Associate Technical Designer

Socket.dev; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care from day 1

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

QVC Group is hiring an Associate Technical Designer to support the Technical Design team across multiple brands. You will work on pattern blocks, fit, construction methods, and specifications from concept through graded releases, collaborating with design, sourcing, and QA to ensure garment integrity.

The role involves hybrid work onsite in West Chester, PA, with on-site days predetermined. You will engage in live model fit sessions and coordinate with vendors to meet deadlines and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in fashion design or related program.
• Knowledge of the entire product development cycle and all milestones.
• Technical skills in product development, garment construction and fit.

Responsibilities

• Support department, as led by Sr. Managers Technical Design, while learning important product areas/brands.
• Provide technical support in collaboration with partners to gain direction on aesthetic, fit intent, specs, pattern, and construction methods.
• Establish pattern blocks to maintain fit consistency and apply standard grade rules.
• Establish category/brand standards for fit, construction, and quality.
• Complete technical specification packets with measurements, construction details, tolerances, and standards.
• Communicate with vendors/factories to convey corrections and approvals.
• Identify production, quality and costing issues and advise to protect brand integrity.
• Evaluate garments for spec, construction, fit, and aesthetics.
• Participate in fit sessions on live models and mannequins.
• Make adjustments with vendors to meet aesthetic and fit intent.
• Ensure deadlines are met and support the T&A calendar objectives.
• Collaborate with design, sourcing, merchandising, QA, and vendors to achieve practices.
• Manage workload for own brands.

Skills

Technical Design

Garment Construction

Fit

Product Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in fashion design

Job description

Working at QVC Group means joining a live social shopping company with incredible teams, ambitious projects and amazing careers. QVC Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands - QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road.

Your Opportunity, Your Team

• The Associate Technical Designer supports QVC or HSN and equires someone with knowledge of the entire product development cycle and all related milestones serving a role in coordinating style development from concept through fit approval and graded spec release. You are required to have technical skills in product development, garment construction and fit. You will provide support to the Technical Design team and focused support for one or more product categories/brands. Categories include woven, knits, sweaters intimates, swim wear and outerwear across multiple brands.

Where You'll Work

• This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite at our West Chester, PA location several days per week (onsite days are predetermined and standard across the company). Job seekers must reside in one of the following states to be considered: PA, NJ, or DE. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

What You'll Do

• You will support department, as led by Sr. Managers Technical Design, while learning important product areas/brands.

• You will provide technical support in collaboration with partners to gain clear direction on matters about aesthetic, fit intent, specs, pattern, construction methods and techniques to improve fit, balance, and overall quality of the garment.

• You will help establish pattern blocks to maintain fit consistency for product by establishing the initial block spec. Ensure standard grade rules are applied to each garment.

• You will establish category/brand standards for fit, construction, and quality.

• You will complete technical specification packets including measurements specifications, construction details, appropriate tolerances, and any predefined performance standards.

• You will communicate with vendors/factories all information necessary to create the garments and corrections and approvals.

• You will learn to Identify potential production, quality and costing issues and make recommendations to ensure brand integrity.

• You will evaluate garment to determine compliance of spec, construction, fit intent, and aesthetic.

• You will participate in fit sessions on live models and mannequin.

• You will make appropriate fit and construction adjustments with vendors/factories to ensure integrity of aesthetic and fit intent are met.

• You will ensure all deadlines are met; support the T&A calendar objectives.

• You will work with Technical Design leaders to enhance and evolve processes as business evolves, while driving to elevate the quality of the product.

• You will collaborate and develop close working relationships with design, sourcing, merchandising, QA, sourcing offices and vendors to ensure all business practices are achieved and upheld.

• You will manage workload for own brands.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in fashion design or related program

• Minimum Experience:

  • Minimum 2-3 years industry experience with-in Technical Design or Patternmaking.

Our Total Rewards package includes benefits you'll love such as competitive compensation, paid time off, an employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and amazing company discounts! In our US market, you can also expect health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement benefits.

QVC Group is committed to inclusion and belonging for all and ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at [e-mail] for assistance.

If provided, salary ranges are a general guideline only, and actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location as well as business and market conditions.