Product Developer/Design Assistant

Castlewood Apparel Corp offers a hybrid schedule in New York, NY, competitive pay of $65,000 per year, and a role supporting the Men’s and Women’s Activewear design team. You’ll report to the Design Director while helping drive product development from concept through approvals, factory coordination, and the creation of sales-ready tools.

Benefits and work setup

• 5 Paid Safe & Sick Time days and 10 Vacation days
• Company closure during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, in addition to regular holidays
• Hybrid schedule: four days in-office, with remote Fridays
• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage, plus voluntary STD, LTD, and Life Insurance
• 401(K) participation after one year, with the first $1,000 matched by the company
• Annual discretionary bonus

What you’ll do

In this Design/Product Development Assistant position, you’ll support the design team by managing critical review steps, coordinating with factories, and keeping projects moving across seasons.

• Evaluate lab dips, fabric qualities, print patterns, and trims; collaborate with the design team and communicate feedback to factories
• Prepare lab dip submits to send to buyers and follow up on those submissions
• Track and follow up with factories on all rejected submits
• Maintain electronic and physical records of production approvals by season
• Organize and send fabric and trim packages to factories
• Receive and distribute incoming factory packages
• Support research and development for new design inspiration
• Assist with creating and updating CADs and tech packs as needed
• Create selling tools such as color cards and swatch cards
• Work with factories on new fabric development for sampling

What you’ll bring

• Minimum 2 years of fashion industry experience in design
• Strong judgement and highly skilled ability to evaluate lab dips and fabric qualities
• Ability to multi-task and switch gears as needed
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and the MS Suite
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, with great communication skills
• Team-focused approach, open to direction, and able to work well under pressure
• Portfolio required

Tools and technologies

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, MS Suite, and CADs.