Orange County based apparel company is seeking a Technical Designer – men’s and women’s apparel to join the team immediately for a temporary position
*this role is onsite. Only local & available candidates will be considered
- Own the technical development process for apparel from initial concept through production, ensuring strong fit, construction quality, and timely execution.
- Lead fit reviews with cross-functional partners to assess silhouette, proportion, mobility, and overall garment appearance.
- Evaluate samples with precision, document issues clearly, and recommend practical solutions to improve fit and construction.
- Communicate revisions to manufacturing partners using technical documentation, pattern updates, and visual references.
- Maintain accurate measurement specs, construction details, and technical package information throughout development.
- Create and revise patterns as needed, including grading updates and technical corrections.
- Support consistency across categories by upholding established fit standards, construction methods, and block integrity.
- Partner closely with design and product teams early in development to translate creative concepts into production-ready specifications.
- Review garment details for quality, functionality, and cost awareness while balancing aesthetic intent.
- Build and maintain foundational blocks, fit references, and technical standards libraries.
- Track development progress across multiple styles and categories, managing deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
- Prepare detailed fit notes, technical comments, and quality-related reports to support smooth execution.
- Savvy within Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel and PLM systems
- Collaborate effectively with merchandising, product development, and design teams to drive alignment throughout the process.
- Bring strong knowledge of garment construction, fabric behavior, grading, and production requirements.
- Ideal candidates have 5+ years technical design experience within men’s women’s apparel and pattern making knowledge
- Experience working within private label preferred
- Experience working across multiple product categories is preferred; denim knowledge is a plus.
We’re looking for an experienced Footwear Merchandising professional to support a fast-paced Kids Footwear team. This opportunity focuses on assortment planning, grading, product lifecycle management, store distribution, reporting, pricing, and seasonal merchandising activities.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of retail merchandising, DTC performance, product assortments, inventory analysis, and allocation processes. They should be highly analytical, organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage Kids Footwear assortments, grading, product lifecycle, and store distribution.
- Create and maintain seasonal merchandising tools and planning documents.
- Analyze weekly business performance, sales trends, out-of-stocks, chase opportunities, and promotional pricing.
- Prepare weekly reporting, category reviews, and DTC trading meetings.
- Participate in weekly allocation and demand review meetings.
- Support retail and digital price changes across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.
- Communicate pricing updates and changes to retail stores.
- Maintain accurate product setup, catalog information, and pricing across internal systems.
- Troubleshoot missing pricing and product data issues within Centric PLM and Aptos.
- Coordinate product loads and maintain accurate merchandising records.
- Prepare Retail GTM presentations, monthly recaps, and seasonal planning materials.
- Support DTC GTM planning and monthly MAP meetings.
- Conduct site scrubs, launch performance reviews, and global test analyses.
- Prepare store visit reports and support sidewalk sales and retail activations.
- Coordinate catalog management, distribution center communication, and sample management.
- Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Retail, Digital, and Operations teams.
Qualifications:
- Previous experience in Footwear Merchandising, Retail Merchandising, or Merchandise Planning.
- Kids Footwear experience preferred.
- Strong understanding of assortment planning, grading, allocations, and product lifecycle management.
- Experience analyzing sales performance, inventory, sell-through, and product trends.
- Familiarity with DTC merchandising, pricing strategies, and promotional analysis.
- Experience supporting retail and digital merchandising operations.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Comfort managing multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience preparing merchandising reports, presentations, and seasonal planning tools.
- Ability to work independently and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable with a hybrid schedule in Denver, CO; remote may be considered for the right candidate.
Required Technical Skills:
- Footwear Merchandising and Assortment Planning
- Product Grading and Lifecycle Management
- Store Distribution and Allocation
- Retail and DTC Merchandising
- Weekly Sales and Inventory Reporting
- Pricing Analysis and Promotional Planning
- Product Setup and Catalog Management
- Retail and Digital Price Changes
- Seasonal Planning and GTM Presentations
- Microsoft Excel and advanced spreadsheet skills
- Centric PLM preferred
- Aptos preferred
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- Sample Management
- Cross-Functional Communication
Seeking a proactive, highly organized Wholesale Sales Assistant to provide essential support to a busy sales team in the apparel industry. The ideal candidate is resourceful, dependable, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage administrative responsibilities, maintain accurate information, and follow through on critical tasks. You will help ensure that orders, samples, deadlines, and sales materials are organized and moving forward.
Details:
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $52,000 annually
Start Date: TBD
Location: Commerce, CA
Key Responsibilities
- Enter, review, and track purchase orders, ensuring all details are accurate and current.
- Maintain spreadsheets, sales trackers, calendars, and key milestone dates.
- Follow up on outstanding orders, approvals, deliveries, and internal action items.
- Track samples and help maintain an organized, presentation-ready sample room.
- Prepare samples, sales materials, and supporting information for meetings and presentations.
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the sales team.
- Coordinate with internal departments and external partners to obtain updates and resolve open items.
- Assist with reporting, data entry, filing, and other sales operations projects as needed.
- Help keep priorities organized in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in sales support, fashion, apparel, merchandising, planning, or a related field.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Comfort working with spreadsheets, data entry, purchase orders, and order tracking.
- Excellent follow-up skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- A collaborative, team-oriented approach and a willingness to take initiative.
Preferred Background
- Planning experience is a plus.
- Experience with fashion showrooms, apparel brands, or wholesale sales environments is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with sample management, purchase orders, and sales operations is a plus.
Hybrid schedule in Long Island City
This role will own the global development and production calendar, oversee the China-based Product Development and Production team, and drive accountability and execution across all departments and international partners.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own and drive the global calendar, establishing milestones, aligning priorities, and holding Design, Merchandising, Sales, Technical, and Production teams accountable for deliverables.
- Oversee the China Product Development and Production team, providing direction, setting priorities, monitoring performance, and ensuring seamless execution between New York and China.
- Lead end-to-end product development, from design handoff through sampling, fittings, costing, commercialization, and bulk production.
- Drive cross-functional calendar meetings, anticipate risks, resolve bottlenecks, and escalate critical decisions to maintain timelines.
- Partner with Design and Technical teams to ensure product execution meets brand aesthetics, quality standards, and margin objectives.
- Oversee factory relationships, production schedules, work-in-progress, and on-time delivery.
- Collaborate with Merchandising and Sales on costing, margin targets, and commercial viability.
- Ensure accurate product data, BOMs, and development records in RLM.
- Drive process improvements and ensure global quality, testing, and compliance standards.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of experience in luxury ready-to-wear product development and production.
- Strong technical knowledge of woven and knitwear construction, costing, and overseas manufacturing.
- Proven experience leading international teams, ideally with China-based operations.
- Demonstrated ability to own complex global calendars and drive cross-functional accountability.
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Highly organized, proactive, decisive, and results-oriented.
- Proficiency in RLM, BOM management, and Excel. Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is preferred but not required
MEASURES OF SUCCESS
- Consistent achievement of global development and production milestones. Strong alignment and execution between New York and China teams.
- Clear accountability, timely decision-making, and proactive risk management.
- On-time delivery of high-quality collections within margin targets.
Associate Product Developer
Location: Tampa
Contract: 6 months with possibility to extend
Rate: $26/hr
40 hours/week
Schedule: work from home Mon and Fri, onsite Tue-Thur
We are seeking an organized, detail-oriented Associate Product Developer to support the product development process from concept through production readiness. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys collaborating across teams to bring apparel products to life.
What You’ll Do
- Support the development of assigned styles from concept development through sample and production readiness.
- Maintain development trackers, databases, calendars, and status reports to keep projects on schedule.
- Assist with bills of materials, artwork, comment sheets, technical documentation, and product updates.
- Coordinate with cross-functional partners and vendors to address discrepancies and maintain accurate development records.
- Track prototypes and samples, organize the sample library, and prepare samples for key meetings and fittings.
- Document meeting notes, action items, and product feedback.
- Support weekly KPI reporting, special projects, presentations, and general product-development administration.
- Help manage work-in-progress updates, data entry, parcel coordination, and other operational tasks.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Product Development or a related field.
- 1–3 years of apparel-industry experience, or relevant fashion-industry internship experience.
- Knowledge of garment development and the apparel production process.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative, solution-oriented approach.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with PLM, Adobe Illustrator, and pattern software is preferred.
- Experience with 3D software is a plus.
5 Days Onsite in Orange County
Job Summary
We’re seeking an Apparel Graphic Designer to support the creation of graphics for licensed properties within our Men’s Tee Division. This role focuses on developing compelling, brand-right designs that align with licensing guidelines while appealing to specialty and niche marketplaces.
The ideal candidate understands how to translate established IP into fresh, sellable graphics and is excited about designing with both creativity and commercial performance in mind.
You’ll work closely with the creative, sales, and development teams to produce artwork that meets licensor standards and resonates with targeted audiences across retail and direct-to-consumer channels.
This role is ideal for someone with strong design fundamentals, a passion for fashion and streetwear, and an eagerness to grow in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Create original, production-ready graphic designs for men’s t-shirts on a weekly schedule
- Develop artwork under the direction of the Senior Designer and Creative Director
- Translate licensed IP into compelling, trend-forward apparel graphics
- Collaborate closely with the creative team to ensure consistency in style, branding, and seasonal direction
- Adapt artwork based on feedback from creative leadership and production requirements
- Stay current with streetwear, fashion, typography, and graphic trends relevant to men’s apparel
- Maintain organized file systems for all design assets and revisions
- Support development of seasonal collections, drops, and special projects as needed
- Ensure all designs meet production feasibility standards for screen printing techniques
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support business operations
Qualifications
- 2–5+ years of experience in graphic design (apparel or screen print industry preferred)
- Strong portfolio showcasing t-shirt graphics, typography, illustration, and layout work
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop required)
- Solid understanding of screen printing processes, limitations, and production setup
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage weekly output expectations
- Strong attention to detail and ability to take creative direction
- Understanding of streetwear, men’s fashion, and current design trends
We’re looking for an experienced Accessories Product Development/Production Assistant to support a fast-paced team in New York City. This is an entry level position.
This opportunity focuses on accessories development, raw material coordination, vendor communication, sampling, and production support. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience with leathers, materials, BOMs, seasonal collections, and external manufacturing partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage daily communication with external manufacturers, component suppliers, and vendors.
- Partner with Design, Product Development, and Production teams throughout the development process.
- Support the development of seasonal accessories collections.
- Ensure products meet aesthetic, cost, functionality, quality, delivery, and manufacturing requirements.
- Manage and maintain product development and manufacturing calendars.
- Help improve product accuracy and reduce development lead times.
- Participate in prototype, pre-production, and BOM meetings.
- Evaluate leathers and raw materials for quality, functionality, construction, and cost-effectiveness.
- Coordinate raw material orders with suppliers for sampling.
- Track sample development, material availability, and production timelines.
- Communicate sample corrections, revisions, and approvals to external partners.
- Coordinate correction comments and finished goods orders for Production handoff.
- Maintain accurate product development documentation and tracking reports.
- Identify and resolve development and production issues.
- Support clear communication between internal teams and external manufacturing partners.
Qualifications:
- Experience in Accessories Product Development, Raw Materials, or Production.
- Background in handbags, leather goods, footwear, or fashion accessories preferred.
- Luxury fashion experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of leathers, materials, construction, and manufacturing processes.
- Experience working with manufacturers, component suppliers, and external vendors.
- Knowledge of BOMs, prototypes, sampling, and pre-production processes.
- Experience managing product development calendars and production timelines.
- Ability to assess materials for quality, functionality, and cost.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple deadlines.
- Must be comfortable working fully onsite in New York City.
Required Technical Skills:
- Accessories Product Development
- Leather and Raw Material Evaluation
- Vendor and Manufacturer Communication
- Component Supplier Coordination
- BOMs and Material Documentation
- Prototype and Pre-Production Meetings
- Sample Tracking and Approvals
- Product Development Calendars
- Material Ordering and Sampling
- Cost, Quality, and Manufacturing Requirements
- Production Handoffs and Correction Comments
- Microsoft Excel
- PLM or Product Development Systems preferred
We are looking for a Raw Materials Specialist with luxury fashion experience to work fully onsite in New York City.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead raw material sourcing and development across footwear and accessories.
- Partner with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and Production teams.
- Research innovative materials, finishes, fabrication techniques, and construction methods.
- Manage relationships with global vendors and overseas suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and supplier terms.
- Support material costing strategies and sourcing efficiencies.
- Coordinate raw material purchasing and production readiness.
- Track development calendars, material approvals, and delivery timelines.
- Maintain quality standards, material testing, and compliance requirements.
- Update material specifications, pricing, vendor information, and development records.
- Maintain accurate documentation in PLM and internal systems.
- Identify sourcing challenges and proactively resolve issues.
- Monitor market trends and new sourcing opportunities.
- Provide guidance and support to junior team members as needed.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in raw materials development, sourcing, or procurement.
- Luxury fashion experience strongly preferred.
- Experience managing global suppliers and overseas sourcing partners.
- Strong understanding of costing, MOQs, lead times, and manufacturing processes.
- Proven experience negotiating with vendors and suppliers.
- Experience supporting raw material purchasing and production timelines.
- Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Proactive problem-solver with strong follow-through.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Comfortable managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Prior leadership or team management experience is a plus.
- Must be comfortable working fully onsite in New York City.
Required Technical Skills:
- Raw Material Sourcing and Development
- Leather, Trims, and Hardware Development
- Global Vendor and Supplier Management
- Material Costing and Negotiations
- MOQ and Lead Time Management
- Bulk Material Purchasing
- Material Testing and Quality Standards
- Production Calendar Management
- Microsoft Excel
- PLM Systems
- Material Tracking and Documentation
- RLM experience is a plus.