Color Development Manager (Apparel)

Location: Los Angeles HQ; onsite

Salary: $100,000–$115,000 per year

Company

hirify.global creates technically innovative underwear, loungewear, shapewear, and essential apparel products.

What you will do

• Lead seasonal color development from initial color standards through bulk production approval.
• Translate creative color direction into production standards across fabrics, trims, components, and product categories.
• Evaluate lab dips, strike-offs, yarn dyes, prints, trims, and bulk color submissions, providing actionable feedback and approvals.
• Coordinate with Design, Materials, Product Development, Production, Sourcing, Quality, mills, vendors, and suppliers.
• Manage seasonal timelines, approvals, color records, metrics, and documentation across multiple categories.
• Resolve color discrepancies and improve vendor performance, first-pass approval rates, quality, and process efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Textile Design, Textile Science, Fashion Design, Product Development, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in color development, textile development, materials development, product development, or a related apparel function.
• Strong knowledge of textile color development, dyeing processes, fabric construction, material behavior, and color theory.
• Experience evaluating lab dips, strike-offs, yarn dyes, prints, trims, and bulk color, including work with domestic and international mills and vendors.
• Strong visual color acuity, including a superior score on the HUE MUNSELL 100 Test.
• Experience with project management, technical communication, problem-solving, PLM systems, Adobe Suite, Airtable, Microsoft Office Suite, and color management software; knowledge of spectrophotometers, lightboxes, Pantone, and Archroma systems is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, collaborative, solutions-oriented, and high-performance work environment.
• Up to 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision healthcare.
• Kind Body fertility benefits and a 401(k) savings plan with up to 4% match.
• Unlimited paid time off and full access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Employee discounts, catered lunches, office snacks and beverages, and a dog-friendly HQ on Thursdays and Fridays.
• Company parties, pop-ups, events, and employee swag giveaways.

Hiring process

• Application review.
• Interview.
• Hiring decision.