At a Glance
- Tasks: Support design execution and sample room operations in a dynamic apparel team.
- Company: Join Love to Dream, a leading Australian baby sleepwear brand with global reach.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, superannuation, and hands-on mentoring in a supportive environment.
- Other info: Work in a tight-knit team with modern workflows and opportunities for growth.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in technical apparel design and make a real impact on innovative products.
- Qualifications: Qualification in apparel or fashion design; experience in product development is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 $ per year.
Build your career in Technical Apparel Design & Product Development at a fast-growing, global baby sleepwear brand located in Zetland/Sydney with hybrid work and a great company culture.
About Love to Dream: Love to Dream is a leading Australian baby sleep brand with a global presence, sold across Australia, the US, UK, EU, and Canada. Known for innovative design and uncompromising safety standards, we are growing our Sydney-based Design & Product Development team to support an expanding product range and increasing market demand.
Why we’re hiring: We’re expanding the Sydney Design & Product Development team and are recruiting a Design & Development Assistant to support day-to-day design execution and sample room operations. You will work closely with our experienced Design & Product Development Team, supporting our growth while learning and building your career!
About the role: The Design and Development Assistant supports the Sydney Design & Product Development (D&PD) team in bringing product concepts to life, focusing on artwork, CAD execution, colourway development, and PLM data accuracy. Reporting to the D&PD Manager, you will take ownership of design execution and data management tasks that keep the seasonal range moving, from CAD flats and textile artwork through to sample room organisation and style records. This is a hands-on, entry-to-early-career role for someone who wants to build a career in technical apparel design and product development.
Key responsibilities:
- Design Execution & Artwork: Produce CAD flat drawings in Adobe Illustrator for assigned styles, develop colourway options and mock-ups for range review, translate design direction into repeat textile artwork, specify print placement, scale, and colour separations; prepare factory-ready art files to supplier specification, build visual range plans layouts, and creative assets for seasonal presentations, maintain and curate the digital asset library.
- PLM & Data Management: Enter and maintain PLM style records and BOM data with accuracy, own SKU coding and governance across the range, maintain component and trim records.
- Sample Management: Manage the sample room; organisation, logging, and tracking of all samples from proto through to approval, maintain the strike-off and lab dip library.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Support the D&PD Manager on tech pack and CAD execution for assigned styles, attend weekly design and development meetings and contribute to product review discussions, keep all product data in the PLM system current, accurate, and complete, create and maintain Visual Range Plans that the whole business relies on to track seasonal progress, follow the critical path - proactively prioritise, flag risks early, and ensure every seasonal milestone lands on time.
The Requirements: To be successful, you will demonstrate a qualification in apparel, textile or fashion design, with some entry-early career experience in product development. You are confident in Adobe Illustrator and keen to build your skills in CAD, tech packs, and PLM systems. You are highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple tasks (sample logging, artwork files, SKU records) without letting anything slip. You are eager to learn the end-to-end product development process and want hands-on exposure to how a global apparel brand takes a design from concept to bulk production. Experience with babywear, sleepwear, or safety-regulated apparel is a plus but not essential. Must be based in Sydney and able to travel to Zetland a minimum of 3 days per week.
Our Mission & Values: At Love to Dream™, we believe today's little dreamers are the shapers of tomorrow. We want to celebrate the power of sleep with every product and brighten our world, one little dreamer at a time. Our core values inspire each of us every day: Dare to Dream, Lead with Love, Inspired by Families, Made with Love.
What We Offer: An Australian brand with a global presence — products sold in AU, US, UK, EU, and Canada, a hands-on entry point into technical design and product development, direct mentoring from the Design & Product Development Manager, a small, tight-knit team where your contribution is visible and valued, modern workflows with active use of AI and digital tools, competitive salary and superannuation.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Design & Development Assistant in Sydney employer: Love to Dream™
Love to Dream is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant and inclusive work culture that fosters creativity and collaboration. With a strong focus on employee growth through structured mentorship and a leadership academy, team members are empowered to innovate and thrive in their roles. Located in Zetland, the company provides a hybrid work environment, generous benefits, and the opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding brand that is making a positive impact on families worldwide.
