's fashion brands • Career growth within an established apparel company