Color Developer

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Carlsbad, CA
80K-90K Annually
3-5 Years Experience
Fashion
The Role
As a Color Developer, you will manage the approval of colors from development to bulk stages, communicate color requirements to vendors, and ensure timely feedback and updates on fabric samples. You'll educate teams on color limitations, maintain standards through technical support, and create continuity cards, ensuring on-time deliveries with your background in textiles and color knowledge.
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Company Description

Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression, and life. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm, and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. Working at Vuori, our goal is to create something special together. Our foundation and success are made possible thanks to incredible people, thriving culture, and an inspirational community. 

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Textile Colorist to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for reviewing Men’s color submits from development to bulk stage.

Qualifications

What you'll get to do: 

  • Conduct approval of color from development to bulk stage
  • Communicate color to overseas vendors using standard textile and color language
  • Request, track, and follow up on all lab dips and bulk fabrics
  • Ensure color comments are made to partners and records are kept up to date internally daily
  • Maintain 24-48 hour turnaround for color comments
  • Understand color feasibility and educate cross functional teams regarding limitations
  • Assist in maintaining color department SOPs
  • Provide technical support and color expertise during the development and production phases.
  • Understanding of T&A and deadlines to ensure on-time delivery
  • Create and maintain color continuity cards

Who you are: 

  • 4+ years background in textile, color/fabric knowledge
  • Understand visual and instrumental color evaluation including spectrophotometers, lightboxes, and other color tools
  • Proven experience as a Textile Colorist or in a similar role within the textile industry
  • Strong knowledge of dyeing techniques, color theory, and fabric properties
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams
  • Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience in Centric PLM software a plus
  • Familiarity with design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite)

Additional Information

Our investment in you:

At Vuori, we’re proud to offer the following to our employees; 

  • Health Insurance 
  • Savings and Retirement Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program 
  • Generous Vuori Discount & Industry Perks 
  • Paid Time Off
  • Wellness & Fitness benefits

The salary range for this role is $80,000 per year - $90,000 per year. 

Vuori is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The Company
HQ: Carlsbad, CA
424 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Vuori is built to move and sweat in, yet designed with a West Coast aesthetic that transitions effortlessly into everyday life. Breaking down the boundaries of traditional activewear, we are a new perspective on performance apparel.

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