About the Company
A growing fashion brand is looking for a Senior Technical Designer to support the Collection. This person will play a key role in bringing design concepts to life by ensuring strong fit, construction, and overall product execution across categories: Soft dressing, wovens, suiting, and outerwear required.
About the Role
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Partner closely with Design and Product Development to translate concepts into commercially viable products
- Lead live fit sessions and evaluate garments for fit, proportion, construction, and design intent
- Create and maintain detailed tech packs, including specs, POMs, grading, construction details, and fit comments
- Communicate fit comments and construction requirements to overseas factories
- Troubleshoot fit, construction, and manufacturing issues throughout development
- Review and approve proto samples with recommendations to improve fit, quality, and feasibility
- Support consistency across categories including soft dressing, wovens, suiting, and outerwear
- Help keep development calendars, fittings, and milestones on track
- Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance where needed
- Identify process improvements and support overall product quality and efficiency
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field
Required Skills
- 7+ years of technical design experience in apparel
- Strong background in garment construction, fit, grading, and draping
- Well-rounded category experience in soft dressing, wovens, suiting, and outerwear
- Experience leading fit sessions and working directly with overseas factories
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Excel and Illustrator
- A detail-oriented approach and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Skills
- They’re looking for someone seasoned with strong tenure history
- Tech pack examples are required for consideration
- Knitwear experience is not needed
Pay range
- $120,000 -$135,000
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.
Senior Development Technical Designer in new york at Unknown Company
This position is listed as full time and onsite.