# Associate Design Director, Luggage

Hiring organization: [Away](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/away)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3f840926-751a-45e9-b870-58a3c2d1bb19

Listed on Away's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: New York, NY
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 150000 – 160000 USD per year

## Summary

Lead the design and development of Away's luggage category as a director-level industrial designer, responsible for mentoring a team and guiding products from concept through manufacturing. This role suits an experienced designer with a background in hard or soft goods who thrives balancing creative innovation with manufacturing realities and enjoys building great teams.

_Our summary, not Away's wording._

## Skills named

Industrial Design, KeyShot, Manufacturing Processes

## Required

- 7+ years of industrial design experience in luggage, technical soft goods, or hard goods
- Proven track record supervising and mentoring design talent
- Advanced understanding of product construction, material R&D, and manufacturing
- Proficiency in Fusion 360, KeyShot, and Adobe Creative Suite
- Exceptional sketching and 3D visualization skills
- Experience working with overseas factories and suppliers
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%

## Nice to have

- Experience or interest in leveraging emerging technologies like AI tools for workflow optimization
- Direct experience integrating AI-enabled design tools

Apply on Away's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/away/1cff8cf3-395d-420f-b818-8c783eea3981/application