Part-Time Design Assistant (Intimates, Swim, Active)

Pepper • New York, NY

40d • $40 - $60 • Hybrid

About The Position

Pepper is looking for a detail-oriented Design Assistant to support our intimates, swimwear, and activewear design team on a part-time basis. You'll turn approved designs into accurate, production-ready tech packs, keep our linesheets and BOMs current, and help build the material standards that will streamline development across our programs. This role is ideal for someone who loves organization as much as creative design, understands garment construction (especially bras and intimates), and takes pride in making sure the team is always working from the most current information. You’ll be on the ground floor of a fast-paced DTC brand and get to work with a team of talented designers and tech designers making the most flattering product for small-chested women. You'll have visibility into how strategic assortment decisions are made, get to collaborate with Founders, and see the process from start-to-finish.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of experience in apparel design or product development, ideally in intimates
• Working knowledge of bra construction and components (elastics, hook and eyes, strap hardware, cups, etc.)
• Experience building and maintaining tech packs and BOMs
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for CAD recoloring and linesheets, and strong Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong sense of organization
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a live setting, like taking notes and updating documents during fittings
• Clear communicator who's comfortable working independently and knowing when to escalate decisions
• Lives in the NYC Tri-State area with the ability to join in-person fittings at our NYC office up to 1X/week max

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a PLM system (e.g., Centric, Backbone, Gerber/Lectra) is a plus, especially during implementation

Responsibilities

• Turn approved seasonal sketches into tech packs by creating style folders, assigning style numbers, and building protoforms
• Build BOMs for new styles as part of tech pack setup
• Ensure every tech pack is complete and accurate, and submit it to the Designer for review and approval before handoff to Tech Design
• Maintain linesheets for seasons in active development, including style drops, new styles, and design edits
• Recolor CADs as colorways and assortments are finalized
• Keep linesheets current with vendor updates
• Partner with the Designer, who owns concept and ideation for future seasons; you'll own editing, updating, and maintaining linesheets once a season moves into development
• Support the consolidation and organization of materials across vendors
• Build and maintain Material Cheat Sheets and Libraries organized by category
• Help reduce material duplication, improve consistency across styles, and ease order minimum challenges
• Provide research and organization to support the Designer and Product Development teams, who make final decisions on nominated components and vendor consolidation
• Update BOMs with material and trim changes coming out of fittings
• Keep BOMs accurate and aligned with tech packs and linesheets
• Help organize and enter styles, materials, BOMs, colors, and other product information into PLM systems
• Make sure the PLM is populated consistently and accurately
• Attend in-person/virtual fittings and take live notes
• Update tech packs during or immediately after fittings with changes to construction, measurements, and design details
• Update protoforms with fit changes the same day, so the team is always working from current information

Benefits

• Remote-first, flexible, and human: We’re a fully remote-first team that values autonomy, balance, and trust.
• Pepper is built for people who want to do their best work from wherever they thrive. Without sacrificing connection, collaboration, or career growth.
• Women-founded & Self-funded: As a women-owned company that never took traditional VC funding, we’ve scaled to eight-figure revenue through focus, creativity, and scrappiness.
• Mission-driven with real impact: Everything we do is rooted in empowering small-chested people to feel confident and celebrated.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed