Based in New Orleans, KREWE is seeking a Junior Product Designer to join its on-site studio and help shape the next wave of eyewear. The role emphasizes end-to-end non-frame product development and requires coordinating input across the design team and Marketing, with periodic travel to New York to align on future opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Support the full design and development lifecycle for new products, from concept through production.
- Research trends, color, materials, and consumer insights to identify opportunities for future offerings.
- Create seasonal color stories and product concepts that reflect the brand’s design direction.
- Lead the design and development of non-frame products, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to quality standards.
- Draft clear design briefs and coordinate cross‑functional input throughout the development process.
- Collaborate with Marketing to ensure products support campaigns, merchandising, and channel needs.
- Prepare sketches, renderings, specifications, and presentation materials to communicate design intent.
- Work with Product Development, Sourcing, and external vendors to refine designs and resolve production challenges.
- Maintain organized product documentation, samples, and development timelines.
- Support the Senior Product Designer in building a consistent, scalable design process while contributing fresh ideas and creative solutions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year in eyewear development, with demonstrated forecasting and merchandising judgment.
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is preferred.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and drive.
- Highly organized and proactive in creating and maintaining processes and systems.
- Results-driven, detail-oriented, and able to work independently in a high-performance environment.
- Focus on delivering personal goals that align with company objectives.
- Comfort with trying on frames and documenting fit through modeling of the product as part of the design and decision process.
Technologies
Benefits
- Competitive wage
- Group health plans: health, vision and dental insurance
- Welfare benefits: life, AD&D, supplemental voluntary coverage
- FSA Plan & HSA Program
- 401(k) investment options
- Adoption assistance, EAP, commuter benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Quarterly cultural spend
- Ongoing training and development, an educational allowance
- Ten paid holidays and paid time off accrual
- KREWE employee quarterly frame allowance
About KREWE
KREWE is an independent, high-fashion eyewear brand rooted in the vibrant culture and creativity of New Orleans. Since launching in 2013, the label has earned recognition for handcrafted sun and optical frames that emphasize quality and individuality, with a footprint that now includes offices in New Orleans and New York City.
In 2022, KREWE expanded to NYC with a Meatpacking District headquarters, bringing New Orleans energy to one of the world’s premier design capitals. The brand operates brick-and-mortar boutiques, mobile retail concepts, a thriving e-commerce platform, and distribution through premium independents and top national retailers. KREWE is known for its distinctive design approach, a collaborative and fast-paced environment, and a mission to create internationally resonant, culturally rooted work.
To support growth, KREWE is adding a Junior Product Designer to broaden the design capacity and shape future product, color, and trend opportunities. The role emphasizes ownership of non-frame development from brief to completion, with coordination across the design team and Marketing. This position is based in the New Orleans headquarters with periodic travel to New York.
Diversity and Inclusion
KREWE is committed to an inclusive workplace where all individuals can succeed. The company provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without discrimination or retaliation based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as defined by applicable law.
