At Life is Good, we believe great design is less like a factory assembly line and more like building a classic car by hand. We don’t chase endless models and trim packages. We focus on fewer, better products—designed with care, intention, and optimism—so every tee, hoodie, and hat feels like a keeper the moment you put it on.
As our Director of Apparel Design, you’ll steer that philosophy forward. You’ll guide a talented team of designers, dreamers, and doers to create apparel that’s not just stylish, but meaningful and lasting —pieces that help people wear and share optimism every day. If you’re the kind of leader who values quality over quantity, inspiration over speed, and believes design can move people as much as it dresses them, we’d love to take this ride with you.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• You have 8 or more years of apparel design experience
• You effectively manage, coach, and develop others
• You are adept at flat sketching and illustration
• You use Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Microsoft Suite with skill and ease
• You have proven color acumen as measured by a superior score (less than 3) on the Munsell Hue Test
• You have demonstrable experience and knowledge of garment construction, textiles, and fit
• You present relevant ideas and plans skillfully to a wide variety of team members
• You lead open discussions that lead to clear, executable decisions
  Pay Transparency:
  We post our jobs on a collection of sites. Not all of them portray accurate information about our compensation ranges. For years, we’ve used a market-based approach to determine starting pay for all roles at Life is Good. We encourage you to explore reputable salary calculators like Salary.com or PayScale and, using accurate data for the apparel industry, this job (from the job description), our company size (under 300 people), location (Boston), and the required experience for this role (10 years or less), you will see the pay range for this role.

YOU’LL KNOW YOU’RE SUCCESSFUL WHEN

• You and your team meet your annual goals
• You are a cultural leader at Life is Good
• You are trusted and valued by your leaders, peers, and employees, as evidenced by their feedback and adoption of your ideas and suggestions