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Designer & Product Development Associate
Job in
New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listed on 2026-09-22
Listing for:
Fourth Floor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-22
Job specializations:
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Design & Architecture
Graphic Designer, Creative Design / Digital Art
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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.
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 doingDay to day
- Partner daily with overseas offices and factory teams
- Come to the table with fresh product ideas and concepts
- Build out showroom and account-specific assortments
- Shop the competition, read the retail landscape, and fold those findings into assortment planning
- Keep sales, production, and operations aligned so everyone is working off the same information
- Support concept and research work for each seasonal delivery
- Contribute to trend and market research across product, packaging, and materials
- Build CADs in Illustrator with the accompanying specs for overseas production
- Help review and sign off on pre-production and production samples
- Track deadlines and chase follow-ups so order timelines hold
- Prepare and submit artwork for licensor approval
- Design prints and graphics
- Build packaging concepts and die line details for both sampling and production
- Work with factories to source new product and ideas that hit target pricing
- Review and finalize factory pricing, then package it up for sales meetings
- Pull specification details from overseas offices and factories on every development
- Own a master spreadsheet tracking pricing, material content, and dimensions
- An Associate's or Bachelor's in Fashion, Accessories, or Product Development
- Roughly 3 years in accessories design
- Strong Excel, Illustrator, and Photoshop skills
- A good eye for typography and layout
- Highly organized, with a habit of planning ahead
- Comfortable working solo and as part of a team
- Able to run several projects on different timelines at once
- Collaborative, takes direction well, and sweats the details
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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