Our Story

J.Crew gets you dressed every day, for every occasion. 

Since 1983, we’ve been creating classics that feel familiar and refreshingly new, crafted with unbeatable quality and distinctive point of view—it’s no wonder we’ve been in your closet for four decades and counting.

Today, we continue to do the classics our way, inspiring not only how you shop but how you define your personal style. Our commitment runs deeper than just making great clothes—we’re proud of our role in getting you dressed with confidence, character, and celebrating a distinctly American sensibility that makes us who we are. 

Our dedication to Diversity, Equity, Belonging & Sustainability has been celebrated with industry recognition, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive and sustainable workplace.

The Role + Purpose:

As the Vice President of Women's Design, you will report directly to the Senior Vice President of J.Crew Factory Design to define and execute the creative & strategic direction for the J.Crew Factory Women's Apparel and Accessory product assortments. This role requires a strong leadership presence, mentoring and leading a design team and collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional partners including Merchandising, Production, and Marketing to ensure successful product execution and business outcomes. The ideal candidate will bring strategic vision, extensive design experience, and a keen understanding of the fashion industry and evolving customer needs, with the ability to identify future needs and opportunities of the Women's business.

You will be responsible for leading the design of women's denim, wovens, knits, sweaters, lounge, and swimwear categories, ensuring cohesive product offerings across all categories while maintaining the J.Crew Factory brand aesthetic and value proposition.

Responsibilities:

Develop and execute the design vision for Women's Apparel & Accessory collections across denim, wovens, knits, sweaters, lounge, and swimwear, ensuring alignment with J.Crew Factory brand identity, market demands, and emerging trends while partnering closely with the concept lead on overall brand concept execution.

Lead, inspire, and mentor a team of designers, fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment while building talent, ensuring continuous growth, and managing creative resources effectively.

Collaborate closely with Men's and Kids' design leads to ensure family cohesion across all product categories, creating unified brand experiences and leveraging cross-category expertise and insights.

Oversee the end-to-end design process from creative concepting and trend research through concept development and delivery to marketing, ensuring cohesive collections and compelling assortments.

Cultivate strong partnerships with Merchandising, Sourcing, Technical Design, and Marketing teams to ensure seamless execution of product assortments and cohesive customer experience.

Stay ahead of market trends through global research, competitor analysis, and consumer insights to position the brand as a leader and translate insights into commercially successful designs.

Drive product innovation while considering financial targets, costing, and margin goals, owning comprehensive product strategy that elevates the brand's portfolio with expertise in designing to value brand positioning.

Act as a brand champion, ensuring all designs are consistent with J.Crew Factory's image and values while identifying future needs and opportunities for the Women's business.

Qualifications:

Required:

15+ years of experience in Women's design with deep knowledge of fabric construction, fit development, design processes, and manufacturing across multiple categories including denim, wovens, knits, sweaters, lounge, and swimwear.

Proven expertise in designing to value brand strategies, with demonstrated ability to create compelling products that meet price point requirements without compromising quality or aesthetic appeal.

10+ years of proven leadership experience motivating, coaching, and developing high-performing creative design teams.

Demonstrated ability to think strategically and articulate compelling design direction that drives business growth.

Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills with proven track record of partnering effectively with Merchandising, Sourcing, and Marketing teams to achieve business objectives, including experience collaborating across design categories for brand cohesion.

Exceptional presentation and communication skills to effectively present strategies and ideas to leadership and cross-functional teams.

Preferred:

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field

We welcome you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes. Our passion is scouting life-long learners who are driven by curiosity, and who feel connected to our brands and share our desire to make an impact. We’re always seeking bright new talent who leverage their unique experiences to discover, grow and evolve with our teams.

Benefits + Perks

Health & Well-being - Eligible associates and family members receive medical, dental, prescription and vision insurance, family planning (fertility, adoption & surrogacy support), fitness discounts, medical travel and more.

Associate Discount - We love our products just as much as you do! That’s why we offer a great associate discount across all of our brands (J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, and Madewell).

Summer Fridays - In addition to our hybrid work model, we also close our office at 1:00 PM every Friday during the Summer months.

Community Impact - We support the communities where we live and work through our philanthropic efforts and the J.Crew Cares Program.

Winter Break - In addition to our PTO package, J.Crew Group offers a winter break at the end of December to eligible full-time associates at the Home Office to provide time to refresh and recharge.

Note: Availability of these benefits and perks may be subject to work location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements.

At J.Crew Group (JCG) we aim to pay competitively for our company’s size and industry. The base salary offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region of work premises, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.  The base salary is just one component of J.Crew Group’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes the opportunity for bonus, competitive benefits and perks.

One of our core focuses here at JCG is creating a community and culture that builds belonging. We are deeply committed to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, and we warmly welcome job applicants of all backgrounds.

JCG is proud to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, legally protected physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected under applicable law.