Senior Designer, Outerwear & Lounge at FIGS

FIGS is seeking a visionary Senior Designer to lead design across Outerwear and Lounge, driving innovation and creative excellence at every stage of the process. Reporting to the Director of Apparel Design, you’ll translate brand DNA into elevated, functional, and fashion-forward collections that empower healthcare professionals every day. As both a strategic thinker and hands-on creative, you’ll shape FIGS’ design direction across core collections, seasonal capsules, and special projects. Partnering closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll ensure creative cohesion, product innovation, and a deep connection to the FIGS community - helping define the future of healthcare apparel.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design of seasonal Outerwear & Lounge collections - technical outerwear (rain, insulation, fleece) and sweatshirting - blending innovation, modern style, and functional performance.
• Partner with the Director of Apparel Design and VP of Concept and Design to evolve fashion relevance and bring to life seasonal concepts that inspire and serve healthcare professionals.
• Research trends, materials, and market insights to inform fresh ideas and identify opportunities that elevate the FIGS brand.
• Design cohesive, premium collections that deliver on both brand vision and the real needs of healthcare professionals.
• Create and/or oversee technical sketches and spec packages for all designs. 
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Raw Materials, Product Development, and Marketing to bring product from concept to creation with precision and impact.
• Lead fittings and provide thoughtful, solution-oriented feedback to ensure exceptional fit, comfort, and quality.
• Contribute to color, material, and trim direction in partnership with Raw Materials to meet quality, cost, and calendar goals.
• Manage design calendars, milestones, and handoffs to keep multiple projects on track and aligned.
• Mentor and inspire junior designers, fostering creativity, curiosity, and collaboration across the team.
• Partner with cross-category design teams to ensure a cohesive, elevated brand experience across all apparel lines.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in apparel design, including at least 2 years leading or mentoring junior designers.
• Proven expertise across technical lifestyle apparel in wovens & knits.
• Strong command of silhouette, proportion, construction, and fit with hands-on understanding of pattern making and technical detailing.
• Exceptional talent for concept development, color, and material innovation with a sharp, modern aesthetic.
• Experience driving full-cycle design — from initial sketch and prototyping through final production.
• Confident visual communicator with excellent sketching, illustration, and presentation skills.
• Deep understanding of market trends, and adjacent categories to inform product direction.
• Passion for customer-centric design and a deep respect for the healthcare professional community.
• Highly organized, solutions-oriented, and comfortable thriving in a fast-paced, growth-driven environment.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite; experience with 3D and AI-assisted platforms a plus.
• Familiarity with PLM systems and cross-functional design workflows.

Other Must-Haves

• Strong leadership presence paired with a collaborative, team-first, and optimistic mindset.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, egoless nature, and 100% awesome attitude.
• High level of integrity, initiative, and follow-through.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Passion for design that makes a difference and elevates the lives of healthcare professionals.

FIGS Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range

• At FIGS, your base salary is one part of your total compensation package. This role's base salary range is between $115,000 and $145,000. Actual base salary is determined based on a number of factors, including but not limited to your relevant skills, qualifications, and years of experience. 

Additional Compensation and Benefits 

• Equity: Eligible FIGS employees have the opportunity to own shares of FIGS stock through our new-hire equity program. Additionally, FIGS provides a discount when purchasing FIGS stock voluntarily through our FIGS Employee Stock Purchase Plan  
• Annual bonus: This position is eligible to participate in the FIGS annual bonus program

• Other compensation and benefits offered include: 
• Comprehensive benefits and perks package focused on your well-being, including premium medical, dental and vision coverage, and full access to wellness services through Breethe and Classpass. 100% FIGS-sponsored life insurance and disability insurance  
• Amazing 401(k) program, with a company match up to the first 6% of your contribution
• Generous paid time off - We have 12 company holidays. For salaried team members, we offer flexible vacation. For our hourly team members, we offer up to 3 weeks of accrued vacation
• Meaningful time away for baby bonding, including parental leave, new parent care meals, and a transition back to work for primary caregivers
• FIGS sponsored Uber Eats voucher for in-office weeks
• Personalized discount code for 50% off all FIGS products, along with a separate code to share with family and friends to enjoy a 25% discount site-wide
• Access to FIGS Vet, Discounted Pet Daycare, Discounted Pet Insurance, and so much more…

*Benefits eligibility is determined by hour requirements and length of service 

A little bit about us…

FIGS, Inc. is a founder-led, direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand that seeks to celebrate, empower and serve current and future generations of healthcare professionals. We redefine what scrubs are by creating technically advanced apparel and products that feature an unmatched combination of comfort, durability, function and style, all at an affordable price. With the largest DTC platform in healthcare apparel, we sell our products to a rapidly growing community of loyal customers. Through these customer relationships, FIGS has built a community and lifestyle around a profession, revolutionizing the large and fragmented healthcare apparel market and becoming the industry’s category-defining healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand.

Our Threads for Threads initiative is integral to our mission to improve the lives of healthcare professionals on a global scale. Founded alongside FIGS in 2013, Threads for Threads donates scrubs to healthcare professionals working in resource-poor countries around the world.