Product Development Coordinator: Timelines & Samples

Velvet Caviar; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong Salary + Performance Bonuses

15+ PTO days and paid Holidays off

401k and Health Insurance coverage

Nice office at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Be a key player in a growing brand!

Drinks, snacks, and team events

Job summary

Velvet Caviar, a leading fashion tech accessory brand, seeks a Product Development Coordinator to organize timelines, manage samples, and merchandise new collections. You will serve as the organizational engine, coordinating weekly priorities and ensuring on-time progression from concept to production.

You will collaborate with Product Developers and Design teams, track samples, and optimize development workflows.

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Product Development, Merchandising, Production, Fashion, or related field.
• 2–4 years of product development coordination experience within fashion, accessories, beauty, or consumer products.
• Hands-on experience managing development calendars and physical samples.
• Strong timeline and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the master product development calendar.
• Manage weekly deadlines and priorities across all Product Developers.
• Track developments from initial concept through production handoff.
• Monitor development samples and ensure they arrive on schedule.
• Proactively follow up on late samples, approvals, and deliverables.
• Receive, unbox, label, photograph, and organize incoming samples.
• Organize and lay out samples for weekly product development reviews.
• Maintain a highly organized physical sample library and workspace.
• Prepare weekly development meetings, priorities, and action items.
• Identify timeline risks and elevate potential delays before launch.
• Partner with Product Developers to merchandise new collections.
• Pair new phone case styles with matching new and existing accessories.
• Help build cohesive collections across colors, patterns, and products.
• Maintain organized records of approved and reference samples.
• Coordinate samples and information across Product, Design, and Creative.
• Improve development trackers, workflows, and organizational systems.
• Ensure developers have clear visibility into upcoming deadlines.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organization

Excel

Google Sheets

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Product Development or related field

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Project management tools

Job description

Velvet Caviar, a leading fashion tech accessory brand, seeks a Product Development Coordinator to organize timelines, manage samples, and merchandise new collections. You will serve as the organizational engine, coordinating weekly priorities and ensuring on-time progression from concept to production.

You will collaborate with Product Developers and Design teams, track samples, and optimize development workflows.