Product Design Assistant

BAGGU; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (with optional Dental and Vision)

16 days PTO + 11 company holidays

401k eligible after 1 year

WFH Stipend

Virtual Yoga Classes

BAGGU employee discount

Job summary

BAGGU in San Francisco is seeking a Full-Time Assistant Product Designer to join our Product Design Team. This role involves developing detailed tech packs, tracking samples, and participating in the design process. Ideal candidates should have at least 1 year of experience with sewing, pattern making, and coordination with manufacturing partners.

This position is primarily onsite at our Design Studio; remote work may be considered for specific tasks. We offer a supportive environment focused on collaboration and feedback.

Qualifications

• 1+ years design experience ideally with soft goods, accessories, apparel or fashion.
• Experience sewing development samples or equivalent professional sewing experience.
• Strong pattern making and construction knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop meticulous tech packs for manufacturing partners.
• Track and organize design samples throughout the design process.
• Communicate with factories regarding design requirements.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of garment or accessories construction

Pattern making

Sewing

Proficient in Adobe Illustrator

Creative problem solving

Tools

Backbone or other PLM software

Figma or other collaborative design tools

Asana, Notion or other project management software

CLO

Job description

BAGGU is a design focused bag company based in San Francisco, California. We are a small but hard-working team of people dedicated to making cool bags that feel good to use.

About the Role

BAGGU is looking for a Full-Time Assistant Product Designer to join our Product Design Team in San Francisco. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in growing their product design experience as part of a team focused on bringing to life products that balance value, longevity, function and delight.

As our Assistant Product Designer, your primary role will involve developing meticulous tech packs to clearly articulate the construction requirements for our products to our manufacturing partners. Along with helping our team with requesting design samples from our factory, tracking samples, organizing, spec’ing and documenting samples throughout the design process.

To be successful in this role you will need to possess an advanced knowledge of garment or accessories construction, pattern making and sewing. You’ll also need to be highly organized and comfortable working in a collaborative environment where you will receive and give constructive feedback.

This role will work primarily from our San Francisco Design Studio. We are not considering remote work for this position, but there may be some opportunity for WFH depending on the task at hand, and we're supportive of flexible scheduling.

Location and Working Hours

• This position works onsite at our Design Studio in San Francisco
• Our hours are M-F 10-6

Responsibilities

• Technical Design
• Factory Communication
• Product Development

Requirements

• 1+ years design experience ideally with soft goods, accessories, apparel or fashion
• Experience sewing development samples or equivalent professional sewing experience
• Must be able to create a sample from a simple design sketch
• Strong pattern making and construction knowledge
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator
• Ability to identify design challenges and develop creative solutions to address them

Nice to Haves

• Backbone or other PLM software
• Figma or other collaborative design tools
• Asana, Notion or other project management software
• CLO
• Health Insurance (with optional Dental and Vision)
• Optional: FSA/HSA and commuter benefits
• Time Off: 16 days PTO + 11 company holidays
• 401k: Eligible after 1 year
• WFH Stipend
• Other Perks: Virtual Yoga Classes and BAGGU employee discount