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About the Role

Seeking a highly creative and experienced Apparel Designer (Fashion) to design and develop apparel collections for adults and kids, leveraging global sports licenses to translate sports culture into lifestyle fashion. The ideal candidate combines a strong eye for global trends with deep commercial awareness, thriving in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Partner cross-functionally with global headquarters, license partners, vendors, production teams, and merchandising teams to align on brand guidelines and deliver commercially viable collections.
Serve as a collaborative design resource across adult and kids' categories, sharing trend insights and design direction.
Build productive relationships with overseas partners and vendors, ensuring clear communication and seamless coordination.
Design adult and kids' apparel collections leveraging global sports licenses that resonate with fans and consumers across athleisure, casualwear, and capsule formats.
Translate sports culture into lifestyle fashion, ensuring every design decision reflects the aesthetic sensibilities and emotional connection fans have with their teams and leagues.
Develop differentiated kids' apparel designs that incorporate age-appropriate functionality and safety considerations alongside compelling fan-first aesthetics.
Research and select fabrics, materials, colors, and graphics aligned with current global trends and sports/lifestyle aesthetics.
Develop seasonal concepts, mood boards, and design directions that push creative boundaries while remaining grounded in commercial viability and licensee requirements.
Identify emerging global fashion and sports culture trends, proactively incorporating relevant influences into collection development.
Explore new materials, construction techniques, and graphic approaches to differentiate the product offering.
Apply creative problem-solving to navigate constraints across licensing, production, and cost parameters without compromising design quality.
Manage the end-to-end product development process, including sampling, revisions, and production coordination.
Maintain rigorous attention to detail across all stages of design development.
Deliver design work on time within seasonal calendar deadlines, balancing multiple collections and workstreams.
Proactively communicate progress, risks, and decisions to internal stakeholders and external partners.
Apply AI and technology to improve efficiency, quality, and outcomes.
Use data and digital tools to inform decisions and enhance performance.
Demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in adopting new technologies and ways of working.
Contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience as a fashion designer, with a preference for backgrounds in sports, casualwear, or kids' apparel.
Demonstrated ability to design apparel collections leveraging sports or entertainment licenses.
Understanding of how to balance licensor guidelines with creative direction.
Solid understanding of textiles, fabrics, sewing techniques, and production processes.
Experience navigating sampling and revision cycles.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Experience working across global or cross-cultural teams.
English or Japanese communication ability preferred.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Technical flats
Presentation materials
Global fashion trends
Sports/lifestyle aesthetics
Textiles
Fabrics
Sewing techniques
Production processes
AI and technology application
Data utilization
Digital tools

Location

Seoul Korea

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or higher in Fashion Design or a related field

About the Company

Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide.
With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's iconic sports properties.
At Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day—building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with limitless entrepreneurial spirit, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform.
We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet.
Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform.
Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores.
Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.
Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods.
It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.
Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do: Build Championship Teams, Obsessed with Fans, Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, Determined and Relentless Mindset.

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