Apparel Designer
- Location
- Oakland, CA
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About The Role
The Apparel Designer supports Dolls Kill's product team in developing new styles across all categories (ready-to-wear, intimates, outerwear, etc.), from concept through tech pack. You'll design across our core categories, keep a close eye on what's happening in subculture and on TikTok, and turn it into product that sells.
Responsibilities
- Design new styles based on trend direction and brand aesthetic
- Sketch original designs by hand or digitally (Illustrator/Procreate) and translate concepts into clear, detailed design specs
- Research trends across alternative fashion, festival wear, rave, goth, punk, and subculture-adjacent spaces to keep designs current and distinct
- Select fabrics, trims, prints, and washes appropriate to cost targets and DK's aesthetic
- Build and maintain tech packs: measurements, construction details, callouts, colorways, and trims for factories/vendors
- Participate in fittings, give clear fit and construction comments, and push samples through revisions on time
- Clear, direct communication with vendors and cross-functional teams
Qualifications
- Understanding of our unique aesthetic and lifestyle
- Strong portfolio demonstrating range across silhouettes, prints, categories and trims - bonus points if it already leans alternative/subculture
- College degree in Fashion Design required
- 5-7 years industry experience in fashion design required (apparel, footwear and/or bags/accessories)
- Ability to sketch computerized vector flats in Adobe Illustrator (hand sketching is a huge plus)
- Tech pack experience required
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable working independently and meeting deadlines within a freelance/contract structure
- Experience using AI tools for ideation, mood boards, or rendering
About Dolls Kill
Dolls Kill is a global fashion brand that empowers everyone to celebrate their individuality. We currently have over 10 million social media followers including some of the most influential personalities in music, art, pop culture and fashion. We’re also backed by strong consumer-focused investors who share in our vision of building one of the world’s next great consumer brands.
Our team is growing quickly and we are hiring across many functions. We are looking for team members who are equally passionate about what we do and excited about joining the Dolls Kill crew.
About Us
Named "The Fastest Growing Retailer in the US", Dolls Kill is a fashion brand that boldly empowers young women to celebrate their individuality. With over three million followers on Instagram, we've become a cult favorite among DJs, celebrities and artists around the world.
Based in Oakland, we have an amazing team of retail leaders, scrappy hackers, creative marketers and fashion trendsetters who are fun to work with and serious about what they do. We're also backed strong consumer-focused investors who share in our vision of building one of the world's next great consumer brands.
From Dolls Kill's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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Where is the Apparel Designer job at Dolls Kill located?
This Apparel Designer position at Dolls Kill is located in Oakland, CA. Always check Dolls Kill's application page for specific state eligibility or relocation policies.
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