Women's Apparel Product Development Assistant

Overview :

As a Product Development Assistant, you will be a crucial part of our product development team, ensuring the successful execution of items from concept to launch. Your role will involve managing deadlines, facilitating communication between internal and external teams, coordinating approvals for strike offs and artwork, organizing submissions, maintaining tracking files, collaborating with design and merchant teams, and providing support to the Product Development Specialist. This position requires a proactive approach, creative problem-solving skills, and excellent communication abilities to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities :

Support Product Design Specialist on approval of artwork, strike offs, photo samples, ensuring alignment with design, merchandising and brand standards.

Communicate deadlines effectively to all stakeholders and send vendors materials needed for adopted styles.

Create and maintain tracking files to monitor project progress on a weekly basis to ensure all deadlines are met.

Maintain organized records of approvals and document any changes or revisions.

Organize and manage submissions for product samples, prototypes, and artwork.

Collaborate closely with design and merch team to ensure accurate execution of design concepts and facilitate revisions or adjustments as necessary.

Foster a collaborative and supportive environment to maximize team effectiveness and creativity.

Handle ad hoc tasks and projects as assigned by the Product Development Specialist.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

1+ year experience in product development or a related role.

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising or related field preferred.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Creative problem-solving abilities and a proactive mindset.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Strong attention to detail and accuracy in work.

MS Word and Excel, PLM, Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator experience is required.

Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently.