Hiring: Assistant Fabric Researcher Company: Golden Touch Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 12:13:54 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Product Lifecycle Management, R About the job Experience: •50 years. We produce private label brands for large mass market retailers across the globe specializing in children’s, junior, missy and women’s apparel. Required Skills: •The Assistant Fabric Researcher supports fabric research and development for the New York product development team. The role sits on the fabric side of the department and is responsible for keeping testing and fabric records accurate and moving on time. •The Assistant carries their own workload alongside the Associate Fabric Researcher on fabric research, manages the testing tracker, and is responsible for keeping PLM up to date and accurate. •Fabric Research and Development •Actively facilitate and support Associate Fabric Researcher on day-to-day fabric research and development work. •Assist in fabric research and development across knits, wovens, seamless, and sweaters. •Field incoming fabric requests from Design and log them for the team. •Create development documents for fabric development. •Receive, log, and organize new fabric qualities and newness sent in by mills and suppliers, so they are ready for review. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree, ideally in fashion, textiles, or a related field •Prefer, internship or coursework in a fabric library, R&D, or raw materials environment •Strong attention to detail and accuracy with data entry •Organized, able to track a high volume of open items without dropping them •Clear written communication, including with overseas partners for whom English is a second language •Proficiency in Excel and comfort learning new systems •Prefer, exposure to PLM or a comparable development system •4 days a week in the office, 1 day work from home •New York Pay Rate $18.50 - 25.00 per hour •We strive to hire and nurture amazing talent. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to experience, specialized skills, and internal alignment. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!