Designer & Product Developer: Accessories & Tech

Fourth Floor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fourth Floor in New York, NY seeks a Designer & Product Development Associate to bridge Design and Product Development across hair accessories, tools, and tech accessories. This on-site role reports to the Design & Development Director and requires collaboration with overseas offices and factories in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.

The candidate will create CADs, build assortments, and review samples, balancing trend research with production feasibility.

Qualifications

• An Associate's or Bachelor's in Fashion, Accessories, or Product Development.
• ≈3 years in accessories design.
• Strong Excel, Illustrator, and Photoshop skills with an eye for typography and layout.

Responsibilities

• 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 and fold findings into assortment planning.
• Keep sales, production, and operations aligned with the same information.
• Support concept and research work for each seasonal delivery.
• Build CADs in Illustrator with specs for overseas production.
• Review and sign off on pre-production and production samples.
• Track deadlines and chase follow-ups to hold order timelines.
• Prepare and submit artwork for licensor approval.
• Design prints and graphics.
• Build packaging concepts and die line details for sampling and production.
• Work with factories to source new product ideas that hit target pricing.
• Pull specification details from overseas offices and factories on every development.
• Own a master spreadsheet tracking pricing, material content, and dimensions.

Skills

Organized

Typography

Layout design

Teamwork

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in Fashion, Accessories, or Product Development

Tools

Excel

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Fourth Floor in New York, NY seeks a Designer & Product Development Associate to bridge Design and Product Development across hair accessories, tools, and tech accessories. This on-site role reports to the Design & Development Director and requires collaboration with overseas offices and factories in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.

The candidate will create CADs, build assortments, and review samples, balancing trend research with production feasibility.