TYR Sport · 1 day ago
Senior Designer- Performance Apparel
Farmingdale, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$115K/yr - $135K/yr
7+ years expTYR Sport is seeking a dynamic Senior Performance Designer to join their Apparel / Softgoods team, focusing on creating highly technical, performance-driven apparel. The role involves leading design efforts, translating insights into product solutions, and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure aesthetic excellence and functional feasibility.
LeisureLifestyleSports
Responsibilities
Lead the Performance platform across Running, Training, and Swimming, delivering athlete-tested, consumer-ready product
Identify gaps and opportunities within the current product line and develop solutions aligned with consumer insights, emerging trends, and business objectives
Translate ideas into design concepts and silhouettes with deep consideration for fit, functionality, construction, and material systems
Partner cross-functionally to ensure aesthetic excellence and functional feasibility while meeting price points, merchandising needs, and deadlines
Collaborate with design leadership to refine product creation processes and identify opportunities to drive efficiency
Support company goals, product roadmaps, design direction, and seasonal narratives through strong design execution and project management
Partner with leadership to shape short- and long-term strategic vision
Present work internally and externally to senior leadership
Contribute to building a shared brand language and design toolkit through deep research into sport, the athlete, culture, art, fashion, and personal creative perspective
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Apparel or Fashion Design, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
7+ years of relevant apparel design experience, with required experience in performance apparel
Proven track record of commercialized performance products, with innovations successfully transitioned to downstream partners
Strong leadership presence, with the ability to guide design direction and influence cross-functional teams
Advanced knowledge of performance apparel manufacturing, including construction methods, technologies, silhouettes, fit, material integration, graphics, and finishes
Deep materials expertise, including performance attributes, weights, drape, fiber content, finishes, textile treatments, trims, and material science
Hands-on ability to elevate design through physical and digital prototyping, including iterative concept development and testing
Experience with wear testing and leveraging athlete and consumer insights to inform design decisions
Proven critical thinker with the ability to design through ambiguity and complex briefs to successful completion
Strong conceptual skills, including deep research, trend analysis, and exceptional visual judgment informed by global style and cultural awareness
Ability to maintain end-to-end design and strategic direction to ensure a consistent and compelling product vision
Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize across short- and long-term initiatives of varying complexity
Experience proactively partnering across teams, facilitating effective meetings, and managing key design milestones and deliverables
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and creatively driven environment
Expert communication and presentation skills across a variety of formats, including presentations to senior leadership
Strong knowledge of the performance apparel market, consumer, and trends
Demonstrated passion for trend, visual culture, and sport
Passion for and/or experience in running, swimming, weightlifting, cross-training, or related sports
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and comfort working in emerging digital spaces, including 3D and generative AI tools
Portfolio or work samples required, demonstrating insights, inspiration, creative thinking, process, aesthetics, and design rationale
Company
TYR Sport
TYR Sport is a sporting goods company that offers swimwear, swim caps, swimming goggles, and triathlon gear.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Matt DiLorenzo
CEO
Kelly Mulvey
Chief Financial Officer
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