Designer - Handbags
$80 K - $100 K
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Posted 21 days ago
SENIORITY
Senior
SALARY
$80 K - $100 K
About the role
- Develop seasonal handbag concepts, collections, and product assortments from initial research through final design
- Research market, trend, color, material, and competitive insights to inform product direction
- Create and manage CADs, technical packages, product specifications, and development updates
- Partner with merchandising, sales, and product development teams to balance design vision with pricing, margin, and customer needs
- Collaborate with domestic and international vendors throughout sampling, approvals, and production
- Review product construction, materials, fit, quality, and costing to ensure design standards are achieved
- Present seasonal concepts and product recommendations during internal and customer-facing reviews
- Support private-label and account-specific product development as needed
- Provide creative guidance and feedback to junior design team members
- 4+ years of handbag, accessories, or related product design experience
- Strong understanding of handbag construction, materials, hardware, technical development, and costing
- Experience managing products from initial concept through development and production
- Strong commercial awareness with an understanding of pricing, margins, and retail trends
- Proficiency in CAD and industry-standard design software
- Excellent creative, presentation, and communication skills
- Experience partnering with factories, vendors, and cross-functional product teams
- Ability to manage multiple seasonal priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Experience developing commercially successful products for wholesale, retail, or consumer brands preferred
Before you apply
Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.
Your profile is current
It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.
Two examples you can talk through
Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.
A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.
Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.
