Assistant Product Developer of Accessories

J.Jill is a national lifestyle brand that provides apparel, footwear and accessories designed to help its customers move through a full life with ease. The brand represents an easy, thoughtful, and inspired style that celebrates the totality of all women and designs its products with its core brand ethos in mind: keep it simple and make it matter. J. Jill offers a high touch customer experience through over 200 stores nationwide and a robust ecommerce platform. J.Jill is headquartered outside Boston.

Assists the Design Director through all phases of seasonal development for accessories. Communicates and partners with domestic and overseas vendors and internal cross functional team members through all development stages for scarves, ponchos, legwear, belts, cold weather accessories, footwear, and handbags.

• Communicates with domestic and overseas vendors to ensure that all requests, changes, updates, etc. are handled in a quick, concise and thoughtful manner.
• Creates and maintains seasonal accessory line sheet in Adobe Illustrator, enters all style information into PLM and makes revisions and corrections as needed.
• Communicates seasonal brand right trend ideas through market and online research, internet, and print media research.
• Organizes all accessory samples and development information for reference and easy access.

• Internet research skills
• Basic knowledge of leather and fabric qualities for the accessory industry
• Positive attitude
• Creativity & Flexibility
• Detail oriented
• ​Works well with others
• Self-starter

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 0 + years of related experience.
• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Web PDM or equivalent helpful

Physical Requirements:

• Periods of time sitting and standing, working at a desk and on a computer. 
• Ability to communicate information and observe details at close range.
• Light to moderate lifting may be required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this job.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position.

At J.Jill, we believe our associates should be seen, valued, and celebrated. We support the advancement of our associates by harnessing their unique contributions to grow and improve, and our success is guided by a culture that values keeping it simple and making it matter. J.Jill is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and professional workplace free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at J.Jill are based solely upon business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other legally protected status.  J.Jill provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals, in accordance with applicable laws.  If you need to inquire about an accommodation to assist with completing the application process, please email Talent.Acquisition@jjill.com