Lead, Textile Design Project Manager - Contract

Job Summary: 

We’re looking for an experienced and systems-minded Textile Design Project Manager to lead the seamless execution of the textile design pipeline from product creation through marketing launch. You will be responsible for designing and maintaining best-in-class tools and processes that drive efficiency and clarity across the design and product teams.

This role is both strategic and hands-on. You’ll oversee complex projects from concept to delivery, proactively manage resource capacity and risk across teams, and continuously improve the systems that power creative design work. You'll be the champion for ensuring that tools like Airtable and other systems reflect accurate, actionable data and that the teams who use them are equipped, compliant, and confident.

If you thrive at the intersection of creativity and structure, and take pride in transforming complex inputs into cohesive, best-in-class workflows, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Do: 

Project, Timeline & Resource Management 

• Be the loud, consistent voice that keeps projects moving by bringing clarity, urgency, and follow-through across teams to turn product creation strategy into execution
• Lead end-to-end planning and execution for textile design projects, managing timelines and resources from initial concept through final asset delivery for marketing launch
• Partner with Textile Design, Product, and Marketing leads to set priorities, manage capacity, and ensure the timely delivery of design assets
• Proactively manage resource allocation and capacity planning for the textile design team
• Maintain accurate project documentation, timelines, and dashboards that reflect real-time status and end-to-end connectivity
• Proactively flag risks, resolve bottlenecks, and communicate changes that impact delivery or scope, consistently driving with a solutions-first mindset
• Proactively identify risks, resolve bottlenecks, and communicate changes that impact delivery or scope

Systems & Workflow Ownership

• Act as the day-to-day lead for design operations systems, ensuring projects are accurately reflected and consistently updated
• Take complex and disparate inputs and develop them into cohesive and best-in-class workflows that reduce friction and help teams work smarter
• Partner with leadership to identify and implement workflow improvements that drive efficiency and clarity across the Textile Design and Product teams
• Surface insights from daily tool use to inform system enhancements, automation opportunities, and best practices
• Champion compliance and accountability across teams, reinforcing standards that keep tools reliable and actionable

What You’ll Need to Have:

Required: 

• 7–10 years of experience in project management, studio management,  or creative operations, ideally supporting design and product initiatives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
• Proven success leading complex creative projects from intake through delivery while balancing day-to-day execution with operational oversight
• Deep understanding of the textile design and product creation lifecycle
• Strong working knowledge of Airtable and other project management systems, and the ability to translate system insights into practical workflow improvements
• Demonstrated ability to drive efficiency, compliance, and adoption of tools and processes across teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence leading conversations and influencing alignment across functions
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in surfacing risks, opportunities, and next steps
• A natural problem-solver who thrives on structure, clarity, and continuous improvement

Preferred: 

• A confident operational leader who thrives at the intersection of creativity and structure
• Incredibly adept at bringing teams together and uniting them around a shared vision
• Motivated by efficiency and clarity, always looking for ways to make tools, processes, and teams work smarter together
• Hands-on and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for the details that drive delivery
• Great at building trust across cross-functional partners
• Calm under pressure and skilled at managing shifting priorities without losing momentum or quality
• A clear, consistent communicator who knows how to bring cross-functional teams into alignment and keep them there
• Energized by creative work and passionate about helping design teams do their best work at scale

Contract Details:

• $90-$105/hr
• 9 month contract
• Remote/hybrid, preferably in LA