Administrative Assistant - Product Design And Development Dept.

Job Title: Administrative Assistant-Product Design and Development Dept.

Company: Picnic Time, Inc. DBA Picnic Time Family of Brands

Picnic Time is a successful & sunny SoCal-based wholesale supplier of premium outdoor leisure, gift, and promotional products established in a garage in 1982. (Don’t worry; we have real offices and warehouses now.) We know picnic, we love picnic, and we live picnic – it’s literally in our name.

Our mission: To create products that inspire friends and family to come together and make lasting memories. In other words, we help customers make the most of their leisure time, and it only makes sense that helping people have fun should also be fun. We would never say, “We work hard and we play hard,” but…we do! Conversely, we would never say, “Synergy,” and…we don’t!

What else do we do? We value innovative work, mission-forward thinking, and we put people first; customers and employees. We pride ourselves on our team atmosphere, collaborative problem-solving, and marathon private jokes – make sure you ask for directions to “the Upside-Down” during your interview. So, what are you waiting for? Come join the Picnic Time Family of Brands – and coworkers.

Job Description:

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for implementing assigned product development initiatives for the Picnic Time Family of Brands. This is a fun and rewarding entry-level position for someone looking to start a career in product development with room for growth.

Responsibilities include:

· At the direction of the Product Development Manager and Product Design and Development Coordinator, communicate with vendors to develop new products

· Track product development using timelines from concept to the approval of the first order sample

· Create tech packs and PO packets for production

· Coordinate the production of prototype samples with suppliers for product development, sales, and QC testing

· Prepare and participate in product development meetings and presentations

· Review prototype and preproduction samples and prepare redlines

· Take photos of samples for product development reference

· Check product names for trademarks and copyrights

· Competitive analysis

· Create and update design briefs

· Update our vendor database

· Maintain the Product Sourcing Library

· Maintain Sample and Swatch Library

· Other work as assigned

Specific Skills Required:

• Creativity
• Project Management
• Communication Proficiency
• Collaboration Skills
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Strategic Thinking

Education /Experience Required:

· Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred (product development experience not required)

· Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Google Suite

· Intermediate level Excel/Google Sheets

Reports to:

Product Development Manager

Collaborates with:

Product Designers, Creative Managers, graphic designers, supply chain team, vendors, management, customers, and licensing dept.

Location: Moorpark, CA 93021 (This job is on-site only)

Hours: 7:30AM – 4PM, Monday - Friday

Salary: $22-25/hour to start

Employee Type: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt for overtime

Benefits: Picnic Time offers company-subsidized HMO and PPO health plans through California Choice, 401K plan, FSA plan, paid holidays, and vacation time subject to eligibility requirements. Group dental, vision, life, and disability plans are also available.

Perks: We pride ourselves on always being appropriately perky and almost never overdoing it. Perks for you include actually fun employee events, the product lending program, growth library, employee discounts, a tuition reimbursement program, free espresso, newly renovated offices, and some pretty cool co-workers.