Senior Technical Product Developer - Three Ten Merch

Sony Music Global Job Board•Los Angeles, CA

8d•$90,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Sony Music Entertainment is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Product Developer to lead development across multiple product categories including Apparel, Accessories, and Home goods within the entertainment, music, and pop culture world. This role will serve as the bridge between the creative vision and production reality, ensuring that every product is built to specification, costs appropriately, is sourced strategically, and delivered on time. Three Ten, a merchandising company acquired by Sony Music Entertainment in 2024, specializes in offering clients an elevated and specialized branding experience, working with major artists and brands on projects ranging from music and sports to IP, retail stores, and pop-up shops.

Requirements

Minimum of 8+ years of technical product development experience in apparel and/or accessories within licensed or pop culture focused product.
Proficient in building techpacks including BOMs, technical specifications, production artwork.
Experience management product costing, cost negotiations, and margin analysis including product cost engineering.
Proven track record of building and managing vendor/factory relationships across global sourcing markets.
Strong ability to own and manage complex development calendars across multiple product lines including retail and tour.
Experience with a wide range of technical design across multiple product types.
Understanding of licensor approval process and the ability to navigate brand guidelines.
Strong understanding of global compliance standards including product testing, social audits, and QC practices.
Strong communication with the ability to align the teams crossfunctionally.
Needs to work well both independently and with a team with excellent follow through and self-initiative.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop)
Proficient in Office and Google Suites.

Responsibilities

Own end to end technical development for product lines from sourcing, techpacks, sample approvals, through final production.
Collaborate closely with design, production, client services to translate concepts into buildable retail and tour ready products.
Identify category-specific innovations, material technologies, and emerging trends to support the Creative team.
Drive sourcing strategy by identifying vetting new vendors and factory partners. Looking for new innovative materials, techniques, and product capabilities with our vendors.
Develop and maintain detailed techpacks including technical, production art and quality standards across multiple categories including apparel, accessories, and homegoods.
Lead product costing efforts by working with vendors and production to negotiate all product costing without compromising quality or creative integrity.
Own all sample comments and review and approve all samples to ensure they align with techpacks and hit quality standards; collect and consolidate feedback from 3rd party stakeholders, synthesizing all comments to the vendor.
Manage development and production calendars across multiple product drops. Proactively identifying timeline risks and driving crossfunctional alignment to keep launches on track.
Manage vendor relationships in collaboration with production across domestic and overseas factories, driving sample approvals and resolving technical issues quickly to meet tight drops and launch windows.
Mentor junior developers and elevate the technical capabilities of the broader product team.
Ensure product safety and quality standards are maintained.