Design · Saigon, Vietnam · Full-time · On-site

Designer - Apparel

Lead design across client programs from concept through production, owning creative direction and the technical truth of every garment.

UNCVRD partners with modern global brands to create exceptional apparel, bags, and accessories, operating as a seamless extension of internal brand teams from first sketch to delivery. In-house design, technical engineering, rapid sampling, and independent quality control sit under one roof in Saigon, Vietnam.

This is a full-time Designer role leading design across client programs. Client briefs and brand DNA become commercially strong collections, and that intent carries all the way into precise, production-ready specifications. The work moves fluidly between creative and technical: collections developed in Illustrator and CLO 3D, tech packs owned end to end, fit sessions led, and the pod mentored. Approved AI tools are part of the workflow. Works alongside the Senior Designer and reports to the Merchandising Director.

Design and development

  • Translate client briefs and brand DNA into commercially strong, design-forward collections, and set seasonal concept, color, and material direction.
  • Develop sketches, CADs, and CLO 3D visuals that communicate proportion, detail, and silhouette.
  • Lead seasonal design reviews and adopt or drop sessions, and own aesthetic sign-off at each design gate.

Technical design and tech packs

  • Own the technical truth of each garment: construction callouts, measurement specs, fit, and grade rules, built with the Pattern Maker and Product Developer.
  • Develop and correct patterns using Gerber, Lectra, or an equivalent CAD system, and sign technical completeness before sampling.
  • Carry design intent through proto, sampling, and production.

Sampling and fit

  • Measure factory samples against the tech pack and product manual standards, and conduct fittings on a dress form or fit model.
  • Consolidate fit and construction comments into one updated tech pack per round, and confirm readiness to advance.
  • Lead fit sessions via video when the client is included.

Collaboration and innovation

  • Work alongside the Senior Designer and the pod to align creative direction and technical execution, and mentor Product Developers and the technical design team.
  • Bring approved AI and automation tools into the design and development workflow, and help set the standard for how the team uses them.
  • Keep design files, tech pack content, and fit comments current in UNCVRD OS and Google Drive, with no verbal-only commitments.

Tools

  • Design: Adobe Illustrator, CLO 3D, Canva, and Gerber, Lectra, or an equivalent CAD patternmaking system.
  • Communication and files: Slack, Gmail, WhatsApp, Zalo, WeChat, Google Drive.
  • Operations: Google Drive as system of record, UNCVRD OS as PLM.
  • AI: Claude and ChatGPT for company-approved automation, drafting, summarizing, translation, and reporting.

What you bring

  • 10+ years in apparel design across performance, lifestyle, or outdoor categories, with both creative and technical depth.
  • Advanced Adobe Illustrator skills for design, CADs, and technical illustration.
  • Strong CLO 3D capability for design development, visualization, and fit.
  • Hands-on patternmaking and grading in Gerber, Lectra, or an equivalent CAD system.
  • A track record of bringing new AI tools into design and development workflows to improve speed and quality.
  • Advanced knowledge of fit, patterning, materials, and construction, with the ability to own tech packs end to end.
  • Proven ability to lead the design process from concept through production and to mentor a cross-functional team.
  • Excellent client-facing spoken and written communication. English proficiency required, Vietnamese a plus.
  • Organization, including strong attention to detail and disciplined process documentation.

Engagement and compensation

  • Commitment: full-time, salaried position.
  • Location: Thao Dien, Saigon, Vietnam.
  • Reports to: Merchandising Director.
  • Collaborates with: Senior Designer, Product Developers, Sourcing Lead, and client teams.
  • Capacity: 100 styles per season across assigned brands.
  • Travel: regular travel to factories, and fit or inspection sites in and around Saigon, with occasional travel to other provinces on reasonable notice.
  • Base salary: competitive monthly base salary in VND, set on experience.
  • Benefits: statutory benefits including social, health, and unemployment insurance, annual leave, and public holidays.
  • Bonus: performance bonus tied to a seasonal KPI scorecard and paid twice a year, plus annual thirteenth-month payment.