Product Innovation & Strategy Associate

ThirtyYears; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thirty Years in Los Angeles is seeking a hands-on product developer to help shape our future product line. You’ll work closely with the founder and design team, turning ideas into on-brand, wearable products across fashion, accessories, and lifestyle.

Bring strong product instincts, curiosity about trends, and the ability to translate gaps into practical briefs, materials, colors, and use cases. This full-time role is based at our Canoga Park headquarters and emphasizes collaboration and

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in fashion, accessories or lifestyle product development, merchandising, buying or brand management.
• Strong product instinct and an understanding of how to build a cohesive assortment.
• Genuine interest in products, materials, functionality, and how people use things in daily life.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and collaborate with creative and operations teams.
• Proactive, curious, and comfortable bringing new ideas to the table.
• Experience with handbags.
• Experience with accessories.
• Experience with lifestyle products is a plus.
• Experience at a growing or founder-led brand is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the founder on new product ideas, assortment planning, and future opportunities.
• Source and organize product inspiration across fashion, accessories, vintage, retail, travel, sport, lifestyle and adjacent categories.
• Bring proactive product ideas and creative territories to the founder.
• Develop visual research, reference decks, competitive studies and loose concept directions.
• Explore new use cases, categories, materials, constructions, patterns and product behaviors.
• Maintain an ongoing pipeline of early-stage ideas and opportunities for future seasons.
• Participate in regular ideation sessions with the founder and design team.
• Help shape product briefs including function, size, features, use case, price point, materials, color, and positioning.
• Work with design and development partners to move ideas from concept to sampling and development.
• Review samples and prototypes and organize feedback, revisions, next steps.
• Evaluate color, material, hardware, trim, sizing, and feature decisions during development.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Design, Production, Operations, Creative and Marketing as products move toward launch.
• Prepare materials for product reviews, line reviews, retailer conversations, and development meetings.
• Flag opportunities, assortment gaps, development issues, or timeline risks.
• Support collaborations, special projects, and new category exploration as needed.

Skills

2+ years exp

Product instinct

Curiosity about trends

Clear communicator

Proactive ideation

Handbags

Accessories

Lifestyle products

Founder-led brand experience

Job description

Thirty Years in Los Angeles is seeking a hands-on product developer to help shape our future product line. You’ll work closely with the founder and design team, turning ideas into on-brand, wearable products across fashion, accessories, and lifestyle.

Bring strong product instincts, curiosity about trends, and the ability to translate gaps into practical briefs, materials, colors, and use cases. This full-time role is based at our Canoga Park headquarters and emphasizes collaboration and