COMPANY OVERVIEW
Bioworld Merchandising is a leading design and distribution company of licensed and private label apparel, headwear & accessories to all retails channels. We collaborate with some of the most widely recognized brand and retail partners in the world. Employees of Bioworld consider it to be an honor and a privilege to be part of the hottest, most creative, dynamic company in the industry! We are seeking skilled candidates who are excited to join this amazing team!
We Believe in Great Brands: Our goal is to translate the brand story into product that is as innovative and distinctive as the brand itself.
Creative Culture: Our multi-disciplinary team brings to our brand partners a unique mix of creative product design paired with merchandising expertise. We prize collaboration and believe innovation comes from a diversity of creative ideas.
We are the Market: Our team believes in full immersion to gain insight into retail markets, contemporary culture and consumer reaction.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Associate Product Designers are responsible to research, concept, present, and instruct sample development for licensed apparel & accessories. It is a position where an appetite for continued learning is essential. It is a position which requires great competency in translating an idea into a visual concept. It is a position in which presenting and communicating product concepts to each peers, clients, development partners, & customers is a daily occurrence. The position is central in building design solutions. This asks that Associate Product Designers are talented in building a consensus between the needs of each our company, clients, manufacturing partners, & customers. It is a position that requires a passion not just for how graphics and products appear but in how they are made.
QUALIFICATIONS
- keep an active pulse of the market. Shop the assortment each online and in stores. Document the assortments found with detailed research of active customers, potential customers, product counts, brands, suppliers, countries of origin, competitors, materials, product features, and prices. Keep pulse of consumer reviews and where design solutions are needed.
- define goals & best case scenarios with design management, peers, clients, customers, and manufacturing partners.
- ideate and interpret best case ideas into product concepts. Partner with design management, peers, clients, customers, and manufacturing partners to challenge and proof product concepts. Build on those ideas and keep driving forward.
- enter product concepts into and manage products within product lifecycle management software adhering to the requirements of the organization, clients, customers, and manufacturing partners.
- address product concept comments from the organization, clients, customers, and manufacturing partners. Develop design solution which accommodate best interests of all partners involved while maintaining the integrity of the design.
- develop product development instructions for our manufacturing partners to create quality and right priced samples against approved concepts. Develop design solutions to accommodate differences in our instruction and manufacturing partners recommendation.
- review and comment on product samples arrived from our manufacturing partners. Update the product development instructions as needed to meet satisfaction of clients, customers, and our own standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
- Education and/or experience in graphic and product design.
- a great eye for design and drive to maintain a high quality of work.
- a drive to get their work out into the hands of consumers.
- experience working in the entertainment license industry.
- experience working in the design and product development of apparel and/or accessories.
- had worked within retail sales or merchandising, namely apparel or accessories.
- a passion for fan culture and product. Keeping up with our niche of fandom comes much easier with some personal bingeing, exploration, and curation of licensed merch.
- must have some experience in each Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, & In Design. When given a task to concept an idea the candidate can do so with minimal instruction on the software.
- must have experience in Microsoft Teams & Outlook
- must be versatile in using each MAC and Microsoft products.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
Bachelor’s degree.
BUSINESS HOURS
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday: 8:30am – 5:30pm, and as needed to meet business goals and objectives. Flexible and able to work the hours needed to get the job done.