Merchandise Design Manager (Product Design

Premier Lacrosse League - Manager

El Segundo

• CA
• New York
• NY

Retail Merchandising

$80,000 - $95,000 / year

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Merchandise Design Manager (Product Design)

LA, NY Office or Remote;
New York or Los Angeles based candidates strongly preferred; however, remote candidates will be considered for the right individual.

Immediate

The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is a professional lacrosse league in North America, composed of 8 teams rostered with the best players in the world. Co-founded by lacrosse superstar Paul Rabil and his brother, serial entrepreneur and investor, Mike Rabil, the Premier Lacrosse League is backed by an investment group composed of Joe Tsai Sports, The Raine Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and other top investors in sports and media.

The PLL is distributed through an exclusive media rights agreement with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+. For more information, visit  and follow on social media:
Instagram (@PLL), Twitter (@Premier Lacrosse), Facebook (@Premier Lacrosse League ) and You Tube ().

• Stay Grounded
• Think Critically
• Be Helpful
• Encourage Creativity
• Persevere Through the Noise
• Operate Like an Owner

The Merchandise Design Manager will partner closely with the VP of Merchandise and the Art Director to shape the league's long-term product vision, balancing creativity, brand integrity, and commercial performance across every fan touchpoint. This role leads the creative development and execution of licensed consumer products across the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), Women's Lacrosse League (WLL), and The Lacrosse Network (TLN), translating league, team, and player stories into compelling merchandise that fuels fan engagement and supports one of professional sports' fastest-growing brands.

Product Design & Creative

• Lead the creative direction and graphic design of licensed merchandise across PLL, WLL, TLN, and league tentpole events spanning apparel, headwear, accessories, collectibles, and hard goods.
• Develop original concepts, graphics, color palettes, and seasonal collections that align with league storytelling while maintaining brand consistency.
• Partner with Merchandise Planning, Product Management, and cross-functional stakeholders to develop commercially viable assortments that balance fan demand with business objectives.
• Translate league initiatives, cultural trends, and consumer insights into innovative products that drive fan engagement and revenue.
• Manage multiple seasonal product calendars simultaneously, ensuring creative deliverables are completed on time to support merchandising, marketing, and league launch schedules.

Technical Design & Product Development

• Develop production-ready artwork and comprehensive technical packages (tech packs) that clearly communicate construction, materials, decoration methods, sizing, placement, and specifications to manufacturing partners.
• Partner with domestic and international vendors to ensure product intent is accurately executed from concept through final production.
• Apply an advanced understanding of apparel decoration techniques including screen printing, embroidery, appliqué, woven labels, patches, sublimation, and specialty embellishments to develop commercially viable products.
• Balance creativity with commercial objectives, including margin, pricing, quality, and production requirements.
• Ensure products meet quality, cost and timeline expectations.

Trend & Consumer Insights

• Continuously monitor trends across sports, fashion, streetwear, retail, and popular culture, translating relevant insights into commercially successful merchandise collections.
• Identify emerging product opportunities, silhouettes, decoration techniques, and materials that keep the league's product assortment fresh and competitive.

Brand Stewardship

• Ensure visual consistency and uphold league and team brand standards across all licensed consumer products.
• Collaborate with Paul Rabil and League Creative on major product initiatives.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with Merchandise Planning, Marketing, League Creative, Licensing, Partnerships, and other internal stakeholders to bring seasonal product strategies to market.
• Partner directly with Nike, STX, licensees, and domestic and international manufacturing partners throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Present seasonal concepts, product line reviews, and creative direction to senior leadership, incorporating feedback into final product execution.

Vendor Management

• Manage external creative resources including freelance designers when needed.
• Review prototypes and production samples.
• Approve artwork and color standards.
• Coordinate design revisions through sampling, approvals, and commercialization.

What Success Looks Like

• Deliver commercially successful products across multiple categories.
• Successfully launch multiple seasonal merchandise collections on time.
• Help define the future visual identity of PLL merchandise.
• Strengthen creative…