Freelance Assistant Color & Print Technologist

About the Role

American Eagle Outfitters’ Aerie brand is seeking a detail-oriented Freelance Assistant Color & Print Technologist to support the seasonal color and print approval process. This role will help ensure color consistency and adherence to established standards across Aerie’s mills, vendors, and manufacturing partners while providing designers with the tools and resources needed to bring color inspiration to life.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the inventory, filing, ordering, and distribution of seasonal color standards and design tools.
• Create and distribute digital seasonal color palettes to internal partners and external suppliers.
• Maintain accurate databases for seasonal color standards, thread approvals, lab dips, trims, prints, and bulk submissions.
• Coordinate the distribution of seasonal color palettes to thread suppliers for product development.
• Review lab dips, prints, trims, and color submissions; document comments and required corrective actions.
• Pull body color approvals for trims and collaborate with Design as needed.
• Maintain organized historical records and archives of lab dips, trims, prints, and bulk approvals.
• Support additional color, print, and product development projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Color Technology, Textiles, Apparel, or a related discipline preferred.
• Ability to pass the Munsell Color Test with Superior Discrimination.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Comfort collaborating across Design, Product Development, vendors, mills, and suppliers.
• Adobe Creative Suite experience is a plus.

Senior Account Executive, Footwear

We are seeking a seasoned wholesale sales professional to lead and grow key footwear accounts. This role will own seasonal business planning, account strategy, and customer relationships across major department stores and national retail partners.

The ideal candidate brings strong footwear or fashion wholesale experience, a deep understanding of retail math, and the ability to turn sales data into clear business decisions. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring trusted partnership with Planning, Merchandising, Production, Marketing, and retail customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead seasonal account plans focused on sales, margin, profitability, and market share.
• Manage forecasting, receipt planning, sell-in targets, and ongoing account performance.
• Identify growth opportunities across categories, product assortments, distribution, and customer channels.
• Build strong relationships with key wholesale partners and serve as a strategic advocate for both the customer and the brand.
• Lead customer meetings, market appointments, presentations, negotiations, and seasonal investment discussions.
• Partner with internal teams to shape assortments, support business priorities, and deliver seasonal objectives.
• Review sales and product results to identify risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Use data and customer insights to support informed decisions and drive account growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of wholesale sales or account management experience; footwear background strongly preferred.
• Experience managing major department stores and national retail accounts.
• Strong background in retail math, sales planning, forecasting, and wholesale business drivers.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and data analysis.
• Experience with wholesale fashion systems, including NuORDER, RLM, and MicroStrategy.
• Comfort using AI-enabled tools, including Microsoft Copilot, for analysis, presentations, and productivity.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
• Collaborative leadership style with a high level of ownership and accountability.
• Interest in fashion, product, and evolving consumer trends.

Compensation & Benefits

• Paid time off and holiday calendar
• Summer Fridays
• 401(k) match and paid parental leave
• Wellness and commuter benefits
• Employee discounts, internal mobility opportunities, and exclusive employee sales

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the interview and application process.

Compliance and Quality Assurance Coordinator

Position Overview: As the Compliance Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating daily communication between Factories/Suppliers and internal related departments to ensure factory compliance and customers/brands product quality expectations (Testing and inspection) are met.

Responsibilities:
• Evaluate products to ensure compliance with ULAC testing standards and customer testing requirements by examining physical product samples with cross-functional teams.
• Provide support onboarding and setting up New Factories/ Suppliers.
• Ongoing assurance of Factories/Supplier’s adherence to different Brands/Retailers/Customers Social & Environmental compliance, Security Audit and Quality audit.
• Proactively work with Factories/Supplier on remediation plans to improve factory’s compliance rating.
• Communication daily with Factories/Suppliers to request required regulatory and performance testing for softlines and hardlines product.
• Evaluation of testing reports for Softlines and hardlines product.
• Manage and resolve testing failures and non-compliance with Factories/Suppliers and Retailers.
• Ensure testing requirements for major retailers.
• Maintain documentation and update testing status on internal systems.
• Communicate potential issues to cross function teams.
• Issue General Conformity Certificate to suppliers upon receipt of all required passing test reports.
• Coordinate with 3rd party testing lab and audit firm to finalize testing protocols, reviewing testing charges and audit programs.
• Good understanding of Apparel sustainability initiatives, For example: Higg Index, GRS, RCS, GOTS, etc.
• Perform any other duties as requested by management in support of the company needs and operations

Qualifications:
• MUST have a fashion/apparel background.
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in some capacity associated with apparel production, product testing and/or factory compliance.
• Knowledge of US federal and state safety regulations for apparel, including CPSC, CPSIA, and CA Prop65.
• Experience with testing programs and factory compliance of major retailers, including Walmart, Costco, Kohls, a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines consistently.

Associate Designer, Active & Swim

We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented Associate Designer to support growing creative team within Active and Swim categories. This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong eye for color, trend, fit, and product development who is excited to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

The Associate Designer will partner closely with the design team to help bring seasonal collections to life, from initial concept through final product. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the activewear and swimwear market, is highly organized, and can balance creativity with execution.

What You Will Do

• Support the design team with seasonal Active and Swim collections.
• Research trends, color, fabric, silhouettes, and competitive product.
• Create and update CADs, technical sketches, colorways, and presentation boards.
• Assist with tech packs, fit comments, sample reviews, and product development updates.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and overseas partners as needed.
• Help maintain organization of design files, samples, and seasonal calendars.

What We Are Looking For

• 1–3 years of design experience, ideally in Active, Swim, or contemporary apparel.
• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field.
• Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
• Experience creating flats, CADs, tech packs, and presentation materials.
• A strong eye for fit, proportion, color, print, and fabric.
• Organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Positive team player with strong communication skills.

Temp to potential Hire opportunity
fulltime hours Monday through Friday in house

Graphic Designer – Apparel (Men’s, Women’s, or Kids’)

Position Summary

We are seeking a creative and highly skilled Apparel Graphic Designer for Men’s, Women’s, and Kids’ separate apparel roles to join our design team, creating graphics/prints/patterns/original artwork.

The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the apparel industry, excellent graphic design skills, and the ability to create commercially relevant artwork from concept through production.

Location: New York, NY
Work Schedule: Full-Time, 5 Days On-Site

Key Responsibilities

• Create original graphics, prints, patterns, embroidery, illustrations, and artwork for apparel for either Men’s, Women’s, or Kids’.
• Develop seasonal graphic concepts based on trend research, brand direction, and merchandising needs.
• Create placement graphics, all-over prints, repeats, and artwork for various apparel categories.
• Develop colorways and prepare production-ready artwork for screen printing, sublimation, embroidery, appliqué, and other embellishment techniques.
• Collaborate closely with Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Technical Design, and Production teams.
• Adapt graphics across different products, categories, and age groups while maintaining brand consistency.
• Present graphic concepts and artwork for review and incorporate feedback efficiently.
• Ensure artwork meets technical specifications, production requirements, and deadlines.
• Research fashion, streetwear, pop culture, social media, and consumer trends to inform graphic direction.
• Maintain organized artwork files and communicate clearly with internal teams and overseas vendors/factories as needed.
• Manage multiple projects and seasonal deadlines in a fast-paced apparel environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of graphic design experience within the apparel/fashion industry.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating apparel graphics, prints, illustration, and embellishment.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; InDesign a plus.
• Strong understanding of apparel graphic placement, scale, color, and production techniques.
• Knowledge of screen printing, embroidery, appliqué, heat transfer, and other apparel decoration methods.
• Strong fashion and trend awareness with the ability to translate trends into commercially viable graphics.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

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

Associate Designer – Women’s Wovens, RTW

Position Summary: Contemporary brand seeking a creative, organized, and detail-oriented Associate Designer to join the team. This role will support the Senior Designer in the seasonal development of women’s wovens, with exposure to soft wovens, tailoring, cut-and-sew knits, and related categories.

The ideal candidate brings a strong eye for women’s fashion, color, print, proportion, and silhouette, along with the technical ability to create sketches, CADs, and tech packs. This is a hands-on, sketch- and product-development-focused role for a designer who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Designer throughout the seasonal development process for women’s woven collections.
• Assist with design development across soft wovens, tailoring, cut-and-sew knits, and additional product categories.
• Research fashion trends, competitive market activity, color direction, prints, fabrics, silhouettes, and seasonal opportunities.
• Create technical sketches, CADs, line art, and tech packs using Adobe Illustrator and/or Procreate.
• Assist with seasonal print development, concept boards, design presentations, and trend materials.
• Build, update, and maintain line sheets, development trackers, and seasonal planning documents.
• Track fabric and trim submissions, lab dips, strike-offs, approvals, samples, and development milestones.
• Maintain organized development files, including lab dips, strike-offs, trims, and sample materials.
• Prepare CAD boards and presentation materials for seasonal reviews and internal meetings.
• Take detailed meeting notes and follow up on action items to help keep development timelines on track.
• Collaborate daily with Product Development, Merchandising, Production, Technical Design, and overseas vendors.
• Monitor sample status and help ensure product execution remains aligned with design intent and seasonal deadlines.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field.
• 2-3 years of apparel design experience, preferably within women’s apparel.
• Experience designing women’s wovens, including soft wovens and tailoring; broader category experience is a plus.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator; proficiency in Photoshop and Procreate is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to create technical sketches, CADs, and detailed tech packs.
• Strong eye for color, print, fabric, proportion, silhouette, and commercial product opportunities.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail, follow-through, and sample-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and cross-functional communication skills.

Production Coordinator – Kids Apparel

Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Onsite, 5 days per week
Compensation: $75,000–$85,000 DOE

About the Role

Our client, a growing apparel and consumer goods organization, is seeking multiple detail-oriented Production Coordinators to support children’s apparel collections from product development through final delivery. This role is well suited to an organized professional who can manage timelines, sample activity, production documentation, and communication with internal partners and external factories.

You will help coordinate a range of apparel categories, including knitwear, sleepwear, swimwear, and related products. Success in this position requires exceptional follow-through, comfort working within seasonal calendars, and the ability to recognize and address production risks before they impact delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate samples throughout development and production, including requests, submissions, approvals, revisions, and delivery tracking.
• Maintain accurate WIP reports, seasonal calendars, sample logs, production trackers, and product records.
• Partner with design, merchandising, technical design, sourcing, vendors, and factories to monitor progress and resolve outstanding items.
• Follow up with factories regarding sample timing, production milestones, approvals, quality concerns, and delivery commitments.
• Track risks related to capacity, materials, quality, timing, and approvals; escalate issues as needed.
• Ensure product specifications, color information, sample details, and supporting documentation are complete and current.
• Support fittings, line reviews, vendor meetings, and key seasonal production milestones.
• Prepare clear, timely status updates and maintain organized production files.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of production coordination experience in apparel, fashion, textiles, or a related consumer products environment.
• Hands-on experience managing samples, communicating with factories, maintaining WIP reports, and tracking production activity.
• Working knowledge of apparel product development and production calendars.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, time-management, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to manage multiple product categories, shifting priorities, and fast-paced seasonal deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across internal teams and external partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with production tracking systems.
• Experience with children’s apparel, sweaters, sleepwear, swimwear, or similar categories is preferred.

Multiple full-time openings are available for qualified Production Coordinators.