Associate Technical Designer

Tommy Bahama; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Vacation policy

Health coverage

401k with company match

Education reimbursement

Product discounts

Job summary

Southern Tide, LLC is seeking an Associate Technical Designer to create specifications for each style and ensure fit reflects design intent across samples and production.

The role is in-office at Southern Tide's Greenville, SC location. Candidates must have tech design experience and be willing to relocate to Greenville, SC.

Qualifications

• Experience in tech design and garment fit.
• Ability to create and maintain specifications and tech packs.
• Willingness to relocate to Greenville, SC.

Responsibilities

• Measure and check construction on initial, salesman, and pre-production samples.
• Communicate fit and construction details to manufacturers via tech packs.
• Develop product specifications as needed.
• Order sew-by samples when required.
• Collaborate with design to create new silhouettes each season.
• Maintain fit requests for new styles and ensure samples are received and feedback sent.
• Review garments with designers and suggest fit adjustments to resolve issues.
• Ensure pre-production samples meet approved specs and communicate changes.
• Look for ways to improve the fit process and share ideas with the team.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams on fit questions.
• Improve fit across current styles.

Skills

Tech design

Garment fit

Job description

Southern Tide, LLC

At Southern Tide, our mission is to share our love for the coastal lifestyle through premium products, experiences, and service.

• We offer competitive benefits packages which may include generous vacation policy, health and wellness coverage, 401k with company match, discounted stock purchasing, options for education reimbursement, and amazing product discounts!

The Associate Technical Designer is responsible for creating specifications for each style and ensuring that the fit of all products is reflected as design has indicated for all samples and production.

This role is an in office role, located in Southern Tide's downtown Greenville SC office. Candidates must have experience in tech design and live, or be willing to relocate to Greenville, SC.

Responsibilities

• Crew Position: Measure and check construction details on initial samples, salesman samples and pre-production samples.
• Ensure that all fit and construction details are communicated to manufacturers in tech packs.
• Develop product specifications as needed.
• Order any sew by samples that are required.
• Work with design to create new silhouettes each season.
• Create and maintain fit request for new styles each season and maintain that we receive these samples and send feedback to manufacturers.
• Review garments with designers, identify problem areas, and suggest and execute fit adjustments to resolve fit problems.
• Create and maintain pre-production request and samples each season.
• Ensure that pre-production samples are measuring to approved specs.
• Communicate fit changes and fit approvals to manufacturers, request revised samples if necessary and update records accordingly.
• Seek new ways to make the fit process more efficient and share ideas and recommendations with the team.
• Communicate with cross functional teams if there are question on fit.
• Improve fit of current styles based on streamlining fit of all categories.

Equal Opportunity Statement

This Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making, lawful off-duty use of marijuana, any other characteristic protected by law, or any combination of two or more of the characteristics listed here.

If you need an accommodation to complete an online application, please contact the location you are applying to or contact us at 1-888-725-1899.

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About Southern Tide

Founded in 2006, Southern Tide is a Greenville, S.C.-based lifestyle apparel brand that boasts exceptional craftsmanship and classic design. Innovative, yet timeless in its youthful style, Southern Tide offers an array of apparel and accessory products for men, women, and kids that deliver their authentic lifestyle through quality, experience, and service.

Southern Tide is available for purchase in Southern Tide’s company owned stores, Southern Tide Signature Stores and online at www.southerntide.com. Products can also be found in more than 850 specialty retailers, and premium department stores across the United States.

Southern Tide is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oxford Industries (NYSE: OXM). Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) is an international apparel company headquartered in Atlanta featuring a diverse portfolio of owned lifestyle brands, consisting of Tommy Bahama©, Lilly Pulitzer©, Southern Tide©, The Beaufort Bonnet Company©, Duck Head©, Jack Rogers© and Johnny Was©.

This Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making, lawful off-duty use of marijuana, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need an accommodation to complete an online application, please contact the location you are applying to or contact us at [e-mail] or 1-888-725-1899.