Fourth Floor
Fourth Floor | Senior Technical Designer
Fourth Floor, New York, New York, United States,
Our client, a sustainable luxury fashion brand, is looking for a professional and dependable Senior Technical Designer specializing in dresses to join their Los Angeles team!
Responsibilities: Collaborate with design and product development teams to ensure that designs are translated correctly, keeping size and fit consistent. Supervising team fit sessions by fitting samples on live models, recording comments, and communicating with team. Analyzing garments and patterns to determine compliance of spec, construction, and fit intent. Creating technical fit comments, advising construction details, and clearly communicating the status and direction of each style to vendors. Overseeing production, quality, and cost issues: problem solving and making recommendations that help maintain brand integrity. Maintaining WIP report and workflow tracking. Maintain a working knowledge of appropriate fit aesthetic for the customer. Collaborating with the Technical Design Director to create and carry out new processes to improve product workflow. Collaborating with the Technical Design Director to develop and maintain standards and grade rules. Fostering partnerships with all vendors to create successful relationships. Onboarding, training, and supervising assisting staff.
Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree 6-10+ year experience in apparel technical design. Extreme attention to detail, as well as ability to prioritize and make quick decisions. Superior organizational and communication skills; team oriented; highly detail oriented and meticulous. Thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Extremely honest and trustworthy. Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, balance creativity with technical capability, and interpret design sketches for tech packs. Knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim; familiarity with print design and manufacturing. Experience working with overseas factories.
Please submit a resume for consideration.
You can use WorkGrades to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose by visiting workgrades.com/home/candidate. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.
LA: We will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. California applicants, please view our Privacy Notice here: https://careergroupcompanies.com/california-privacy-notice/.
Responsibilities: Collaborate with design and product development teams to ensure that designs are translated correctly, keeping size and fit consistent. Supervising team fit sessions by fitting samples on live models, recording comments, and communicating with team. Analyzing garments and patterns to determine compliance of spec, construction, and fit intent. Creating technical fit comments, advising construction details, and clearly communicating the status and direction of each style to vendors. Overseeing production, quality, and cost issues: problem solving and making recommendations that help maintain brand integrity. Maintaining WIP report and workflow tracking. Maintain a working knowledge of appropriate fit aesthetic for the customer. Collaborating with the Technical Design Director to create and carry out new processes to improve product workflow. Collaborating with the Technical Design Director to develop and maintain standards and grade rules. Fostering partnerships with all vendors to create successful relationships. Onboarding, training, and supervising assisting staff.
Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree 6-10+ year experience in apparel technical design. Extreme attention to detail, as well as ability to prioritize and make quick decisions. Superior organizational and communication skills; team oriented; highly detail oriented and meticulous. Thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Extremely honest and trustworthy. Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, balance creativity with technical capability, and interpret design sketches for tech packs. Knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim; familiarity with print design and manufacturing. Experience working with overseas factories.
Please submit a resume for consideration.
You can use WorkGrades to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose by visiting workgrades.com/home/candidate. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.
LA: We will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. California applicants, please view our Privacy Notice here: https://careergroupcompanies.com/california-privacy-notice/.