Creative Technical Assistant Designer

Jobtailor; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Philadelphia seeks an experienced sewer to produce monthly apparel samples, ensuring pattern accuracy and consistent sizing. You will sew garments with a range of fabrics, discuss techniques with the pattern maker, and apply finishing touches per the tech pack.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of sewing with wovens, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication to coordinate with designers and managers. CLO 3D is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional sewing experience with wovens.
• Ability to quickly sew and produce a sample from a paper pattern.
• Knowledge of pattern making and sewing construction.
• High level of workmanship and attention to detail.
• Sense of urgency and sensitivity to deadlines.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with manager and designers.
• Knowledge of sewing different fabrics and weights, primarily woven fabrics.
• Experience with tailoring for jackets, outerwear, and bottoms.
• Extensive experience safely operating sewing machinery with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Creative Technical Director, designers, and technical designer to create apparel samples monthly.
• Compare patterns to cut apparel samples to ensure consistency in size, measurements, and feel.
• Sew sample garments accurately using proper machinery and tools.
• Discuss sewing problems with the pattern maker and troubleshoot root causes and corrections as a team.
• Add finishing touches and trims, including pressing, steaming, sewing labels and buttons, according to the pattern card and tech pack by required deadlines.
• Discuss sewing techniques with the pattern maker when no sew-by sample is provided.
• Complete special projects as assigned.

Skills

Professional sewing experience

Pattern making knowledge

Sewing machinery operation

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Woven fabrics knowledge

Tailoring experience

Tools

CLO 3D

Job description

• Work closely with the Creative Technical Director, designers, and technical designer to create apparel samples monthly
• Compare patterns to cut apparel samples to ensure consistency in size, measurements, and feel
• Sew sample garments accurately using proper machinery and tools
• Discuss sewing problems with the pattern maker and troubleshoot root causes and corrections as a team
• Add finishing touches and trims, including pressing, steaming, sewing labels and buttons, according to the pattern card and tech pack by required deadlines
• Discuss sewing techniques with the pattern maker when no sew-by sample is provided
• Complete special projects as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of professional sewing experience with wovens
• Ability to quickly sew and produce a sample from a paper pattern
• Knowledge of pattern making and sewing construction
• High level of workmanship and attention to detail
• Sense of urgency and sensitivity to deadlines
• Strong communication skills to liaise with manager and designers
• Knowledge of sewing different fabrics and weights, primarily woven fabrics
• Experience with tailoring for jackets, outerwear, and bottoms
• Extensive experience safely and effectively operating sewing machinery with limited supervision, including single needle, double needle, 4-thread and 5-thread overlock, coverstitch, flatlock, buttonhole, keyhole, and bartack machines
• CLO 3D experience is a plus

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive sewing expertise with a focus on wovens, pattern making, and garment construction. Capable of producing high-quality apparel samples under tight deadlines while effectively collaborating with designers and technical teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Professional Sewing Experience
• Pattern Making Knowledge
• Sewing Machinery Operation
• Attention to Detail
• Strong Communication Skills

Hard Skills

• Sewing Construction
• Sample Production
• Tailoring Experience
• Woven Fabrics Knowledge
• Sewing Techniques

Soft Skills

• Sense of Urgency
• Team Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Apparel Samples
• Pattern Card
• Tech Pack
• Finishing Touches
• Garment Construction

Tools & Technologies

• Sewing Machinery
• CLO 3D