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With headquarters in Jackson, Wyoming, Stio draws inspiration from the surrounding Teton Range and offers product via Stio.com, catalog, B2B and its Mountain Studio® retail locations.\nWe live and love mountain life, and as such see ourselves as caretakers of the resources that provide it. We are proud partners of Protect Our Winters and the Conservation Alliance among many other organizations. We have a strong preferred materials platform, use Bluesign® approved textiles wherever possible, audit our supply chains for best practices, and operate our workplaces responsibly.\nWe think that outside is the best side and that you can’t improve on nature. It’s good for mind, body and soul, and it’s our responsibility to help enable access for all people, regardless of race, gender, beliefs, background or ability. We strive for inclusion at Stio and in our local and national communities.\nYOUR ROLE\nThe Logowear Category Manager at Stio® owns the end-to-end logowear business across inline & Quick Strike programs, spanning apparel, headwear, drinkware & future applied-graphic products. With speed to market as the headline, the role leads art & design, color, sourcing, pricing, margin & distribution to make Stio's story wearable, every day, building brand awareness & consumer pull.\nOperating outside the seasonal GTM cadence, the role runs a dedicated logowear lane: art-led short runs to test & learn, scaling proven graphics, and product created on request from channels for events, activations, collaborations & SMUs. The Logowear Category Manager reports to the Senior Product Line Director, partners closely with the Chief Product Officer, and is based in Jackson, Wyoming; travel to market & events is required up to 20% of the year.\nYOUR RESPONSIBILITIES\nDevelop & execute logowear strategy & assortment across inline & Quick Strike programs, aligned to brand storytelling & the product line architecture\nLead art & design direction for all logowear, managing a fleet of contract artists & partnering with a named Brand point person on one cohesive story\nBuild & maintain the logowear art library & graphic standards, ensuring consistent use of Stio marks across programs\nSet color direction for bodies, inks & threads, staying connected to the seasonal palette\nSelect bodies & blanks by silhouette, fit & quality, balancing Stio custom bodies with best-in-class premium blanks\nPlace programs with existing blank & decoration suppliers; partner with Sourcing to validate new suppliers for compliance, quality, capability & payment terms\nOwn the Quick Strike SOP & logowear calendar, managing concept-to-drop timelines & continuously reducing lead time\nRun test & learn: launch short-run concept tests, read sell-through & consumer response, and scale proven graphics into larger runs in partnership with Planning on forecast & inventory\nAct as buyer for private label & third-party branded merchandise, owning blank styles, pricing, units, timing & art approvals\nDeliver channel-requested product for events, activations, collaborations & SMUs, partnering with channels on quantity, timing & distribution\nCreate & maintain a brand-aligned logowear toolkit enabling channels to build event-specific product on their own\nPartner with Retail, DTC, Wholesale & Marketing on allocation, launch timing & presentation for each drop\nExecute MSRP & initial costing to meet margin targets, balancing speed, quality & perceived value\nTrack performance on brand awareness, sell-through velocity, retail conversion & repeat purchase, with revenue & margin as outcomes; share learnings with the PLD & CPO\nDeliver full product creation requirements, including BOMs & packaging, and maintain data & product records across product data platforms\nProvide detailed budget input & spend recommendations for contract art, test buys & category travel, informing the CPO's overall product creation budget\nMonitor graphic, streetwear & mountain culture trends to identify new applied-graphic product opportunities\nYOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE\nBachelor's degree in Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Merchandising, Business, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education & experience\nMinimum of 3 to 5 years of related experience in decorated apparel, brand merchandise, or drop-model & streetwear programs\nDemonstrated taste in silhouette, color & graphics, supported by a portfolio or track record of successful programs\nWorking knowledge of decoration methods & blank sourcing; experience managing contract artists or vendors to deadline\nExceptional organization, attention to detail, follow-through & communication skills\nAbility to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple programs & deadlines\nPassion for the outdoors & a deep understanding of the lifestyle & values of mountain life\nAdobe Illustrator & Photoshop proficiency preferred; Centric & NetSuite experience a plus\nMS Office and Google Workspace experience required\nTHE FINE PRINT\nMedical, Dental Vision plans\nCompany Paid Long Term Disability\nEmployee Assistance Programs\n401k with Match\nGenerous paid time off policies\nGear test, perks and more\nWe provide competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives and benefits. The base salary range for this role is $75,000-$85,000. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of the range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience, skills, and qualifications.\nThis job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, we reserve the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed. 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