Designer Bags

Position Overview

The Product Designer helps bring licensed accessories to life! The role assists other Designers and Category Managers with all aspects of design and development, including researching trends, concepting, building presentations, and sample development. The designer’s support brings new and unique styles to market weekly.

• Ideate and interpret ideas into product concepts; partner with design, sales, and licensing leads to define and bring concepts to life; build on these ideas and develop finished product.
• Keep an active pulse of the market; support and assist with documenting categories in store; understand trend cycles and product execution in key accounts and the competition.
• Keep pulse of consumer comments, surfacing relevant design ideas and solutions.
• Leverage design tools for trend research (WGSN, Edited, blogs, social media).
• Manage product and sampling process through the PLM system (product lifecycle management).
• Review all product samples with Designers; comment to vendors, updating specs and instructions as needed to meet final product expectations.
• Generate product development instructions (tech packs) for our manufacturing partners to create quality samples that meet our cost targets.

• Education and/or experience in graphic and product design and experience in Bags Designs.
• Customer‑centric design eye and high‑quality aesthetic.
• Design and product development experience in accessories and/or apparel.
• A passion for fan culture and pop culture product.
• Self‑starter: motivated, proactive, solution‑oriented, and entrepreneurial.
• Relationship builder and collaborative.
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, & InDesign; able to concept an idea with minimal instruction.
• Versatile in Mac and Microsoft products.

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fashion/Industrial Design.

Work from home with a flexible schedule; 4 days in office and 1 day from home. Schedules can vary based on deadlines and projects.