About the role
Trove Brands is a privately-held house of brands including BlenderBottle®, Owala®, Whiskware®, and Eco-Brite®. Our patented and best-selling products are designed to simplify and improve everyday life with leading-edge innovation, incomparable quality, and aspirational style.
A career at Trove Brands is not about punching the clock. It’s about embracing exciting and fast-paced opportunities that sharpen your skills, drive innovation, and play an integral role in growing our global reach. Your work will not only impact the company, it will impact the lives of millions of people around the world. When you step up to a career at Trove, you step up to cutting-edge excellence. You sign up for bold action and invigorating synergy. You agree to face—and break through—new challenges every single day.
Trove Brands is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Pattern & Sample Maker to support the development of bags, backpacks, and accessories. This role is responsible for independently creating production-ready patterns, constructing high-quality prototypes, and translating design concepts into functional, manufacturable products. The ideal candidate has strong technical expertise in patternmaking, industrial sewing, and soft goods construction, with the ability to troubleshoot complex designs and recommend improvements. Working closely with the Soft Goods Development Team and cross-functional partners, this individual will play a key role in refining product designs and ensuring successful factory handoffs.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently develop accurate, production-minded patterns for bags and accessories using design sketches, reference samples, technical drawings, and development briefs.
- Cut, sew, assemble, and finish complete in-house prototypes using woven fabrics, coated materials, foam, webbing, zippers, hardware, and other bag components.
- Translate design concepts into practical construction solutions, improving pattern geometry, seam placement, reinforcement, material utilization, and manufacturability.
- Evaluate prototypes for shape, fit, functionality, durability, and workmanship, making adjustments based on development feedback.
- Collaborate with the Soft Goods Development Team to troubleshoot construction challenges and validate factory corrections through physical samples.
- Maintain organized digital and physical pattern files, including revisions, version control, sample records, and construction notes.
- Provide technical pattern details, measurements, seam allowances, assembly instructions, and construction recommendations for tech packs and factory handoffs.
- Test materials, reinforcements, and construction techniques to evaluate their impact on product performance and manufacturing.
- Safely operate and maintain industrial sewing machines, cutting equipment, and sample-room tools.
- Participate in development reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet seasonal product development timelines.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Technical Design, Patternmaking, or a related field, with formal training in patternmaking or industrial sewing.
- 3+ years of hands-on patternmaking and sample-making experience, specifically with bags, backpacks, luggage, accessories, or other structured sewn soft goods.
- Demonstrated ability to independently draft, modify, and execute accurate two-dimensional patterns for complex three-dimensional bag constructions.
- Advanced proficiency in industrial sewing and constructing complete samples, including zippers, gussets, binding, piping, webbing, reinforcements, linings, hardware, and multi-layer assemblies.
- Strong understanding of woven and coated fabric behavior, seam allowances, tolerances, stitch selection, and construction techniques used in commercial bag manufacturing.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot construction challenges and develop practical, production-ready solutions.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience using digital patternmaking software or CAD systems.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for pattern development or technical documentation.
Our culture is passionate, entrepreneurial, and energetic. We value innovation through collaboration. And while we work smart and hard, we also connect and celebrate with equal gusto. We host team-building activities, athletic events, and seasonal celebrations to foster community and reward accomplishments. Bottom line? You’ll love it here.
Among the many benefits our team members enjoy are:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care
- 401k package with employer matching
- Paid Time Off
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Full indoor basketball/volleyball court
- Fully equipped fitness center (cardio, weights, functional fitness area, lockers and showers, etc.)
- Yoga studio
- Meditation/Nap room
- And much more!
Trove Brands is an equal opportunity employer.
Phone calls regarding this position are not accepted.
This is a fully in-office position at our HQ in Lehi, Utah.