The Opportunity Chartwell Studio is seeking an organized, creatively minded Associate Product Development & Commercialization Manager to help develop and launch the next generation of wall décor products. This is a long-term, remote independent contractor engagement for a Barcelona-based professional, working closely with our North American leadership and product teams. This hands-on role combines product development, customer insight, merchandising, and product marketing. You will turn market opportunities into compelling, manufacturable products and help position them for successful retail and e-commerce launches. A key responsibility will be partnering with leadership to help develop and commercialize a new architecturally inspired brand, while also supporting innovation across Main Street Wall Creations and Wallwear. Engagement Details
• Type: Long-term independent contractor engagement
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Location:
Remote, based in or near Barcelona
• Collaboration: Regular video calls with our North American team, with some late-afternoon / early-evening overlap (CET)
• Set-up: Registered as an autónomo (or operating through your own company) in Spain and able to invoice, or willing to register
• Travel: Occasional travel for factory visits or trade shows

Key Responsibilities
Product Development
• Manage multiple projects from concept through prototyping, testing, production approval, and launch.
• Maintain timelines, sample trackers, specifications, test results, revisions, and approvals.
• Create an organized, accessible system for product-development and testing information.
• Coordinate deliverables across internal teams, factories, suppliers, overseas agents, and engineering partners.
• Evaluate prototypes, materials, packaging, displays, and production samples.
• Provide clear supplier feedback and identify development risks early.
• Collaborate with domestic and overseas manufacturers.



Innovation and Customer Insight
• Partner with leadership to translate the vision for a new architecturally inspired brand into product direction and launch plans.
• Research customer needs, retail trends, competitors, materials, and market opportunities.
• Propose new products, features, formats, and customer-experience improvements.
• Bring creative thinking to product design, functionality, packaging, installation, and merchandising.
• Balance innovation with manufacturability, cost, retail pricing, durability, and ease of use.
• Turn testing results and customer feedback into actionable recommendations. Product Marketing and Merchandising
• Develop product positioning, customer benefits, key selling points, and launch stories.
• Translate technical features into clear, consumer-relevant reasons to buy.
• Create product briefs, presentations, retail concepts, competitive comparisons, and launch materials.
• Support packaging, product photography, demonstrations, installation guidance, and digital content.
• Develop planograms, renders, displays, prototypes, and merchandising visualizations.
• Collaborate with sales, e-commerce, brand, and creative teams to deliver consistent product stories across channels. Qualifications
• 5–7 years of experience in product development, product management, industrial design, merchandising, consumer-product marketing, or a related field.
• Experience taking physical consumer products from concept through production and launch.




• Experience working with factories, suppliers, engineers, designers, or overseas development partners.
• Strong project-management skills with close attention to organization, documentation, and follow-through.
• Customer-centered thinking with strong creative and commercial judgment.
• Strong visual communication, presentation, and product-storytelling skills.
• Proficiency with relevant design or visualization tools. Experience with Rhino, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, KeyShot, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar software is preferred.
• Comfortable working hands-on with prototypes, samples, materials, displays, and fixtures.
• Professional-level English.
• Proactive, resourceful, and able to move between creative thinking and detailed execution. Who Will Thrive Here You are both a builder and an organizer. You bring structure to complex projects while contributing original ideas and thoughtful customer insight. You understand that a successful product requires more than a strong concept. It also requires disciplined development, effective testing, manufacturing feasibility, clear communication, and strong commercialization that meets our customers’ needs. About Chartwell Studio Chartwell Studio is a second-generation product company developing trend-forward home décor for major retailers and consumers across North America. We specialize in peel-and-stick wall décor and are expanding into a broader range of accessible wall-transformation products. Our portfolio includes Main Street Wall Creations, serving the value-oriented mass market; Wallwear, our elevated wall décor brand; and a developing architecturally inspired brand. This is a remote contract role. You’ll work independently from Barcelona and collaborate with our North American team through regular video calls, with some overlap in the late afternoon (CET).

📌 Associate Product Development (Barcelona)
🏢 Chartwell Studio
📍 Barcelona