Title: Technical Designer
Location: Seattle, WA 98101 (Hybrid- 3 Days onsite/week)
Duration: 5 Months
The ideal Technical Designer is detail-oriented, obsessed with apparel development and committed to providing outstanding customer service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional peers and external partners to ensure product is aligned with development strategies and business needs
- Develop clear, concise Tech Packs to include measurement worksheet and construction images to align with Design intent and Brand DNA
- Evaluate samples to ensure product specifications, quality and construction standards are being executed
- Follow the sample through fit approvals to production to ensure intent is met
- Communicate fit comments to suppliers to achieve desired corrections
- Collaborate with stakeholders to streamline product development and production processes, escalating when leadership involvement is needed
- Build trusting relationships with suppliers and maintain close dialogue regarding capacity and calendar
- Align and deliver to agreed calendar milestones
- Partner with Pattern Engineer and Design Team on block pattern development to align with brand benchmarks
- Analyze market research and customer review data to drive recommendations
- Conduct wear tests
- Collaborate with internal teams to maintain sample organization throughout development and production lifecycle
- Comfortably work across various categories and product types
- Exposure to fit model go-sees and measuring live models
- Schedule and lead fit sessions
- Participate in special projects as directed
- Partner with and mentor new-hires through various Technical Design stations of work
Core Competencies:
- Customer Focus
- Communicates Effectively
- Builds Trust
Functional Competencies:
- Product Lifecycle Management Software
- Adobe Creative Suite – Illustrator, Photoshop
- Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of Grade Rules and tolerances
- Exposure to 3D apparel development preferred – Browzwear, CLO, Optitex
- Exposure to 2D pattern software preferred – Gerber Accumark, Optitex
- Working experience in communicating with vendors where English may not be their first language
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree preferably in Apparel Design, Apparel Manufacturing, Pattern Making or related field or equivalent industry experience ·
- Minimum 4 year's experience in Technical Design or related field
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Clear, effective written and verbal communication
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Able to work independently as well as collaboratively