Color Developer — Elevate Color Precision for Apparel

Quince; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Quince is seeking a Color Developer to join our growing apparel team. You will partner with our Color Forecast Expert to execute color from concept through bulk production, ensuring accuracy across lab dips, testing, and digital representations.

You will collaborate across Merchandising, Product Development, Creative, Engineering, and Supply Chain, uphold color standards, and help digitize workflows to scale across styles and categories.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in color development, textile development, or material R&D (women’s apparel preferred).
• Strong understanding of dyeing processes, color tolerances, and lab/bulk workflows.
• Hands-on experience approving lab dips and evaluating color accuracy.
• Familiarity with color testing standards and reports (AATCC, ISO, etc.).
• Experience with color management systems or digital color tools a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across creative and technical teams.
• Clear communicator who’s comfortable working with vendors and factories.
• Motivated by a fast-paced, collaborative environment with flexible cross-functional work.
• Proficient with MS Office/G Suite applications including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve lab dips to ensure alignment with approved color standards
• Evaluate color against tolerance ranges using both visual and instrumental methods
• Confirm dye lot consistency across bulk production
• Troubleshoot color issues and work with mills and factories to drive resolution
• Manage and review color fastness testing results (wash, light, rub, etc.)
• Flag risks early and recommend corrective actions to protect color integrity
• Support color management tools setup and digitization with Engineering
• Help build scalable, repeatable processes for color accuracy across styles and categories
• Partner with Creative to ensure PDP imagery accurately reflects approved color standards
• Align with Product Development and Production teams to maintain color consistency from development through bulk
• Communicate clearly with internal teams and external partners on color expectations and approvals

Skills

Color development

Textile development

Dyeing processes

Color tolerances

Lab/bulk workflows

Lab dips approval

Color accuracy

Color testing standards

Color management systems

Digital color tools

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, preferred

Job description

Quince is seeking a Color Developer to join our growing apparel team. You will partner with our Color Forecast Expert to execute color from concept through bulk production, ensuring accuracy across lab dips, testing, and digital representations.

You will collaborate across Merchandising, Product Development, Creative, Engineering, and Supply Chain, uphold color standards, and help digitize workflows to scale across styles and categories.