Associate Technical Designer, Soft Wovens

Veronica Beard; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clothing allowance

Merchandise discounts

Job summary

Veronica Beard in New York, NY seeks an Associate Technical Designer for the Soft Woven categories to partner with Design, Product Development and Production teams, ensuring fit, construction, and quality while preserving brand integrity.

You will define design intent, prepare samples, manage tech packs, communicate with vendors, and help maintain calendar deadlines and consistency across styles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor, Associate, or Technical Degree in Patternmaking or/and Technical Design.
• 2-4 years technical design or pattern-making work experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, PLM systems, and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, patternmaking, grading, and fit.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities with accuracy.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills for cross functional teams and vendor correspondence.
• Organization and time management skills and ability to work independently as well as collaboratively

Responsibilities

• Partner with Design and Production Development teams to define design intent and set up initial development specs for new styles
• Measure and prepare samples for development and production fittings
• Track samples and create fit lists weekly, scheduling accurate fit time with model agencies and cross-functional teams
• Assist Technical Design team members during live model fittings, ensuring all notes are recorded accurately
• Identify and communicate clear fit/construction corrections to vendors via written instruction, flat measurements and digital images.
• Manage tech packs for product category from initial development through final production stage
• Identify potential production, quality, and/or costing issues and provide recommendations and solutions
• Communicate daily with domestic and overseas vendors to resolve fit and quality concerns within the development and production timelines
• Support Technical Design Team to meet calendar deadlines
• Maintain established standards, details, and integrity of the product
• Participate in design, technical and cross-functional meetings.
• Responsible for shipping samples to factories
• Assist Design Team with block library and additional projects aimed at improving fit and efficiency of the team

Education

Bachelor/Associate/Technical Degree in Patternmaking or Technical Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

PLM systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Veronica Beard is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Associate Technical Designer for the Soft Woven’s product categories. This role will partner with Design, Product Development, and Production teams to ensure garments meet fit, construction, and quality standards while maintaining brand integrity. The ideal candidate is curious, brand-connected, and motivated to contribute meaningfully in a collaborative environment.

Overview

Veronica Beard is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Associate Technical Designer for the Soft Woven’s product categories. This role will partner with Design, Product Development, and Production teams to ensure garments meet fit, construction, and quality standards while maintaining brand integrity. The ideal candidate is curious, brand-connected, and motivated to contribute meaningfully in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Design and Production Development teams to define design intent and set up initial development specs for new styles
• Measure and prepare samples for development and production fittings
• Track samples and create fit lists weekly, scheduling accurate fit time with model agencies and cross-functional teams
• Assist Technical Design team members during live model fittings, ensuring all notes are recorded accurately
• Identify and communicate clear fit/construction corrections to vendors via written instruction, flat measurements and digital images.
• Manage tech packs for product category from initial development through final production stage
• Identify potential production, quality, and/or costing issues and provide recommendations and solutions
• Communicate daily with domestic and overseas vendors to resolve fit and quality concerns within the development and production timelines
• Support Technical Design Team to meet calendar deadlines
• Maintain established standards, details, and integrity of the product
• Participate in design, technical and cross-functional meetings.
• Responsible for shipping samples to factories
• Assist Design Team with block library and additional projects aimed at improving fit and efficiency of the team

Qualifications

• Bachelor, Associate, or Technical Degree in Patternmaking or/and Technical Design.
• 2-4 years technical design or pattern-making work experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, PLM systems, and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, patternmaking, grading, and fit
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities with accuracy.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills for cross functional teams and vendor correspondence.
• Organization and time management skills and ability to work independently as well as collaboratively

The base salary range for this role is between $65,000 and $70,000. The relevant base salary will vary depending on wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training, degrees, and certifications. The base salary is just one component of our total compensation offerings, which consist of a comprehensive benefits package as well as a short-term incentive program, clothing allowance, and merchandise discounts

At Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work.

Veronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.