Production Manager – HSN Media Division

Confidential; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in New York, NY is hiring a Production Manager for its apparel division. You will track media-specific samples and manage T&A calendars to keep development and production on schedule. January 2027 start.

The role collaborates with the Senior Designer, Design Director, and factories to ensure timely delivery and quality across knit and woven collections. This full-time position demands strong organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and proactive communication with

Qualifications

• 4+ years of apparel production or product development experience.
• Experience building and managing T&A calendars.
• Experience working with overseas factories.
• Strong organizational skills and Excel proficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• T&A management: Build and manage calendars for each brand and delivery against HSN’s calendar.
• Sample tracking: Track media samples (protos, fit, pre-production, top-of-production, air and host) and report status weekly.
• Factory follow-up: Coordinate lab dips, strike-offs, trims and approvals; work with sourcing on orders and timelines.
• Keep PLM and tracking reports up to date.
• Coordinate sample shipping to HSN, fit sessions and photo shoots.
• Flag delays early and work with factories and the team on recovery plans.

Skills

Highly organized

Clear communicator

Proactive

Tools

PLM

Excel

Job description

Role overview

We are hiring a Production Manager for its HSN media division. This person tracks every media-specific sample and manages the T&A (time and action) calendars for the division’s celebrity-collaboration collections, keeping development and production on schedule. This position is for January 2027

Reporting & team

Works with the Senior Designer and the Design Director for the division’s collections. Full time.

Works with: design teams, Tech Designers, Sales/PD Coordinator, factories and HSN

Key responsibilities

• T&A management
  • Build and manage T&A calendars for each brand and delivery against HSN’s calendar
  • Track factory milestones from development through shipment
  • Flag delays early and work with factories and the team on recovery plans
• Sample tracking
  • Track all media-specific samples: protos, fit, pre-production, top-of-production, air and host samples
  • Keep a single sample log and report status to the team weekly
  • Coordinate sample shipping to HSN, fit sessions and photo shoots
• Factory follow-up
  • Follow up with factories on lab dips, strike-offs, trims and approvals
  • Partner with sourcing and costing on order placement and timelines
  • Keep PLM and tracking reports up to date

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of apparel production or product development experience
• Proven experience building and managing T&A calendars
• Experience working with overseas factories
• Highly organized, with strong Excel skills and attention to detail
• Clear, proactive communicator

Preferred qualifications & skills

• TV-shopping (HSN or QVC) experience, including air and host samples
• PLM experience
• Knits and wovens experience

Compensation, location & travel

• Title: Production Manager
• Base salary: commensurate with experience
• Location: New York, NY
• Start: January 2027