PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION ASSISTANT- Accessories & Footwear

Cult Gaia is a women’s fashion brand based in Los Angeles. We are looking for an intelligent, hard-working candidate to support the Accessories and Footwear team with development and production of both categories.

As the Product Development / Production Assistant you would be responsible for sample management and WFX data entry. In addition, the Product Development / Production Assistant will be responsible for assisting in daily Product Development and Production responsibilities.

The right candidate would be a motivated team player and self starter. This role is critical to the Product Development and Production structures for Cult Gaia

This position will report to the Director, Product Development / Production

Responsibilities :

• Upkeep of Sample Closet : Organization of Samples and following Company’s Sample Process’ for achiving samples
• Preparing and organizing samples for Photoshoots
• Receive and unpack daily development shipments in LA head quarters and update PD / Design / Production on shipments received on WIP
• WFX data entry work
• Assist with material library / color standard management both in office and WFX system
• Assist with compiling fit data and corrections after each meeting for SMS / PP and TOP
• Assist PD with tech pack handoffs
• Build abilities to work on basic development and production work
• Generate and maintain WIPs
• Shipping samples and swatches to overseas vendors

Required Skills :

• Proficient in Microsoft applications
• Experience with WFX systems
• Experience working effectively in complex global organizations, satisfying the needs of a multited of crossfunctional teams, and often working under the pressure of competing and sometimes conflicting priorities
• Effective communicator
• Apply problem solving techniques and skills
• Motivated team player and self starter
• Strong organization skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Be Passionate : Love your craft, contribute your ideas, foster debate, take initiative, our members feel this come through everything we do.
• Be Great at Your Job : Demonstrate the specific areas of technical excellence appropriate to your level and role, contribute relevant developments from your field to keep us cutting edge, share knowledge, and teach others.
• Be Entrepreneurial and Accountable : Make responsible decisions as if it were your own business, continually improve how we work and what we offer, follow-through on deliverables, proactively managing expectations, hold others to a high standard, minimize bureaucracy, respond effectively to change, challenges and the pace of our business, take ownership for our success, keep our members in mind.
• Do the Right Work : Manage your tasks to meet your deliverables, organize your time so you can succeed, understand how your work impacts the business, think strategically to solve the right problems, proactively raise questions and issues that need attention, prioritize the most important work to help us achieve our goals.
• Be a Team Player : Pitch in when needed, listen to others' concerns, identify dependencies within and across teams, be aware of your impact, keep others informed, collaborate effectively to ensure collective success.
• Learn and Grow : Stretch and challenge yourself to keep learning, ask for help, apply feedback, look for where you can improve, keep developing in your role, continually increase your contribution to results.

Last updated : 2024-05-14