Product Design Associate (PT)

Teso Life•New York, NY

18h•$22 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

This part-time, on-site position supports design execution, production coordination, and quality control for physical products. The role helps expand the company’s physical product lines while ensuring consistent, stable, high-quality execution. Working with the Product Design Manager, the Product Design Associate helps define packaging structures, visual architecture, and grid systems, and translates approved concepts into production-ready packaging files that meet product positioning, compliance requirements, and production conditions. The role coordinates with external manufacturers and contract factories to clarify product specifications, design requirements, and production processes; tracks and reviews samples; and promptly reports production deviations, conflicts, and risks. It works internally with the Product Design Manager on packaging formats, information hierarchy, and visual effects, and with the Product Information & Compliance Specialist to place required legal information, product instructions, and other content accurately. The position also assists with routine execution coordination, clarifying task requirements and delivery standards, and overseeing file organization, design adaptation, and document archiving to support efficient, standardized physical product development.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a degree in visual communication, graphic design, packaging design, or a related field at an art or design institution.
Familiarity with contract manufacturing processes and cross-time-zone collaboration.
Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
Knowledge of Pantone color standards and color accuracy.
Strong ability to work under pressure.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Clear technical reasoning and the ability to turn production conflicts into structured analysis reports for efficient escalation and resolution.

Responsibilities

Use established internal layout systems to lay out and adapt high volumes of derivative SKUs each month.
Translate approved design concepts into standardized foundational 3D physical-structure models and 2D outer-packaging visual files, maintaining consistency and standardization.
Reorganize and lay out verified product copy for target sales markets clearly and attractively while preserving the overall design and brand identity.
Provide external factories with complete, accurate design files, product requirements, and specifications for mass production.
Track factory progress on first samples and production samples.
Use standardized lighting to compare color accuracy and verify the structural suitability and dimensional precision of physical white-box samples.
Break down and assign routine, basic tasks to Product Design Specialists.
Conduct preliminary compliance and quality checks on basic work submitted by assistants, catch common errors, and ensure deliverables meet professional standards.
Coordinate file organization, design adaptation, and document archiving.
Report production deviations, conflicts, and risks, and coordinate or escalate issues as needed.