J!NX:
Product Development Associate Job in San Diego, CA, CA
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San Diego, CA, CA
Full-time | Management - Product, Production - Apparel
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Product Development Associate
J!NX is seeking a Product Development Associate to work alongside and support our Product Coordinator, serving as a key component in the product development timeline, ensuring that all steps in the production process are completed according to schedule and in adherence to J!NX quality standards.
Check out what makes working at J!NX so great:
https://www.jinx.com/mobile/about_us
https://www.themuse.com/companies/jinx
https://www.jinx.com/mobile/jobs?job=prod_associate
Essential Job Functions:
• Vet prospective vendors, visit existing vendors, maintain relationships.
• Work with Production, Creative, Sales and BizDev/Licensing to determine risks and costs associated with a new product offering.
• Select ideal vendor for development of any given product.
• Maintain communication with vendors, providing them with project direction, target costs, production art assets and tech packs, and sample feedback at every stage of development.
• Work with Creative and Production to review development prototypes.
• Maintain a detailed log of all products in development with details of; Vendor, MOQ, price, COO, Lead Time, Target Price, Mold costs, other associated costs.
• Coordinate product safety testing; maintain digital records and log of; all test dates, items tested, standard tested to and results.
• Coordinate product inspections at the factory level. Work with Creative and Production to review results and evaluate quality. Maintain log of all inspections and results.
• Oversee and build upon our internal quality control system, and work with creative team to identify quality issues, subsequently working with vendor to remedy situation. Maintain log of all QC inspections and results.
• Research products and techniques, staying on top of trends online as well as attending a variety of industry and trade shows.
• Work with and support the Product Coordinator, as directed.
• Must be immersed in the geek and video game culture, and able to stay abreast of current trends in geek and gaming community.
*Other duties as required
J!NX is seeking a Product Development Associate to work alongside and support our Product Coordinator, serving as a key component in the product development timeline, ensuring that all steps in the production process are completed according to schedule and in adherence to J!NX quality standards.
Check out what makes working at J!NX so great:
https://www.jinx.com/mobile/about_us
https://www.themuse.com/companies/jinx
https://www.jinx.com/mobile/jobs?job=prod_associate
Essential Job Functions:
• Vet prospective vendors, visit existing vendors, maintain relationships.
• Work with Production, Creative, Sales and BizDev/Licensing to determine risks and costs associated with a new product offering.
• Select ideal vendor for development of any given product.
• Maintain communication with vendors, providing them with project direction, target costs, production art assets and tech packs, and sample feedback at every stage of development.
• Work with Creative and Production to review development prototypes.
• Maintain a detailed log of all products in development with details of; Vendor, MOQ, price, COO, Lead Time, Target Price, Mold costs, other associated costs.
• Coordinate product safety testing; maintain digital records and log of; all test dates, items tested, standard tested to and results.
• Coordinate product inspections at the factory level. Work with Creative and Production to review results and evaluate quality. Maintain log of all inspections and results.
• Oversee and build upon our internal quality control system, and work with creative team to identify quality issues, subsequently working with vendor to remedy situation. Maintain log of all QC inspections and results.
• Research products and techniques, staying on top of trends online as well as attending a variety of industry and trade shows.
• Work with and support the Product Coordinator, as directed.
• Must be immersed in the geek and video game culture, and able to stay abreast of current trends in geek and gaming community.
*Other duties as required