Hot Topic · 1 month ago
Product Development Assistant
Hot Topic HQ - City of Industry, California
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$22/hr - $26/hrHot Topic & BoxLunch is seeking a Product Development Assistant to support their Product Development team in creating music and pop culture inspired fashion. The role involves daily communication with various departments, managing sample tracking, and assisting in production tasks to ensure timely delivery of products.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleMusicRetail
Responsibilities
Communicate daily with cross-functional departments - Design, Merchandising, Technical Design and with Product Development team co-workers and supervisors and Support department with administrative tasks
Update weekly WIP reports for multiple seasons simultaneously to maintain accurate information that is used by cross-functional partners
Manage the Sample Tracker to ensure all sample needs are requested when a collection is closed. (Licensor Samples, Photo Samples, Buyer Samples, and Marketing Samples)
Follow up on sample due dates to ensure samples are received on time
Open all daily parcels and sort through all samples and submits. Checking in all samples in the tracker and passing off samples to the required teams for review. Sorting all submits and pairing them with the style folder to pass for review
Review all Strike-Offs and Trim submits for color approval and send comments to vendors
Assist Production Manager in day-to-day functions including accurate record-keeping
Communicate via email with off-shore vendors/factories to make progress on product development events
Qualification
Required
Strong communication and organization skills, initiative and follow-up skills
Ability to work in a fast pace environment and able to handle multiple projects
Detail-oriented
Expert skill set in Excel
Knowledge of Word, Microsoft Outlook
Preferred
Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent job experience
Knowledge of Hot Topic and BoxLunch licenses a plus
Company
Hot Topic
Hot Topic is a retail store that offers music and pop culture licensed apparel, accessories, and gifts.
Founded in 1988
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (4)
2024 (12)
2023 (13)
2022 (9)
2021 (5)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2013-03-07Acquired
Leadership Team
Steve Vranes
CEO
Michael Yerkes
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2025-10-17
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