Color, Material, Finish Designer

About Away

We believe travel makes us better. Launched in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone.

Join The Crew

We are hiring a CMF Designer to join our Design team. This role reports to the CMF Director and takes Away further by driving CMF innovation, assisting with color approvals, and managing a comprehensive CMF library and reference system. In this role, you’ll also be responsible for sourcing appropriate materials and finishes across our range of luggage, accessories, and bags.

What you’ll do as the Color, Material, Finish Designer

• You’ll assist the Senior CMF team in the initial review of 1st-round color approvals, developing your eye for color matching across materials such as Polycarbonate (PC), Nylon, leather, and hardware

• You’ll review material lab dips and organize trims and hardware, ensuring all materials are meticulously tracked and accounted for in our database systems at every stage of the design process

• You’ll support the design team by gathering and synthesizing research on current trends and emerging CMF innovations in the market to inform future palettes

• You’ll travel to international production partners to assist senior team members in the on-site review and documentation of color, materials, and finishes to ensure consistency across Away products

• You’ll maintain and update digital CMF files and "color up" CADs under the direction of the CMF Director to visualize seasonal concepts

• You’ll communicate regularly with product development teams in Asia to track the status of color and material samples and ensure clarity of design intent and documentation

Who you are

• You have a minimum of 1 year of design and/or color and material matching experience across either luggage, bags, or hard goods

• You're familiar with the overall product life cycle and manufacturing process for the product

• You’re proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

• You have previous experience and demonstrate the willingness to work with factories to ensure clear communication of design intent by visiting factories and suppliers as needed

• You are flexible and have strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and take responsibility for deadlines

• You’re bilingual

• You’re an excellent communicator, detail-oriented, and organized

• You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand

• You’re agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment

• You’re passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)

Excited to join the team, but not sure you meet all of the qualifications? Please apply, we’d still love to hear from you.

Who We Are

• We’re travelers. Travel is about the journey - the transformative experiences and the growth each trip offers. All employees are encouraged to take time to get away through our variety of time away from work offerings. 

• We’re driven. The work we do matters and collectively drives impact. No matter the job title, everyone at Away is a meaningful contributor in unlocking our ever growing potential.

• We’re supportive. We value the entirety of your life's journey, not just the milestones. You'll find an environment that celebrates balance, understanding that your personal passions and commitments outside of work, are threads of the same fabric that makes you unique.

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