Associate Product Developer – Haircare & Consumer Accessories
Fourth Floor · New York, New York, United States
FULL TIMEpermanent
Job Description
One of our clients a well-established consumer products company with offices in New York and New Jersey is adding a Designer & Product Development Associate to their HBA & Tech division.
If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.
The role sits across both Design and Product Development, covering hair accessories, hair tools, and tech accessories. It reports into the Design & Development Director and is on-site five days a week in NYC.
What you'll be doing
Day to dayPartner daily with overseas offices and factory teamsCome to the table with fresh product ideas and conceptsBuild out showroom and account-specific assortmentsShop the competition, read the retail landscape, and fold those findings into assortment planningKeep sales, production, and operations aligned so everyone is working off the same informationDesignSupport concept and research work for each seasonal deliveryContribute to trend and market research across product, packaging, and materialsBuild CADs in Illustrator with the accompanying specs for overseas productionHelp review and sign off on pre-production and production samplesTrack deadlines and chase follow-ups so order timelines holdPrepare and submit artwork for licensor approvalDesign prints and graphicsBuild packaging concepts and die line details for both sampling and productionProduct DevelopmentWork with factories to source new product and ideas that hit target pricingReview and finalize factory pricing, then package it up for sales meetingsPull specification details from overseas offices and factories on every developmentOwn a master spreadsheet tracking pricing, material content, and dimensionsWhat they're looking forAn Associate's or Bachelor's in Fashion, Accessories, or Product DevelopmentRoughly 3 years in accessories designStrong Excel, Illustrator, and Photoshop skillsA good eye for typography and layoutHighly organized, with a habit of planning aheadComfortable working solo and as part of a teamAble to run several projects on different timelines at onceCollaborative, takes direction well, and sweats the details
Please submit your resume for consideration.
You can use to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. xzbcwsv We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.
If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.
The role sits across both Design and Product Development, covering hair accessories, hair tools, and tech accessories. It reports into the Design & Development Director and is on-site five days a week in NYC.
What you'll be doing
Day to dayPartner daily with overseas offices and factory teamsCome to the table with fresh product ideas and conceptsBuild out showroom and account-specific assortmentsShop the competition, read the retail landscape, and fold those findings into assortment planningKeep sales, production, and operations aligned so everyone is working off the same informationDesignSupport concept and research work for each seasonal deliveryContribute to trend and market research across product, packaging, and materialsBuild CADs in Illustrator with the accompanying specs for overseas productionHelp review and sign off on pre-production and production samplesTrack deadlines and chase follow-ups so order timelines holdPrepare and submit artwork for licensor approvalDesign prints and graphicsBuild packaging concepts and die line details for both sampling and productionProduct DevelopmentWork with factories to source new product and ideas that hit target pricingReview and finalize factory pricing, then package it up for sales meetingsPull specification details from overseas offices and factories on every developmentOwn a master spreadsheet tracking pricing, material content, and dimensionsWhat they're looking forAn Associate's or Bachelor's in Fashion, Accessories, or Product DevelopmentRoughly 3 years in accessories designStrong Excel, Illustrator, and Photoshop skillsA good eye for typography and layoutHighly organized, with a habit of planning aheadComfortable working solo and as part of a teamAble to run several projects on different timelines at onceCollaborative, takes direction well, and sweats the details
Please submit your resume for consideration.
You can use to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. xzbcwsv We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.
Details
| Company | Fourth Floor |
| Location | New York, New York, United States |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | general |
| Experience | permanent |