Social Media & Content Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: New York City or Los Angeles (Hybrid)
Reports To: Creative Director, Brand

About the Role

Our client, a consumer lifestyle brand, is seeking a creative, highly organized Social Media & Content Manager to own social strategy and daily channel execution. This role will serve as the primary in-house creator of social-first content, bringing fresh ideas to life across short-form video, static assets, creator partnerships, and community engagement.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a strong creative eye, deep familiarity with the creator landscape, and the ability to balance independent ownership with close collaboration across brand and creative teams.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and lead the social media strategy across Instagram, TikTok, and emerging channels, with clear goals for growth, engagement, and brand presence.
• Create compelling static and video concepts using existing brand imagery and new content opportunities.
• Serve as the primary in-house video creator, shooting and editing short-form, social-first content.
• Publish and schedule daily content across social platforms while maintaining a consistent cadence, voice, and visual standard.
• Build, maintain, and execute a content calendar in Figma; proactively identify scheduling gaps and upcoming content needs.
• Manage influencer gifting programs, including creator identification, outreach, product seeding, shipping coordination, and follow-up.
• Lead affiliate and creator partnership strategy, including product placement, relationship management, and performance tracking.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with creators who align with the brand’s aesthetic and audience.
• Manage community engagement across comments, direct messages, tags, and reshares, escalating time-sensitive issues as needed.
• Organize incoming user-generated content and coordinate live influencer and affiliate content.
• Support studio and on-location shoots by capturing behind-the-scenes and supplemental social content.
• Monitor channel performance and translate insights into ongoing content and strategy improvements.

What You Bring

• Professional social media experience with a demonstrated ability to develop and execute channel strategies.
• A strong creative eye and proven ability to develop engaging content concepts.
• Hands-on video shooting and editing capabilities for short-form social content.
• Deep knowledge of the creator, influencer, and social media landscape.
• Strong organizational skills and experience managing content calendars and production workflows.
• A proactive, self-directed work style with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Experience with affiliate platforms or creator-commerce programs is a plus.

The Product Development Coordinator supports the development and execution of travel bags and accessories, including totes, duffels, backpacks, and related products. This role manages product development from initial concept through production readiness, coordinating with overseas factories and internal teams to ensure products meet design, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of product development experience in travel goods, handbags, accessories, or related soft goods, with strong organizational skills and knowledge of materials, hardware, construction, costing, and sample development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the product development process from initial development through production readiness.
• Maintain product development tracking across multiple styles, SKUs, programs, and factories, ensuring timelines and development milestones remain on schedule.
• Communicate with overseas factories regarding samples, materials, hardware, pricing, revisions, approvals, and development requests.
• Manage and track proto, approval, color, and sales samples; review samples against tech packs and specifications for construction, materials, color, hardware, and overall quality.
• Coordinate material, trim, hardware, and color approvals, clearly communicating discrepancies and required revisions to factories.
• Support product costing by maintaining cost information, requesting factory quotations, and assisting with pricing negotiations.
• Maintain accurate style, SKU, pricing, and product information within company systems and support NuORDER line setup, image uploads, and line sheets as needed.
• Coordinate samples and product information for buyer meetings, photography, catalogs, and account-specific development, while partnering with Design, Merchandising, Sales, Production, and other internal teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Development, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Design, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent industry experience will be considered.
• 3+ years of product development experience in travel goods, handbags, accessories, luggage, or related soft goods.
• Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle, including sampling, materials, hardware, construction, costing, approvals, and production handoff.
• Experience working directly with overseas factories and vendors, including sample follow-up, revisions, approvals, and pricing.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple styles, samples, factories, and deadlines with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication and computer skills; proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook required. Experience with BlueCherry, NuORDER, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop is a plus.

Key Competencies:

• Product development and sample management
• Travel goods and accessories knowledge
• Factory and vendor communication
• Costing and pricing support
• Organization and attention to detail
• Timeline and priority management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving and follow-through

Location: Orange County, CA
*Relocation stipend offered*

We’re seeking a strategic, customer-focused Senior Buyer to lead product strategy and assortment planning across women’s wovens, dresses, and essentials. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded retail leader who can anticipate customer demand, drive profitable growth, and develop a high-performing buying team.

What You’ll Do

• Develop pre-season product strategies and assortment plans aligned with financial and merchandising goals.
• Own merchandise performance for assigned categories, using analysis to refine forecasts and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with planning teams to optimize inventory, improve margin, and reduce markdown risk.
• Lead seasonal assortment presentations and execute promotional, floorset, and marketing initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships, including negotiating costs, deliveries, and brand strategies.
• Collaborate with design, product development, visual, marketing, and planning partners.
• Lead, coach, and develop Buyers, Associate Buyers, and Assistant Buyers.

What You’ll Bring

• 3–5 years of retail buying experience in a specialty or department-store environment.
• Strong knowledge of merchandising, assortment planning, forecasting, pricing, gross margin, open-to-buy, markup, and turnover.
• Experience leading teams and developing talent.
• Excellent analytical, communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Senior Buyer – Luxury Fashion

Location: Dallas, TX | Onsite

We are seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to lead buying and merchandising strategy for an established luxury, multi-brand fashion retailer. This is a highly visible role for a commercially minded merchant who combines a strong fashion point of view with a data-driven approach to assortment planning and inventory management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead buying and merchandising strategy across multiple retail locations and e-commerce.
• Develop seasonal assortments that balance established customer preferences with opportunities to attract new audiences.
• Identify emerging designers, trends, categories, and new product opportunities.
• Develop seasonal buying budgets and open-to-buy strategies across brands, categories, locations, and channels.
• Analyze sales, gross margin, inventory turn, sell-through, markdowns, and product performance to guide buying decisions.
• Conduct post-buy analysis and adjust future assortments based on performance.
• Manage inventory investments while improving margin and inventory productivity.
• Lead market appointments, seasonal line reviews, order negotiations, and vendor discussions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with designers, brands, showrooms, and vendor partners.
• Partner closely with retail, e-commerce, and other cross-functional teams to align merchandise strategy with customer demand.
• Establish disciplined buying processes, reporting standards, and performance metrics.
• Support and develop junior buying and merchandising talent.

Qualifications

• Significant buying and merchandising experience within luxury fashion, designer retail, or a comparable multi-brand environment.
• Senior-level experience with responsibility extending beyond a single store, department, or category.
• Strong knowledge of luxury customers, designer brands, fashion trends, and the competitive retail landscape.
• Expertise in merchandise planning, open-to-buy management, inventory analysis, sell-through, and margin improvement.
• Proven ability to combine strong fashion instincts with financial and analytical decision-making.
• Experience developing assortments across multiple stores, customer segments, or sales channels.
• Established vendor relationships and experience negotiating with brands, designers, and showrooms.
• Strong communication, leadership, and presentation skills.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior buying talent.

The ideal candidate is a commercially minded luxury-fashion merchant who understands that exceptional buying requires both instinct and data. They should have a strong fashion perspective while remaining disciplined around margin, inventory exposure, and sell-through.

Layette Designer
Salary: $80,000–$100,000 annually
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 2 Days In-House / Remaining Days Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Lakewood, NJ
Industry: Infant apparel

About the Role
We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Layette Designer to join our creative team. This position is ideal for a designer who combines a strong aesthetic sensibility with technical expertise and a comprehensive understanding of infant apparel development.
The Layette Designer will be responsible for translating creative concepts into fully developed, production-ready garments while ensuring every design detail is clearly communicated and aligned with our quality, cost, and brand standards.

Key Responsibilities
Design Development & Technical Execution

• Translate creative concepts into comprehensive technical specifications.
• Provide all necessary information to execute each design, including:
  • Fabrication and material selection
  • Trims and embellishments
  • Color specifications
  • Sewing techniques
  • Garment construction
  • Label placement
  • Artwork and print design
  • Budget adherence
  • Fit instructions
• Ensure all design information is accurately documented within the Tech Pack and PLM system.
• Create and maintain complete, accurate, and production-ready tech packs.
• Provide original samples to support the development of new styles.
• Maintain the fabric library within the PLM system, including clear and accurate supplier information.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with the Technical Designer to develop accurate development specifications.
• Partner with the Graphic Designer to create artwork, prints, and technical packages.
• Identify and resolve design and construction challenges before sample development.
• Work collaboratively with overseas manufacturing partners to ensure design intent is maintained.
• Attend design meetings and adhere to established development deadlines and TIA calendar guidelines.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in layette, infant, or children’s apparel design.
• Strong understanding of fabrications, trims, garment construction, and fit.
• Ability to independently create complete tech packs and artwork prints is required.
• Experience with PLM systems and apparel development processes.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance creative vision with production feasibility and budget requirements.

Technical Designer – Infant & Layette
Salary: $80,000–$100,000 annually
Location: Lakewood, NJ

ONSITE REQUIRED
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Children’s apparel
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Technical Designer specializing in Infant and Layette apparel to join our growing team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with a strong understanding of fit, garment construction, grading, and technical development.
The Technical Designer will work closely with our design team and overseas manufacturing partners to ensure each garment meets our standards for fit, quality, and production accuracy.
Key Responsibilities

• Develop block specifications based on established size ranges.
• Partner with designers throughout the sample development process to achieve the intended fit and aesthetic.
• Prepare detailed specifications for all stages of development, including first fit, second fit, PP, and shipping samples.
• Independently coordinate and lead fit sessions.
• Communicate fit comments, corrections, and technical revisions clearly to overseas patternmakers.
• Develop grading for costing and pricing purposes.
• Create bulk grading for production.
• Maintain accuracy and consistency across technical packages and production specifications.
• Collaborate with design and production teams to resolve technical challenges and ensure timely execution.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience as a Technical Designer specializing in Infant and Layette apparel.
• Strong knowledge of infant garment construction, fit, grading, and technical specifications.
• Experience working with overseas factories and patternmakers.
• Ability to independently manage fit sessions and communicate technical corrections.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple styles and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Designer, Women’s Denim

Location: New York, NY
Onsite 4 days wfh Friday
Salary: $80,000–$95,000

We are seeking a talented, highly motivated Designer with strong women’s denim experience to join a growing design team. This role will lead the design and development of the denim category while contributing to a cohesive women’s sportswear collection.

The ideal candidate pairs deep denim expertise with strong commercial fashion sensibility. You will take ownership from early concept through production, balancing trend direction with product that resonates in the market.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and development of women’s denim collections from concept through production.
• Research seasonal trends, competitive product, washes, finishes, silhouettes, details, and emerging denim directions.
• Build commercially relevant assortments aligned to the overall brand aesthetic and seasonal strategy.
• Design denim categories including jeans, skirts, shorts, jackets, dresses, and fashion denim.
• Create CADs, technical sketches, wash references, and development packages.
• Partner with overseas factories and development teams; review wash panels, lab dips, strike-offs, prototypes, and samples.
• Collaborate with Technical Design on fit, proportion, construction, and execution of design intent.
• Work cross-functionally with Design, Merchandising, Sales, Product Development, Technical Design, and Sourcing.
• Maintain accurate line sheets, development tracking, and PDM records while managing seasonal-calendar deadlines.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of women’s apparel design experience, including significant hands-on denim experience.
• Strong knowledge of denim fabrications, weights, stretch and recovery, washes, finishes, construction, and garment treatments.
• Excellent understanding of garment construction, fit, fabrication, and product development.
• Adobe Illustrator skills; Photoshop experience is preferred.
• Experience communicating directly with overseas factories and vendors.
• Strong organization, time management, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple developments independently.

Associate Technical Accessory Designer | Lafayette, CO

Our client in the fashion/accessories space is looking for an Associate Technical Accessory Designer to join their team! This is a contract-to-hire opportunity for someone with strong technical design skills who can move quickly between projects and products.

What you’ll do:

• Create tech packs, technical sketches, product designs + CADs
• Support product development across headwear, bags, socks, cold-weather accessories + novelties
• Conduct trend research and develop design inspiration
• Partner with design, sales and production teams to bring products to life
• Work with prints, knits, hardware, materials + construction details
• Collaborate with global teams and troubleshoot design/production challenges
• Maintain creative/design resources and showroom materials

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field
• 3+ years of technical design experience
• Strong Adobe Illustrator skills — key requirement
• Proficiency with Photoshop + InDesign
• Experience with PLM systems (WFX preferred)
• Adobe Firefly / AI design experience is a plus
• Strong organization, communication and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a very fast-paced environment

Logistics:

• ? Lafayette, CO — onsite 4 days/week
• ? 40 hours/week
• ? ASAP start
• ? Contract-to-hire