Manager, Production

Join the largest and fastest growing independent artist merchandise company in the space, work across contemporary recording artist’s e-commerce stores, tours, retail programs, album rollouts + more.

Working Environment:

In-office 5 days/week with occasional travel or on-site support required. May involve weekend or extended hours during peak seasons. Very fast-paced and detail-driven environment, with a focus on problem-solving, managing multiple parallel projects, and re-prioritizing tasks as necessary.

What You'll Do

• Establish and maintain strong relationship with domestic and overseas factory partners

• Work with factory partners to source and select blanks, fabrics, embellishments and other materials while considering design intent, quality, cost, and lead time

• Collaborate with Brand Management and Production teams to understand garment/item concepts to create tech packs, outline product specifications, and kick off sampling process

• Coordinate with production teams to manage timelines for samples, prototypes, and final production runs.

• Oversee the creation of sample garments, ensuring they match the design specifications

• Ensure products achieve high standards of quality and functionality

• Manage projects and timelines to ensure deadlines are met during the sample and final production phases

• Work with the Production Coordinator to manage all references, sampling, samples and tracking numbers across all brands and partners

• Apply problem-solving skills and work closely with the rest of the production team to find solutions to any product development challenges

• Maintain organized and detailed records of product development process and progress

• Develop and build a knowledge base and stays updated on vendor capabilities and performance, factory relationships, quality issues, pricing, and lead times

• Maintain references of internal and external products or samples to stay informed and up to date on new executions, technologies, materials, etc.

Who You Are

• 3-5 years of experience in apparel production and development

• Extensive familiarity garment construction and the apparel production process from concept to delivery

• Must have in-depth knowledge of production workflows

• Ability to understand and interpret technical specifications and product mockups

• Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing with clients, vendors and internal teams

• Demonstrated proactive nature, leadership skills and ability to solve problems that arise while meeting tight deadlines