Hybrid Technical Designer - Women's Knitwear

Top Dog Recruiting; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Dog Recruiting seeks a Technical Designer - Women's Knitwear to manage the end-to-end technical design process from pre-fitting to production fit approval. You will lead fittings with live models, document results, and update overseas factories to ensure proper construction and silhouette.

You will work in office with some Fridays working from home, collaborating closely with the Director of Technical Designer and Production teams to maintain precise technical packages and graded specs.

Qualifications

• 3 years minimum of experience working with apparel; women's knitwear preferred but open to other lines.

Responsibilities

• Manage the product lifecycle from pre-fitting through production fit approval.
• Conduct fittings with live fit models, measure garments, take detailed notes, edit comments, document fit corrections, and communicate updates to overseas teams and factories.
• Partner with the Director of Technical Designer to create initial technical packages and final full graded specifications.
• Assist in executing fit corrections using diagrams and patterns to achieve the desired fit, silhouette, and style.
• Facilitate communication with overseas offices and vendors to resolve garment construction and production issues.
• Meet with the Production team weekly to review sample approval status and support Time and Action Calendar compliance.
• Interact with agents, overseas offices, and vendors to troubleshoot garment engineering issues throughout development and production.
• Maintain accurate and detailed technical documentation throughout development and production.

Job description

Top Dog Recruiting seeks a Technical Designer - Women's Knitwear to manage the end-to-end technical design process from pre-fitting to production fit approval. You will lead fittings with live models, document results, and update overseas factories to ensure proper construction and silhouette.

You will work in office with some Fridays working from home, collaborating closely with the Director of Technical Designer and Production teams to maintain precise technical packages and graded specs.