Product Development Associate

Position Summary

The Product Development Associate supports and collaborates with Design, Production, Technical Design, and Merchandising to develop the ready-to-wear assortment while ensuring the design vision is met.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of product from prototype to production stage.
• Tech pack management.
• Product fittings and communication of style updates to cross functioning teams.
• Showroom sample & PR sample management.
• Daily vendor correspondence in regards development and deadlines.
• Working collaboratively with cross functioning teams such as Merchandising, Design, Fabric/Trim and Production to ensure product you are managing is accurate.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of product development experience.
• Working knowledge of the production cycle from concept through completion.
• Experience with PLM systems is an asset but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to cross functional teams such as Design, Production, Tech, and Fabric.
• Strong communication skills with overseas vendors.
• Ability to work collaboratively with design team to ensure creative vision of product is obtained.
• Ability to manage workload independently while adhering to tight deadlines.
• Apparel construction knowledge.
• Familiarity with contemporary fashion aesthetics.
• Solution oriented.

Pay

$70,000 - $80,000 base salary (This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this NYC-based position. The base salary will depend on numerous factors such as: experience and qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to other AO employees.)