Design Studio Associate

Craft Agency Ltd; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational allowance

Quarterly cultural spend

Frame allowance

Health, vision and dental cover

FSA/HSA options

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

EAP

10 paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Craft Agency Ltd in New Orleans seeks a Studio Operations Associate to keep the design studio running with total precision, owning the sample library, production archive, shipping/receiving, and initial QC against a 100-point inspection system.

Youll collaborate with the Senior Product Designer on millimetre‑level drawings, tech packs, and fittings, turning systems into scalable processes while coordinating with suppliers and supporting ongoing training and education.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in product, project, or operations in fashion, accessories, footwear or consumer product brands.
• Fluent in Illustrator; comfortable with CADs and tech packs.
• Obsessive about millimetre-level detail; capable of building systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage studio operations: sample library, production archive, shipping/receiving, and initial QC (100-point inspection).
• Receive incoming samples/prototypes; check against docs; resolve discrepancies with suppliers.
• Collaborate with Senior Product Designer on millimetre-level drawings, tech packs, and fit samples.

Skills

Product/Operations experience

Fashion/consumer goods knowledge

Millimetre precision

Tools

Illustrator

CAD

Tech packs

Job description

Most eyewear is designed in a studio detached from the place it’s sold. This one isn’t. You’d be joining an independent, founder‑led high‑fashion eyewear label that designs from New Orleans and treats that as its creative advantage.

Ten years in, it operates 18 storefronts and sells through over 1,000 luxury retailers, while keeping design anchored at home. This is where you come in.

The Role

You’ll keep the design studio running with total precision, and you’ll be trusted to reshape how it runs as the department grows. That means owning the studio’s physical and digital order: the sample library, production archive, shipping and receiving, and initial QC against the brand’s 100-point inspection system. You’ll receive incoming samples and prototypes, check them against documentation, and resolve discrepancies directly with suppliers.

But this isn’t only logistics. You’ll work alongside the Senior Product Designer to confirm technical drawings at millimetre‑level accuracy, contribute to seasonal tech packs, produce Illustrator work, prepare samples for fit presentations, and model frames to document how they perform. The systems here are still evolving, and you’ll be the voice saying where they need to change.

The Package

• $55,000 – $65,000
• Onsite working
• Educational allowance with ongoing training and development
• Quarterly cultural spend and a quarterly frame allowance
• Health, vision and dental cover; FSA and HSA options; 401(k)
• Paid parental leave, adoption assistance and EAP
• 10 paid holidays plus accrued PTO
• Life insurance, AD&D and supplemental voluntary coverage

The Person

You’re 1 – 3 years into a product, project, or operations role, likely at a fashion, accessories, footwear, or consumer product brand. You have genuine product judgment, not just coordination skills.

You’re fluent in Illustrator, comfortable with CADs and tech packs, and obsessive about millimetre‑level detail. You build systems rather than just work within them, and you’re hands‑on with physical products.