Product Development Coordinator

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Production/Product Development

From sourcing raw materials to manufacturing, order placement, pricing, quality control and getting the finished product where it needs to be, our production/product development team is responsible for ensuring we keep our standards high and our business profitable at every step of the journey. If you are a focused, results-driven, tenacious and highly flexible team player, we’ll give you every opportunity to build a rewarding career with one of the world’s foremost major lifestyle brand collectives.

The Product Development Coordinator will be responsible for reviewing placements, color, and strike offs in production for Character Licensed brands.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Review & comment on all color/layout for strike offs, lab dips, and trims
• Responsible for daily email correspondence with factory
• Review pre-production samples against approved strike off’s
• Maintaining color library by color and fabrication
• Responsible for educating design teams on printing fabric execution with examples
• Must be aware of production deadlines and execute approvals accordingly
• Readiness to take on someone else’s workload in their absence or based on deadlines
• Ability to see color and communicate comments clearly to our factory partners
• Ensure color consistency within sets and collections
• Enter all comments into Flex PLM in clear concise fashion
• Able to identify errors and question artwork
• Lead all strike off review meetings with department heads as required
• Follow License protocol for strike off submission
• Understanding of fabrication limitations and printing restrictions
• Create color cards and order color standards
• Contribute to daily team responsibilities

Customers & Relationships:

• Maintain professional and respectful relationship with all internal teams as well as our factory partners
• Seamless communication with design, final art, production, licensing, sales and overseas partners
• Understanding individual account specific details
• Aid in any deadlines within our division

• 1-3 years experience and/or training in product development
• Excellent color sense, a keen eye for color and the ability to differentiate color accurately and describe color differences
• Excellent communication skills & professional manner
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with design directors, production, licensing, and sales teams
• Must be detail oriented
• Licensing experience a plus
• Flex PLM experience a plus
• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in and our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.

Salary Range: $63,000 - $65,000

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range at the time of employment. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, annual bonus and other Centric Brands sponsored benefit programs.

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Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please note that Centric Brands will only reach out to interview, make an offer of employment or conduct onboarding activities for candidates who have applied through our careers site. When interviewing for a position, the candidate experience will include live interaction, such as a video conference or telephone call, with a Recruiter and/or company employee(s). We will never ask for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process. Be aware of suspicious recruitment activity. If you think you are a victim of an employment scam, you may contact your local law enforcement agency and/or visit the Federal Trade Commission website here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.

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