Product Development Specialist en Sportiqe Apparel

Description

Sportiqe has elevated premium brands for 19 years, specializing in B2B wholesale apparel including t-shirts, sweatshirts, outerwear, and hats with custom screen print, appliqué, and embroidery. We deliver exceptional value to our discerning clients across sports, corporate, entertainment, and hospitality sectors.

As the Product Development Specialist, you'll be the critical bridge between creative concepts and flawless execution—ensuring every garment meets Sportiqe's exacting standards while keeping pace with our rapid growth. You’ll collaborate closely with our internal teams and 3rd party factories to ensure we manufacture the best possible apparel product. 

This job is right for you if you have a detail-focused lens to catch even the smallest discrepancies before they become a problem, plus the communication skills to address them professionally. 

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 

• Responsible for the development of products from design handoff through production handoff including multiple seasonal collections and special make-up projects. 
• Serve as technical liaison between internal teams and overseas factories, ensuring specs translate to flawless execution.
• Support Sales, Design, and Operations leadership to ensure accurate and complete information for each project.
• Create tech packs in PLM system with precise garment construction, measurements, and print placement details.
• Develop flat sketches in Adobe Illustrator and spec custom trims/construction for specialized projects.
• Review art boards pre-production to validate techniques are manufacturable.
• Review lab dips, strike-offs, and samples for accurate measurements, construction, fabric colors, print size/placement, branding/labeling and packaging.
• Responsible for maintaining style information in PLM System, including sample comments, approvals, etc.
• Make minor to intermediate graphic design adjustments to artwork.

Requirements

WHO YOU ARE - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

• Degree in Fashion Design/Development or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years proven experience in apparel product development including construction, fit, sketches, and tech packs, particularly in the B2B sector. 
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, especially cut & sew knits where your attention to detail can shine. 
• Comfortable with independent problem solving, research and resourcefulness. 
• Exceptional attention to detail and precision—you're known for catching errors others miss and communicating issues clearly before they escalate.
• Knowledge of the entire product life cycle process from design handoff through production handoff. 
• Knowledge of appliqué types is a plus.
• You collaborate effectively across teams but do your best work in focused, heads-down sessions.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator and PLM experience required; Gerber Yunique preferred
• Graphic design experience a plus.
• This role is NOT the right fit for you if you prefer big-picture strategy over technical execution, get too easily frustrated by last-minute changes or shifting factory timelines, or struggle with ambiguity. 

WHY YOU'LL BE EXCITED TO WORK HERE 

Our people are our passion, and we invest back into our team. We incorporate our core values of teamwork, can-do attitude, integrity, respect, evolve and fun into everything we do. In addition to offering a community of awesome people to work with, you'll also receive the following:

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and HSA 
• 4% 401K match
• Generous PTO and sick time including birthday PTO 
• 11 paid holidays annually 
• Continuous learning, wellness, and professional development
• Free clothes!
• Team building activities, paid volunteer hours, and other corporate events. 
• This role has an opportunity to grow and evolve for the person who embraces our core values, has a strong drive for results, and desire to take on new challenges

ABOUT US 

Sportiqe, established in Arizona in 2006, is a full-service lifestyle apparel brand delivering unique products backed by our 100% comfort guarantee. We serve as a trusted partner to premium corporate brands, resorts, professional sports, music and entertainment markets as well as selling our own brand directly to consumers. We work in a relaxed environment but quickly and with agility. We own comfort inside and outside the organization!

We are all building together, each of us owning and growing our pieces of the business. Since we’ve started, we’ve been able to help over 4 million people feel comfortable and work with some pretty awesome people and brands along the way. Check out more at https://www.sportiqewholesale.com/ 

Building a diverse and inclusive workplace is paramount to our success. We welcome people of all different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

Whether you apply with us or not, please be mindful during your career search. Sportiqe will never contact you via text to set up an interview or provide an offer letter. We will never extend an offer without conducting in-person or virtual face-to-face interviews. If you're unsure if you've received a legitimate request, please contact us directly to verify.