[Hiring] Freelance Apparel Designer @Vista Musical Instruments

Role Description

We're looking for a freelance apparel designer with a strong streetwear sensibility to shape products across our portfolio of music brands. This is a role for someone with genuine product vision - you have a point of view on silhouette, fit, fabric weight and styling, you know where the culture is heading, and you can tell the difference between a piece people buy and a piece people wear. You'll define what we make and how it should look, feel and fit, then carry it through to production with our sourcing partners.

Responsibilities

• Set product direction for apparel and lifestyle ranges: silhouettes, fits, fabrications, colourways and styling.
• Design pieces from concept to production - tees, caps, outerwear, totes and accessories - including graphics, trims and detailing.
• Select and modify garment blanks where appropriate; spec fabric weights, washes and finishes.
• Build techpacks and production-ready files, and work with sourcing partners through sampling and fit approval.
• Track streetwear and lifestyle trends across South East Asia and globally, and translate them into a coherent range point of view.

Qualifications

• 3+ years designing apparel in streetwear, contemporary or lifestyle categories.
• A portfolio of produced work - pieces that were manufactured and sold, not just concepts.
• Demonstrated taste and trend fluency: you can articulate why a fit, weight or shape is right for a brand and a moment.
• Solid technical grounding: garment specs, fabrication, techpacks and the sampling process.
• Graphic sensibility - comfortable designing or art-directing prints and embroidery alongside product.
• Deep familiarity with street culture, music and design - particularly in South East Asia.
• Self-directed and reliable on deadlines; comfortable working remotely with a Singapore-based team.
• Bonus: experience collaborating with artists or musicians, or building a label or capsule from scratch.

How we'll work

Project-based engagement with an ongoing retainer possible for the right person. We'll start with a small paid test brief.

To apply

Send your portfolio, rates and a short note on the work you're proudest of - and the product decisions behind it.