Performance Garment Pattern & Sample Designer

Free People; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Free People’s FP Movement seeks an Associate Creative Technical Designer to join our in-house sample development team. This role focuses on professional pattern making, garment construction, and hands-on sample development for performance wear and outerwear.

You will translate concepts into refined prototypes, draft patterns, and iterate on samples across woven fabrics, ensuring fit, finish, and brand alignment. Collaborate with pattern makers, designers, and sewers to maintain design integrity.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional garment construction and pattern development experience
• Advanced flat pattern and draping expertise
• Ability to sew high-quality samples independently from a paper pattern
• Experience with tech packs and garment standards

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Creative Technical Director and design team to translate concepts into refined first prototypes and development samples across FPM product
• Draft, modify, and finalize patterns and muslins using advanced flat pattern and draping techniques
• Build and iterate on samples across woven fabrics and structures including performance wear and outerwear
• Collaborate with pattern makers and technical designers to troubleshoot fit and construction issues during development
• Provide workmanship in all phases of sample construction from cut to sewing finish
• Review and interpret tech packs and pattern cards with feedback for improvements
• Support technical communication and hand-offs to ensure design integrity and feasibility
• Ensure consistency, precision, and brand alignment across all samples

Skills

Flat pattern

Draping

Garment construction

Sample sewing

Tech packs

Tools

Industrial sewing machines

Job description

Free People’s FP Movement seeks an Associate Creative Technical Designer to join our in-house sample development team. This role focuses on professional pattern making, garment construction, and hands-on sample development for performance wear and outerwear.

You will translate concepts into refined prototypes, draft patterns, and iterate on samples across woven fabrics, ensuring fit, finish, and brand alignment. Collaborate with pattern makers, designers, and sewers to maintain design integrity.