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Handbag Designer - NYC

PRTNRRecruiting  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

An exciting fashion accessories brand is seeking a Associate Designer or Designer for Handbags to help shape and expand its handbag collection. This role is ideal for a highly creative designer with a strong understanding of handbag construction, trend forecasting, materials, and product development from initial concept through final production.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings a refined fashion point of view, and understands how to balance creativity with commercial success. This is an opportunity to play a key role in building trend-right assortments across multiple handbag categories while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and overseas factory partners. REMOTE

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design and develop women’s handbags across seasonal collections
  • Create trend-driven concepts, sketches, and color stories
  • Manage product development from concept through production
  • Develop tech packs and construction specs for factory communication
  • Collaborate with merchandising, sourcing, and production teams
  • Research materials, trims, hardware, and construction techniques
  • Review prototypes and provide feedback on design and finishing
  • Monitor fashion trends and competitive market direction
  • Communicate with overseas factories on development and sampling
  • Support presentations, product reviews, and timeline management

REQUIREMENTS

  • 3–5+ years of women’s handbag design experience
  • Strong understanding of handbag construction, materials, hardware, and development
  • Experience creating detailed tech packs and managing factory communication
  • Proven ability to take product from concept through production
  • Knowledge of sourcing and material development; experience with non-leather materials is a plus
  • Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Accessories Design, or related field preferred
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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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