Assistant Designer, Intimates & Apparel (temporary, full time)

Job Title:

Assistant Designer, Intimates & Apparel (temp)

About Bombas:

We are looking for a detail-obsessed, highly organized, and execution-driven team player to join our Design team as our Assistant Designer, Intimates & Apparel (temporary, full time) reporting directly to our Senior Designer of Intimates & Apparel.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of experience as a design assistant or intern, strong proficiency in Illustrator, and a proven ability to produce accurate, high-volume work within tight timelines. This is an opportunity to own critical parts of the product development process across Bombas intimates and apparel categories, supporting a fast-moving team during key Go-To-Market cycles. You will play a meaningful role in bringing product to life, ensuring that ideas translate into accurate, well-executed products that reach customers. This is a hands-on execution role where precision, speed, and accountability are critical to success. This is a 6-month temporary role supporting the Design team during high-volume Go-To-Market cycles.

What you’ll be responsible for:

Core Design and GTM Execution (approximately 80%)

• Own execution of assigned product workstreams within intimates and apparel, ensuring accuracy from initial development through final approval

• Conduct market and trade show research to inform seasonal concepts and product direction

• Support seasonal CAD development, including artwork and print execution aligned to brand standards

• Build, update, and maintain tech packs in PLM, including BOMs, technical details, and revisions

• Prepare presentations that are clear, organized, and ready for cross-functional review

• Manage and track samples across development stages, ensuring visibility and organization

• Attend fittings and capture precise, actionable notes to support product iteration

• Support lab dip tracking and color development in partnership with cross-functional teams

• Partner closely with Product Development, Tech Design, Merchandising, and Color to support GTM timelines

• Attend and document key cross-functional meetings, ensuring follow-ups are clear and actionable

• Deliver accurate work quickly while managing multiple deadlines and priorities

Innovation and Digital Design Support (approximately 20%)

• Support research and exploration of AI and 3D design capabilities within the design workflow

• Assist with rollout and onboarding of Clo3D and other emerging tools

• Contribute to visual board development, research, and internal rollout initiatives

• This is a supporting component of the role and not the primary focus

What we’ll love about you:

• Extreme attention to detail with the ability to consistently produce accurate work

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously

• Ability to produce high-quality work quickly within tight timelines

• Strong eye for product, particularly within intimates and apparel, and understanding of how design details impact the final customer experience

• Curious and proactive with a desire to understand the purpose behind the work

• Comfortable operating within structure while taking ownership of output

• Interest in 3D design tools and AI-driven workflows is a plus

• A team player who is willing and happy to help

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Belief in our mission and understand the importance of giving-back

• Inquisitive, love to learn, embrace failure, and never give up

• Comfortable working in an open office environment while staying focused

What you’ll love about us:

• We are a team of smart, interesting, diverse, funny, and loving people.

• We offer competitive compensation, snacks, socks and a fun, relaxed office environment.

• We take the responsibility to make sure you are excited, happy, and find fulfillment in your work very seriously.

• We value fun. This is why we host office lunches, offsite team outings and company retreats.

• We believe in giving back to the community and helping those in need, which is why we volunteer as a team regularly.

What you’ll bring:

• At least 1 year of experience as a Design Intern or Assistant Designer

• Strong proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop

• Experience working with tech packs and or PLM systems preferred

• Demonstrated ability to manage detailed, high-volume work with a high level of accuracy

• Exposure to product development, fittings, or sample management is a plus

• Experience or interest in 3D design tools and AI-driven workflows is a plus

• Experience working on intimates or apparel product is a plus

Bombas is committed to delivering competitive and equitable pay for our employees.

Each component of the Bombas total rewards package, including benefits and pay, is aimed at contributing to an environment where team members have resources to manage their lives and are enabled to focus on doing their best work.

The pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $24.00 and $28.00/hour. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, market factors, and business need.

If hired, the position is “at-will” and the Company reserves the right to modify any component, plan, or program of the total rewards package at any time, for any reason.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any employment testing, or otherwise participating in this hiring process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Only requests related to accommodations will be responded to.