Product Developer

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Product Developer to lead the product development process from design handoff through production. This is an exciting opportunity to partner cross-functionally with Design, Technical Design, Sourcing, Production, and global manufacturing partners to bring high-quality womenswear products to market.

What You’ll Do

• Manage product development calendars, milestones, samples, and approvals across seasonal collections.
• Partner with Design, Technical Design, and Production on fabrics, trims, construction, fit, costing, and production readiness.
• Coordinate with overseas vendors and factories to manage timelines, resolve issues, and ensure development deliverables are completed on time.
• Support fabric and trim sourcing, custom color development, testing, BOM updates, and sample management.
• Identify risks related to sourcing, construction, cost, quality, and timing, and recommend solutions proactively.

What We’re Looking For

• 3–5 years of product development experience within fashion or apparel.
• Strong background in garment construction, textiles, sourcing, manufacturing, and costing.
• Experience working with overseas factories and global supply chains.
• Strong project management, communication, vendor management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in PLM systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with high-end womenswear construction; denim fabric and wash development is a plus.

This is a full-time, on-site opportunity based in Oakland, CA.

Associate Product Developer

We are seeking an Associate Product Developer to support the development of apparel products from concept through production. This role will help manage a broad seasonal assortment and work closely with cross-functional teams to bring product to market on time, within cost targets, and in line with quality standards.

The right candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and categories. This person will partner with teams across design, merchandising, sourcing, technical design, sales, and production to support smooth development and execution from initial concept to final handoff.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the product development process across multiple apparel categories
• Manage development details from concept through production readiness
• Create and maintain product specs, costing information, and development documentation in PLM
• Track calendars, approvals, and milestones to help keep projects on schedule
• Review fabrics, trims, wash treatments, prints, and construction details
• Evaluate prototypes and samples and communicate clear feedback to vendors and internal teams
• Monitor sample progress and maintain organization across a high volume of styles
• Partner with internal teams to support margin goals and product quality
• Identify opportunities for cost savings through materials, sourcing, or construction changes
• Communicate with vendors and factory partners throughout the development cycle
• Troubleshoot issues proactively to avoid delays and support on-time delivery

Qualifications

• 3 to 5+ years of experience in apparel product development
• Experience working in a high-volume environment preferred
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, textiles, costing, sourcing, and PLM systems
• Ability to manage multiple product categories and deadlines at once
• Strong organizational, communication, and follow-through skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Product Development, Apparel Manufacturing, or a related field preferred

Freelance Assistant Designer

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a Freelance Assistant Designer to provide temporary support to its outerwear design team for a couple of months. This role will contribute to men’s, women’s, and kids’ outerwear programs across multiple brands including Eddie Bauer, Lands’ End, and Quiksilver Mens.

Responsibilities

• Support the outerwear design team throughout the product development process.
• Assist with design research, concept development, color and material coordination, and presentation preparation.
• Help organize design files, samples, seasonal information, and team communications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to help maintain project timelines and deliverables.
• Provide general design support across men’s, women’s, and kids’ product categories as needed.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant apparel design or assistant design experience.
• Outerwear experience is not required, but is a strong plus.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced freelance environment.
• Ability to support multiple product categories and adapt to evolving team needs.

Associate Technical Designer (Sweaters)

Salary: $65,000–$75,000 DOE

Location: Onsite in New York, NY

Employment Type: Full-Time

Overview: We are looking for an Associate Technical Designer for sweaters. Ideal candidates should bring strong technical design support experience, attention to detail, and the ability to partner across design and product teams.

Associate Designer Key Responsibilities

• Support the technical design process for sweaters from concept through production.
• Assist in creating and updating tech packs, garment specs, and construction details on PLM
• Review samples for fit, construction, and quality.
• Participate in fittings and help communicate fit comments and revisions.
• Track updates and maintain accurate technical documentation.
• Partner with design, production, and vendors to support timely execution.
• Help ensure consistency in fit, measurements, and construction standards.

Associate Designer Qualifications

• Experience in technical design, preferably within sweaters or knitwear.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, fit, and measurement standards.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in relevant technical design tools and documentation systems is a plus.

5 Days Onsite in NYC.

Key Responsibilities:

· Responsible for the design process, including market research, design, and guidance through fabric execution processes for Little Girl, Tween, and Baby collections across all categories including wovens, sweaters, and C&S

· Research seasonal trends, silhouettes, materials, and novelty techniques; bring new ideas through competitive shopping, research, and attending local vintage shows

· Develop seasonal collections in partnership with Merchandising, the Senior Design Director, and VP of Design from concept through completion

· Design into groups/styles that leverage qualities and concepts from womenswear and adapt them for Little Girl and Tween categories; additionally supplement with new standalone concepts specific to these categories

· Versatile in designing across all categories including dresses, tops, jackets, outerwear, bottoms, occasion dressing, sweaters, fleece, active, swim, and C&S

· Communicate comments for fabrics, combos, linings, mockups, embellishments, and other developments to overseas factories; troubleshoot and work with the team to ensure developments meet design standards

· Work on visual presentations for key meetings, ensuring boards and decks effectively communicate and align with the brand language; maintain updated flat sketches, CADs, layouts, and fabric development information

· Track the status of developments, ensure outstanding questions are resolved, and strategically plan workload to meet calendar goals

· Manage tech pack passing and adoption schedules; coordinate meeting scheduling and preparation

· Problem-solve calendar, deadline, and other issues with cross-department partners including Product Development, Production, and the Senior Design Director

· Be a detail-oriented, organized self-starter who can own every aspect of the design development process from concept to production

· Demonstrate strong knowledge of technical aspects of garment development including sketching, construction, and fit

· Initiate and supervise trim development and sourcing

· Prepare and ensure accuracy of tech packs and comments from initial concept through production; responsible for launching development tech packs

· Attend bulk fittings and work with Technical Designers and Production to maintain design concept, fit, and quality standards throughout the production process

· Oversee production trim and fabric approvals

Qualifications:

· 5–9 years of experience in a design environment

· High taste level and strong creative ability

· Exceptional design and fit sense

· Skilled in hand drawing or Procreate for flats

· Computer skills: proficient in Excel, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator; familiarity with Canva or other similar presentation programs

· Ability to think creatively in three dimensions and envision how designs will execute

· Knowledgeable in technical aspects of construction; experienced working with overseas development and able to allocate work to tailors

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills in a team environment

· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

· Exemplary time management and project management skills

· Strong follow-through; proactive, highly organized, and detail-oriented

· Strong planning and organizational skills with a sense of priority for deadlines and attention to detail

· Ability to recognize and react to changing work demands

· Goal-oriented with the ability to stay focused on creating winning results

· Mentor or management experience; proficiency in guiding junior team members and nurturing talent

· BA or Associate Degree in Fashion Design, Textile Design, or a comparable field

· Hardworking and flexible with strong problem-solving skills

We are looking for an Apparel Graphic Designer / Brand Designer to join a luxury men’s skate brand with a strong point of view and elevated aesthetic. This role is ideal for someone who can work across a wide range of visual languages and bring a sharp, fashion-driven eye to apparel graphics, brand identity, artwork , and storytelling.

This person will help shape the visual direction of the brand across apparel and related creative assets. The right candidate is creating compelling graphics and brand-right visual concepts for apparel that support the overall product and brand vision.

Key Responsibilities

• Design apparel graphics for men’s product categories
• Create brand-right visual concepts, identity elements, and artwork systems
• Translate creative direction into strong graphic and branding solutions
• Support storytelling across apparel, seasonal concepts, and broader brand touchpoints
• Work across multiple aesthetics while maintaining a cohesive brand voice
• Partner with cross-functional teams to execute design work from concept through finalization

Qualifications

• Experience in apparel graphic design and brand design
• Strong portfolio showing elevated aesthetics and versatile visual range
• Background in luxury, contemporary, streetwear, skate, or fashion-driven brands preferred
• Excellent typography, composition, and graphic design skills
• Ability to build graphics, identities, and visual systems that feel fresh and brand-right
• A highly conceptual thinker with strong execution skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Ideal Profile

• Great eye and elevated taste
• Able to operate as a workhorse across different visual languages and aesthetics
• Understands the balance of luxury and skate culture

Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant

Seeking a seasoned, highly organized Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant to support a principal within a fast-paced, quickly growing fashion or beauty brand. This is an onsite role in West Hollywood for a polished, trusted professional who thrives on managing complex priorities, anticipating needs, and keeping every detail moving seamlessly.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-level Executive Assistant and Personal Assistant support directly to a principal.
• Manage a demanding calendar, meetings, scheduling, and shifting priorities.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, itineraries, and logistics.
• Travel as needed with the principal and remain flexible around changing schedules.
• Handle confidential communications, correspondence, and sensitive information with discretion.
• Support personal scheduling, appointments, errands, and household-related needs as required.
• Act as a proactive point person across internal teams, external contacts, and vendors.

Qualifications

• Strong Executive Assistant and Personal Assistant background supporting a principal within the fashion or beauty industry.
• Fluent Spanish and English communication skills required.
• Experience with complex calendar management, travel coordination, and executive communications.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, rapidly growing brand environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed.
• Comfortable with occasional communication outside standard business hours.
• Professional, discreet, resourceful, and exceptionally organized.

This is an onsite role in West Hollywood for a dependable assistant with strong principal-support experience and the ability to bring structure, flexibility, and follow-through to a growing business.

Seeking a skilled Swim Technical Designer to join a dynamic team. This role will have a key impact on overall fit and product execution and requires a high level of attention to detail, technical knowledge, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Lead the technical design process in bringing women’s products from initial sample stage through production readiness.
• Lead fit sessions, evaluate garment performance on body, and recommend adjustments to achieve consistency in silhouette, comfort, and sizing.
• Create and update detailed tech packs, measurement charts, construction notes, and fit comments for each style.
• Partner with overseas vendors and internal teams to communicate revisions related to fit, patterns, and garment engineering.
• Work closely with design, merchandising, production, and sales partners to ensure product intent is maintained throughout development.
• Monitor pre-production and production sample stages, including approvals and follow-up on required corrections.
• Maintain organized records of fit history, development changes, and production standards across seasons.
• Track calendars and key milestones to help keep development and production deliverables on schedule.
• Troubleshoot construction, quality, and fit issues and propose practical solutions that balance aesthetics, function, and manufacturability.
• Apply strong knowledge of patternmaking, grading, and garment construction to support accurate execution and scalable fit standards.
• Contribute to the refinement of blocks, specifications, and technical processes for women’s swim categories.
• 5+ years Technical Design experience within women’s apparel
• Experience with swim is a plus!
• Experience working within a PLM system
• Hands on experience with live fittings
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment
• Must be proactive and solutions oriented