Description:
http://www.patagonia.com/us/jobs/Product-Developer—Technical_JOB-REQ-334-1
This role will ensure the constructions, fit, quality, costs, and sample deliveries meet the Company’s business objectives. Identify sourcing, material, and construction technologies. Manage the garment fit process in collaboration with design and pattern making. Collaborates with factories to achieve ‘state of the art’ opportunities for product innovation and/or supports the training of new factory resources. Advocate the Company’s core values and mission statement.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Apparel / Textile Design, Technology, Merchandising, Engineering). 4-6 years’ experience in design, development, production or merchandising. Physical Health.
What Patagonia wants it’s brand to?:
Mission Satement: Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.
“Our values reflect those of a business started by a band of climbers and surfers, and the minimalist style they promoted. The approach we take towards product design demonstrates a bias for simplicity and utility.
Is the Patagonia Consistent?:
Based upon research from Glassdoor, Product reviews on amazon, and the Product Developer job posting, Patagonia does an excellent job of matching their brand portrayal in the work place and how the make their product.
Road Map to employment:
Bachelors Degree in business or design related concentration
Masters degree in Sports Product design (offered at U of O pdx)
https://pd.uoregon.edu/sports-product-design
Entry level Design job:
Graphic Production Artist is a job that could suit this requirement within Patagonia.
http://www.patagonia.com/us/jobs/Graphic-Production-Artist_JOB-REQ-339
4-6 years of design work including experience with design software such as adobe illustrator, building technical products (laser cutting, welding, and seam-taping), and experience with product merchandising as well.
