Job Description

Our client is a colorful and chic women's contemporary brand

Role Overview: This person will partner with patternmakers to translate design’s vision into a finished product. They will be assigned their own product and will be involved in fitting and communicating the outcome using both visual and verbal communication via tech packs.

Senior Technical Designer Responsibilities:

• Organize and prioritize daily workload of assigned product to maintain production calendar
• Monitor and maintain fit, construction, and workmanship standards for your product category and ensure consistency across all factories.
• Develop and create technical design packages to communicate requirements to achieve Design aesthetic, fit and construction.
• Fitting Preparation: Measure, evaluate fit sample submit (construction, execution). This will also include having the complete style history to be presented in the fitting.
• Conduct your product category fitting with the support of the team
• Analyze and communicate the outcome of fitting with internal cross functions as well as the factory
• Communicate with vendors regarding fit, specs, grading issues and construction via fit comments

Senior Technical Designer Qualifications:

• 4-Year College Degree: Preferred with training in Technical Design
• Product focus should be a balance of cut and sew and woven; exposure should consist of but not be limited to Tops - Blouses – Dresses – Skirts
• Strong basic understanding of fit, balance and garment construction, and fabric reaction
• Able to work with quarter scale and/or full scale patterns communicating fit corrections
• Proficiency in MS office (Excel/Word/Outlook), Adobe Design Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop)
• Driven by the technical aspect of the design process
• Knowledgeable about fabric, construction, draping, basics of grading, and pattern making
• Able to work under tight deadlines and prioritize/manage workload
• Have an understanding of Grading

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