Product Designer

About the role

The Product Designer's focus is to deliver innovative seasonal gear carrying solutions and special designs, ranging from technical outdoor backpacks to travel gear, wheeled, accessories, hydration packs, etc. The Product Designer is responsible for delivering all aspects of the design from concept to pre-production via prototyping, testing, sourcing, color/fabric/trims processes, and specification packages (tech-packs).

Responsibilities

• Successfully deliver innovative Seasonal Designs and Special Projects
• Conduct research on industry trends and current product function, analyze how design can innovate and bring something new to the market
• Proefficiently build product specification / technical packages (tech-packs) in Adobe Illustrator for product sampling
• Conceptualize innovative solutions for future pack designs, pack features, components, and accessories
• Work with the Sample Room to understand sewing and construction capabilities to translate designs into aesthetically pleasing manufacturable products
• Prototype, test and review design concepts to develop functional, high-quality solutions
• Clearly present design thinking at product reviews via sketching, prototypes, color boards, CAD, etc.
• Interact with suppliers and developers to source appropriate materials
• Develop custom components where necessary using CAD and rapid prototyping processes
• Explore, vet, refine and specify pack color, trims and graphic details
• Research and explore material manufacturing methods

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written (email)
• Ability to communicate via drawing and hand illustration, verbal presentation, email, conferencing, and phone
• Ability to work unsupervised and towards strict timelines; Strong organization and record keeping skills
• Ability to be very flexible on the job, to move freely from one project to another
• Familiarity with outdoor gear and components
• Keen eye for materials selection

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written (email)
• Ability to communicate via drawing and hand illustration, verbal presentation, email, conferencing, and phone
• Ability to work unsupervised and towards strict timelines; Strong organization and record keeping skills
• Ability to be very flexible on the job, to move freely from one project to another
• Familiarity with outdoor gear and components
• Keen eye for materials selection

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Product (Physical Product) or Industrial Design
• 3+ years professional product design experience in bags, packs, and soft goods
• Portfolio submission required with application (PDF or website) demonstrating hand-sketching and the full design process, including early concepts, ideation, iteration, and refinement, in addition to final product outcomes
• Proficiency in software such as Adobe Creative Cloud including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; MS Office
• Understanding of sewn, soft and hard goods, seaming and blocking construction, and material properties
• Ability to travel internationally to Asia (Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, South Korea) as needed (15-20%)
• Ability to attend evening or early morning calls as needed for the position
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Pay

$70,000.00 – $80,000.00 annually

Schedule

Hybrid (work 3 days onsite)