Hybrid Apparel Technical Designer – Charleston

minnow; Charleston (WV); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role (3 days/week in our office

Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K

Generous employee discount

Job summary

minnow is seeking a positive, proactive technical designer to join our growing team in Charleston, SC. The role focuses on developing tech packs, improving finishing details, and ensuring design intent translates to bulk production.

You will collaborate with vendors and internal teams to maintain fit, construction, and quality standards across men’s, women’s, and children's lines. Hybrid role with strong emphasis on accuracy and communication.

Qualifications

• Children's, women's and men's technical design experience.
• Swim experience (apparel experience a bonus).
• Experience with domestic and overseas vendors.
• Reading patterns and translation of fabrications.
• Full understanding of grade rules and tolerances.
• Garment construction and quality requirements.
• Clear written and verbal communication; strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Illustrator skills are a must.
• Browzwear and/or CLO3D a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create seasonal developmental tech packs (measurement page, construction page, bill of materials).
• Develop new finishing details, silhouettes and construction methods.
• Maintain consistent fit, construction, and images of the product.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors for bulk production.
• Source fit models, manage fit sessions, relay fit notes/photos.
• Track fit samples and update WIPS chart.
• Follow samples through fit approvals to production; establish master blocks.
• Review all existing patterns and pattern cards.
• Ensure compliance with US safety regulations on measurements, trims, hazardous materials and lab testing specs.
• Build a library of styling features and quality requirements.

Skills

Children's, women's and men's tech des

Swim experience

Pattern reading

Grade rules & tolerances

Garment construction

Written & verbal communication

Time management

Illustrator

Browzwear/CLO3D

5-8 years experience

Tools

Illustrator

Browzwear

CLO3D

Job description

minnow is seeking a positive, proactive technical designer to join our growing team in Charleston, SC. The role focuses on developing tech packs, improving finishing details, and ensuring design intent translates to bulk production.

You will collaborate with vendors and internal teams to maintain fit, construction, and quality standards across men’s, women’s, and children's lines. Hybrid role with strong emphasis on accuracy and communication.