Associate Technical Designer, Women's Knits

About This Role

This role involves collaborating with designers to achieve garment aesthetic, creating technical packages for production, and ensuring quality execution of production samples through fittings and vendor communication. You will also assist the technical team with sketches, patterns, and research new construction techniques.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with designers to land garment aesthetic
• Create technical packages for production styles and email to overseas
• Spec and measure production samples to ensure comments and construction details are correctly executed
• Attend production fittings and communicate changes to vendors
• Set up department fit trackers and update knit fit tracker status
• Align and deliver to agreed calendar milestones to ensure seasonal deadlines are met
• Assist the tech team with creating sketches and patterns and preparing outgoing packages
• Continually research the market for various construction techniques, new technology and fit
• Schedule the department fit agenda with team lead

Requirements

• 2+ years work experience in the fashion industry including technical design and/or patternmaking with construction experience
• AA degree from a Fashion / Design Institute
• Understanding of garment construction knowledge and fit support experience
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office specifically Excel
• Ability to read and understand tech packs
• Ability to effectively communicate fit terminology and problem solve fit challenges
• Great interpersonal skills, attention to detail and the ability to collaborate with cross functional team members
• Ability to prioritize workload, meet calendar goals/deadlines and organize work appropriately
• Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills

Qualifications

• AA degree from a Fashion / Design Institute
• 2+ years’ work experience in the fashion industry including technical design and/or patternmaking with construction experience

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of patterns

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits