Hybrid Technical Designer, Women's Knitwear

Confident Search Consultants; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants in New York seeks a Technical Designer for Women's Knitwear to manage the product lifecycle from pre-fitting through production fit approvals in a hybrid in-office setting with Friday remote flexibility.

You will lead live fittings, document fit notes, and create initial tech packs and full graded specs while coordinating with overseas offices and factories to resolve construction and production issues and maintain thorough development records.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in apparel development.
• Experience with knitwear is a plus, open to other categories such as menswear or childrenswear.
• Familiarity with the product lifecycle from pre-fitting to production.

Responsibilities

• Manage product lifecycle from pre-fitting through production fit approval.
• Conduct fittings with live models, measuring garments, taking detailed fitting notes, editing comments and communicating updates to overseas teams and factories.
• Partner with the Director of Technical Designer to create initial technical packages and final graded specifications.
• Execute fit corrections using diagrams and garment patterns to achieve the desired fit, silhouette and style.
• Communicate with overseas offices and vendors to identify and resolve garment construction issues.
• Meet with Production weekly to review sample status and support compliance with the Time and Action Calendar.
• Interact with agents, overseas offices, and vendors to solve garment engineering issues throughout the product lifecycle.
• Maintain accurate and detailed technical documentation throughout development and production.

Skills

Garment fitting

Technical design

Documentation

Cross-functional communication

Job description

Confident Search Consultants in New York seeks a Technical Designer for Women's Knitwear to manage the product lifecycle from pre-fitting through production fit approvals in a hybrid in-office setting with Friday remote flexibility.

You will lead live fittings, document fit notes, and create initial tech packs and full graded specs while coordinating with overseas offices and factories to resolve construction and production issues and maintain thorough development records.