Product Developer / Designer

Employment Status: Full-Time, Benefits Eligible

Location: On-Site at NEW Gymreapers’ HQ in Nampa, ID (20 mins outside of Boise, ID)

Reports To: Director of Product and Development

About the Role
Gymreapers is looking for a Product Developer / Designer who has personally owned both halves of the job, the design and the development. This is not a designer who hands concepts to a developer, and it’s not a developer who waits on someone else’s designs. You’ll take softgoods and accessories from a sketch on day one all the way to a production-ready product. Products could include anything from belts, straps, wraps, bags, training gear, or apparel.

You’ll design product athletes love, build the tech packs that make it real, negotiate it through our overseas factories, and shepherd it through sampling to production. You’ll partner with sourcing, creative, marketing, and our existing in-house product team, but the design and development belong to you.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development process from concept through production, ensuring products meet our standards for quality, fit, and construction

Turn market, competitor, and athlete insight into concepts, sketches, and design direction

Identify opportunities for innovation across new and existing categories

Participate in product ideation and roadmap development

Support future category expansion initiatives

Design for performance, durability, fit, aesthetics, and brand alignment

Build detailed tech packs (construction details, points of measure, material and hardware callouts) and own BOMs and cost breakdowns (CBDs)

Select materials and hardware (webbing, nylon, neoprene, foam, leather, textiles, buckles, trims) with cost and manufacturability in mind

Manage the day-to-day development and sampling of assigned projects, including hands‑on sample rounds and fit sessions

Work cross‑functionally with merchandising and costing teams to take concepts to final product, and manage production handoff with accurate specs

Own development timelines and the calendar from concept to handoff, milestones, prototype rounds, WIPs, and material lead times

Flag delays and risks early and keep development and launch schedules current

Ability to manage multiple projects across multiple seasons at a time

What We're Looking For

A self‑starter who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, multitasks, and reacts quickly

Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills

A genuine passion for strength, fitness, and performance gear

Strong knowledge of the fitness industry and training products

Has personally owned both the design and the development of products brought to market (this is the core of the role)

A portfolio or track record that shows products taken from concept sketch through to production

Strong sewn‑product / cut‑and‑sew construction knowledge and the ability to build clear, production‑ready tech packs

Solid materials and hardware fluency

Comfortable negotiating cost, MOQs, and timelines directly with overseas factories, with an eye on margin

Strong Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

2+ years in softgoods development and design: apparel, accessories, sporting goods, tactical gear, bags/packs, or consumer products

Nice to Have

CAD/3D tools (Fusion 360, Blender, Clo3D)

PLM, BOM, and cost‑sheet experience a plus

Benefits/Perks

Competitive Pay

Company paid holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Gymreapers on‑site gym!

Newly renovated HQ!

401(k) with up to a 4% employer match

Life Flight Program, Voluntary

Employee Assistance Program

50% Employee Discount

100% Employer Paid: Medical, Dental and Vision

100% Employer Paid: Short‑term and Long‑term disability - life insurance for both employee and spouse/dependents

Health Savings Account (HSA) employee option

Gymreapers LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law.

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