Eyewear Designer

Pair Eyewear, Inc.•Irvine, CA

2d•$170,000 - $180,000

About The Position

At Pair Eyewear, we believe in placing our people at the center of everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a joyful and dynamic workplace, providing our employees with an environment where they can thrive and make a meaningful impact. Pair Eyewear is looking for a frame designer to own the look, feel, and design identity of our eyewear. This is a creative, concept-driven role: you’ll define the aesthetic direction of our frames and bring new shapes and collections to life through sketching, illustration, and hand-drawing. You’ll set the design vision and partner with our development team to take concepts toward production. If you have an eye for form, a point of view on style, and a love of eyewear, we want to see your work.

Requirements

Direct eyewear industry experience designing frames.
Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Fashion Design, or a related field — design school strongly preferred. Equivalent professional experience considered.
Strong hand-drawing, illustration, and digital sketching skills (e.g. Procreate, Photoshop, Illustrator).
A strong sense of form, proportion, brand aesthetic, and color/material/finish.
Working knowledge of eyewear materials and construction — enough to design with manufacturability in mind.
A portfolio showing original eyewear / frame design, from concept through finished product.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing for a direct-to-consumer/ wholesale retail or high-volume eyewear brand.
Specialized eyewear-design training or apprenticeships.
A background in trend or CMF research.
Familiarity with optical basics and prescription frame considerations.

Responsibilities

Define the look, feel, and design identity of Pair’s frames — from overall aesthetic direction to the details of each shape.
Conceptualize and develop new frame designs through sketching, illustration, hand-drawing, and digital rendering.
Explore form, proportion, silhouette, and style across the collection.
Direct materials, color, and finish (CMF) — selecting and combining acetate, metal, and mixed materials to express each design.
Develop balanced, on-trend collections aligned with the Pair brand and the product roadmap.
Partner with the product development team to carry concepts from idea toward production, keeping the design intent intact.
Research eyewear, fashion, and materials trends, and study competitor product, to keep the line fresh and distinct.
Present design concepts and direction clearly to cross-functional partners.