Senior Knitwear Designer – Young Contemporary
Company websitelifung.com (Li & Fung, opens in new tab)
Base salary $116K to $125K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York, NY
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- LocationNew York, NY
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
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Brilliant Group is seeking a Senior Knitwear Designer to lead the design and development of knitwear collections for the Young Contemporary market. This role offers the opportunity to work within a fast-paced, trend-driven category, with full visibility into the global knitwear landscape, including Europe and Asia. The ideal candidate will have a strong eye for trend and be on the pulse of Gen Z fashion, creating collections that feel fresh, relevant, and inspiring.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop innovative knitwear collections for the Young Contemporary market, incorporating the latest trends, yarns, and stitch techniques.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on brand direction, seasonal concepts, and customer needs.
- Conduct market research and trend analysis to identify emerging styles, colors, and silhouettes
- Create detailed design presentations, sketches, and tech packs that communicate construction details, fit, and sizing specifications.
- Source and select appropriate yarns, trims, and embellishments that meet quality, cost, and design objectives.
- Partner with Sales and Merchandising teams to translate customer feedback and retail insights into successful designs.
- Oversee sample development, including fit sessions, revisions, and approvals, ensuring design integrity from concept through production.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with overseas vendors, factories, and suppliers to ensure timely development and execution.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field.
- 8–10 years of experience in knitwear design, ideally within the Young Contemporary market.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating creative range and technical expertise in knitwear design.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and relevant design software.
- Deep understanding of yarns, stitches, and knitwear construction, with strong attention to detail.
- Proven ability to interpret market trends and consumer insights into on-brand, trend-right designs.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and time-management skills.
- Experience working with overseas factories and vendors.
- Passion for design, innovation, and trend awareness.
Compensation/Benefits
The approximate annual base salary range for this position is $116,000 – $125,000. The offered salary will vary based on role requirements, skill set, and experience.
Our company offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO, and company holidays.
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As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
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How this pay compares
Base floor $116,000, above 7% of the 211 Design roles in New York on this site; the other 93% list the same floor or a higher one. The employer's range is $9,000 wide, 8% of the floor. Observed open for 15 days so far (since Oct 24, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 211 Design roles in New York listed on this site, the median base floor is $167,500 and the middle half runs from $147,000 to $198,500. This role's floor ($116,000) is above 7% of them.
Base floors of 211 Design roles in New York
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 11.8% | 25 |
| $125K to $150K | 17.5% | 37 |
| $150K to $175K | 27.0% | 57 |
| $175K to $200K | 18.5% | 39 |
| $200K to $225K | 15.6% | 33 |
| $225K to $250K | 5.2% | 11 |
| $250K to $275K | 2.4% | 5 |
| $275K and up | 1.9% | 4 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 211 open postings with this job family in New York
- Sample size
- 211
- Hidden when
- the cohort has fewer than 30 postings
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-09
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 9, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in New York vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| Design, New York | $167,500 | 211 |
| Design, all states | $157,603 | 966 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $116K |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 211 in New York; 966 nationwide
- Hidden when
- either cohort has fewer than 30 postings
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-09
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Design roles in New York with the nearest published base floor to $116,000, one per employer.
- Senior Designer, Knits & Activewear KnitWell Group · base floor $115,000
- Web Designer Kalshi · base floor $115,000
- Manager, Office of Transformation Experience Design Mastercard · base floor $119,000
- Marketing Designer fomo Labs · base floor $120,000
- Design Director Interbrand · base floor $120,000
This listingSenior Knitwear Designer – Young Contemporary$116K to $125K
Senior Designer - Home Products$115K to $120K
Senior Designer - Hard Home$110K to $120K
Senior Director - Accounting & Finance$150K to $185K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Knitwear Designer – Young Contemporary (this listing) | $116K - $125K |
| Senior Designer - Home Products | $115K - $120K |
| Senior Designer - Hard Home | $110K - $120K |
| Senior Director - Accounting & Finance | $150K - $185K |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Oct 24, 2026 (15 days ago).
- First observed on the employer's board, already publishing a qualifying base salary
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2025-10-29
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: New York
The approximate annual base salary range for this position is $116,000 – $125,000. The offered salary will vary based on role requirements, s
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.