Color Development Lead — Textiles & Fashion

Alliance Consumer Growth, LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Employee Discounts

Learning & development

Job summary

SKIMS is seeking a Color Development Manager to lead end-to-end color development across product categories, ensuring accuracy, quality, and on-time execution from concept to production.

The role partners with Design, Materials, Sourcing, Production, and mills to translate color concepts into commercially executable standards, combining technical color expertise with strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Textile Design, Textile Science, Fashion Design, Product Development, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in color development, textile development, or related apparel function.
• Strong knowledge of textile color development, dyeing processes, fabric construction, and material behavior.
• Experience evaluating and approving lab dips, strike-offs, yarn dyes, prints, trims, and bulk color.
• Strong visual color acuity and understanding of color theory; Hue/Munsell knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the seasonal color development process from initial color standards through bulk production approval.
• Partner with Design and Materials to translate seasonal color direction into production standards.
• Review lab dips, strike-offs, yarn dyes, prints, trims, and other color submissions for accuracy.
• Provide clear color feedback and approvals to mills, vendors, and suppliers.
• Ensure color consistency across materials, fabrics, categories, and locations.
• Identify color challenges early and propose feasible solutions balancing creativity, feasibility, cost, and timeline.
• Maintain approved color standards and communicate them across teams and partners.

Skills

Color development

Color measurement

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Textile Design or related

Tools

Spectrophotometer

PLM systems

Adobe Suite

Airtable

Microsoft Office

Job description

SKIMS is seeking a Color Development Manager to lead end-to-end color development across product categories, ensuring accuracy, quality, and on-time execution from concept to production.

The role partners with Design, Materials, Sourcing, Production, and mills to translate color concepts into commercially executable standards, combining technical color expertise with strong organizational and communication skills.