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Job Description

At Loop, softgoods aren't a side project. They're embedded in our ecosystem of wearable products and how they show up in someone's hands and daily routine. From wearables like sleep masks to the bags, cases, and pouches that carry our products, softgoods carry Loop's visual identity and performance standards into new materials and form factors. As our Industrial Designer, you'll own softgoods design execution across assigned product and accessory programs, from early concept and material exploration through pattern development, prototyping, and production-ready design. Internally, we call this role Softgoods Designer, because that’s where your focus lies. The Role You'll lead the softgoods workstream for your programs end to end, working closely with Product Development Engineering, and suppliers to solve construction, integration, and manufacturing challenges, and with Industrial Design, CMF, UX, and Packaging wherever softgoods meet Loop's other products. You'll operate with a high degree of independence, balancing design vision, user needs, material choices, and manufacturability, and making the trade-offs behind each decision visible through prototypes, visuals, and storytelling. What You'll Do Lead softgoods design for assigned programs, from concept through patterns, prototypes, material definition, and production-ready design. Apply a broad softgoods perspective across product types, including wearable products as well as bags, cases, pouches, and other accessories. Partner with Product Development, Engineering, model makers and suppliers to solve construction, integration, DFM, and manufacturing challenges. Work closely with Industrial Design and CMF to integrate softgoods seamlessly with Loop products. Drive designs through key development phases and reviews (Design Gate, EVT, DVT), maintaining design intent as concepts move toward production. Give feedback to junior designers and bring specialist softgoods knowledge into design reviews across the wider Design team. Help evolve softgoods design methods, workflows, and prototyping approaches as Loop scales. You Won't Treat softgoods as a side project instead of a full part of Loop's product ecosystem. Stay inside one product type when a broader softgoods perspective would serve the program better. Push a design vision forward without making the manufacturability trade-offs behind it visible. Wait for a fully resolved brief before proposing viable directions. Keep specialist softgoods knowledge to yourself instead of bringing it into design reviews and critique. How You'll Succeed You're comfortable navigating ambiguity in a design brief and can propose multiple viable directions rather than waiting for one to be handed to you. You move fluidly between products worn on the body and protective or carrying solutions like bags and cases, connecting each design choice back to user benefit, feasibility, and Loop's wider product vision. You raise the bar for the people around you, through craft and judgment in your own work, and through the feedback and critique you bring to the rest of the Design team. What You'll Bring 7+ years of experience in softgoods design, or a background in Industrial Design or CMF with at least 3–4 years specialising in softgoods. Experience designing across a broad range of softgoods applications, from products worn on the body to protective and carrying solutions such as bags, cases, and pouches. Strong understanding of how softgoods move from concept through development into production, including manufacturing constraints. Strong visualisation and communication skills, using design and Adobe Creative Suite tools to develop and present ideas. Experience mentoring or giving critique to other designers, and working across a multidisciplinary design team (Industrial Design, CMF, UX, Packaging). Comfortable navigating ambiguous briefs and connecting design decisions to broader company goals and product horizons. Loop isn't for everyone. We might not be a match if you: Prefer a fully defined brief over navigating ambiguity and proposing your own directions. Prefer specialising in one softgoods application rather than moving across wearables, bags, cases, and accessories. Find it hard to let manufacturability shape a design vision you're attached to. Prefer working independently over cross-functional critique and collaboration. Aren't drawn to mentoring or raising the bar for people around you. Still interested? Great. If you're excited about shaping how softgoods extend Loop's product ecosystem, from sleep masks to the bags and cases that carry them, and about owning that design work independently from concept to production, we'd love to hear from you. —- Application Window: 20 October – 9 November (Applications only accepted during this window) Recruiter Screens: 25 October – 12 November Hiring Manager Interviews: 1 – 24 November Stakeholder Interviews: 18 – 29 November Offer Stage: 29 November – 1 December Target Start Date: Monday, 4 January 2027 Compensation Freelance rate €70 – €90 per hour Based on internal benchmarks and market data, we determine salary ranges for each role and location. Loop takes into consideration a wide range of factors when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skill sets, qualifications, education, and other business and organizational needs. Final salary is based on a number of factors such as location, relevant prior experience, and specific skills or expertise. Please note that the range listed is just one component of Loop's total rewards.

Core Responsibilities

Lead softgoods design for assigned programs from concept and material exploration through pattern development, prototyping, and production-ready design across wearables, bags, cases, and accessories. Collaborate with engineering, product development, suppliers, and design teams to resolve construction and manufacturing challenges, maintain design intent through development reviews, and mentor designers.

Requirements

Requires 7+ years of softgoods design experience, or an Industrial Design or CMF background with at least 3–4 years specializing in softgoods, plus experience across wearable and carrying-product applications. Candidates should understand the path from concept to production, communicate ideas using design tools and Adobe Creative Suite, collaborate across disciplines, mentor or critique designers, and work effectively with ambiguous briefs.