PRTNRRecruiting

Associate Handbag Designer - Off-Price

PRTNRRecruiting  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Are you passionate about handbags, fashion trends, and bringing creative ideas to life? We are seeking an Associate Handbag Designer to support the development of seasonal handbag collections from concept through production for our contemporary handbag client in New York.

This is an excellent opportunity for a designer with 2–3 years of experience who enjoys combining creativity with technical execution while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products. Your creativity will directly influence seasonal collections. This role offers the opportunity to expand your technical design expertise and grow your career within a dynamic fashion environment.

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RESPONSIBILITITES

  • Create CADs, technical packages, and production-ready specifications for seasonal handbag collections.
  • Support product development by updating tech packs and communicating design revisions.
  • Review samples and recommend improvements to enhance product quality.
  • Research fashion, color, material, and accessory trends to inspire new designs.
  • Partner with design, product development, merchandising, and vendor teams throughout the development process.
  • Maintain organized artwork files, CAD libraries, and seasonal color palettes.

REQUIREMENTS

  • 2–3 years of handbag, accessories, footwear, or fashion design experience.
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
  • Experience creating CADs and technical packages for product development.
  • Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Textile Design, or a related field.
  • Adobe InDesign experience.
  • Knowledge of handbag construction, materials, trims, and hardware.
  • Strong understanding of current fashion and accessories trends.
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About PRTNRRecruiting

PRTNR Recruiting is a boutique, full-time-only recruiting partner for fashion, beauty, and consumer lifestyle brands.

Founded by Jamie Grossman, a longtime industry recruiter, PRTNR was built on the belief that hiring should be strategic, collaborative, and deeply personalized. Our team brings firsthand experience from inside the brands we now support so we know how to find talent that looks good on paper and fits.

Recruiting, the PRTNR way

✔️ We’re full-time only, no freelance, no temp! We focus on lasting team builds.

✔️ We work quietly and precisely, with no resume blasts and no unnecessary noise.

✔️ We value relationships over transactions. Many of our clients and candidates come back year after year.

✔️ We keep it personal, honest, and brief—always.

With a presence in Los Angeles, New York, and the UK, we recruit across apparel design, graphic design, merchandising, buying, planning, production, supply chain, product development, marketing, finance, operations, and executive leadership.

We’re intentional, invested, and here to make hiring feel less like a chore and more like a competitive advantage.

If you’re building a brand and need the right people to do it, let’s talk.

Industry
Fashion & Apparel
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles , California
Year Founded
2020
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