Technical Designer Job at Torn By Ronny Kobo in New York

RKMB LLC is searching for a Technical Designer for immediate start. This is a freelance

position with the possibility of becoming full-time with the right candidate. We are in search of a

seasoned full time Mid-level to Senior Technical Designer who has a strong knowledge and

understanding of garment construction for the Women’s Contemporary market. The role

includes overseeing the fit process from design to production to include PPs and TOPs,

generating very clear measurements of each fit, according to the tech pack, and working closely

with our design/production departments.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Design team to develop initial technical garment specifications based on design tech packs.
• Work meticulously on all fit comments to provide details to the factory on a timely manner.
• Manage all aspects of fittings, construction and technical issues, and product evaluations.
• Edit tech packs to clearly communicate fit/pattern changes and corrections to the factories.
• Act as the point of contact for factories and answer questions regarding fit, specs, pattern, and construction.
• Maintains professional and timely daily email correspondence with overseas vendors.
• Executes fit comments in a timely manner to ensure the fit process stays in line with production and action timelines while partnering with the Production team on lead time priorities, where applicable.
• Issues grading guidelines to vendors after fit approval.
• Responsible for reviewing pre-production samples (PPs) and top of production samples (TOPs) for adherence to approved fit and construction standards and executes comments as needed to complete the PP approval process and move the process forward to production. 
• Tracks and manages workflow and workload
• Must be comfortable working in a fast paced environment.
• Must be detail oriented with excellent communication sending comments to nominated factories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design/Technical Design/Pattern Making
• Minimum 7-10 years’ experience in the apparel industry including patternmaking and construction experience with full knowledge of the production process.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and product development process
• Expert in pattern-making, sewing, and garment construction
• Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Illustrator experience.
• Fully Fashioned Knit experience a plus

This job is a full-time position, 4x days in office. Must be eligible to work in US without additional sponsorship/visa requirements.