The North Face: Associate Developer, Color

Help bring the color stories that inspire exploration to life! As the Associate Developer, Color, you’ll play a key role in translating seasonal creative vision into executable color across apparel, equipment, and accessories, ensuring every hue, shade, and finish is ready for the journey ahead.

Working at the intersection of Creative Color, Design, Materials, Product Development, Merchandising, and our global partners, you’ll help drive color accuracy, maintain critical standards, and keep seasonal milestones on track as products move from concept to market.

WHAT YOU'LL DO: Assist the Color team with seasonal color coordination tasks across apparel, equipment, and accessories Input and maintain accurate color data, naming, codes, and seasonal information in PLM and related systems Organize and maintain physical and digital color tools, including standards, palette boards (materials, print and yarn dye), sample references, and seasonal libraries Assist with new wash library creation Partner with Creative Color, Design, Materials, Product Development, and Merchandising teams to support clear communication and accurate handoffs Support basic seasonal tracking and reporting to support color accuracy, calendar awareness, and process improvements Help coordinate color standards, lab dips, strike-offs, artwork, and related submits with internal teams and suppliers as needed WHAT YOU'LL NEED: We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day.

For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 0-2 years of experience and professional achievements .

Basic understanding of color development, apparel materials, textiles, and the seasonal product creation process High color perception required (color vision). Intermediate personal computer proficiency; preferred programs include MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, Adobe tools, database