Assistant Technical Designer

The People Brand; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Technical Designer in Orange County, CA to support the development of swim, active, and lifestyle apparel. This early-career role focuses on fit, construction, product development, and production, requiring strong organization and detail orientation.

You will manage tech packs, take garment measurements, and coordinate with vendors, while maintaining trackers and documentation and collaborating with domestic production teams for timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of the end-to-end apparel product lifecycle.
• Experience measuring garment samples and accurately entering technical data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with a sense of urgency and collaborative approach.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, cross-functional team.
• Adaptable, curious, and eager to continue developing technical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support prototype management and follow up with vendors throughout the development process.
• Duplicate and maintain tech packs in Excel and accurately enter garment measurements.
• Measure and review prototype, SMS, PP, and TOP samples against submitted tech packs.
• Prepare weekly fit lists across product categories.
• Communicate with vendors and respond to questions in a timely manner.
• Maintain development trackers and monitor incoming sample timelines against calendar deadlines.
• Organize and maintain tech pack files and technical documentation.
• Partner with domestic production and assist with pattern-related needs.
• Maintain and organize samples by season and delivery.
• Provide additional technical design and development support as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Curiosity

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Assistant Technical Designer

Location: Orange County, CA | On-site

We are partnering with a growing Southern California lifestyle brand to identify an Assistant Technical Designer to support the development of swim, active, and lifestyle apparel.

This is a great opportunity for an early-career technical design professional who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and interested in building deeper experience across fit, construction, product development, and production.

Key Responsibilities

• Support prototype management and follow up with vendors throughout the development process.

• Duplicate and maintain tech packs in Excel and accurately enter garment measurements.

• Measure and review prototype, SMS, PP, and TOP samples against submitted tech packs.

• Prepare weekly fit lists across product categories.

• Communicate with vendors and respond to questions in a timely manner.

• Maintain development trackers and monitor incoming sample timelines against calendar deadlines.

• Organize and maintain tech pack files and technical documentation.

• Partner with domestic production and assist with pattern-related needs.

• Maintain and organize samples by season and delivery.

• Provide additional technical design and development support as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Excellent organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Understanding of the end-to-end apparel product lifecycle.

• Experience measuring garment samples and accurately entering technical data.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Self-motivated with a sense of urgency and collaborative approach.

• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, cross-functional team.

• Adaptable, curious, and eager to continue developing technical knowledge.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

$50 - $55 an hour