Senior Technical Designer - Women's Apparel & Fit Expert

Premier Brands Group Holdings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Brands Group Holdings is seeking a Technical Designer to independently manage the technical design process for assigned women's apparel categories, from development through production approval, ensuring fit, construction, and timely communication with cross-functional teams and factories.

Responsibilities include leading live fittings, creating technical packages, and coordinating with overseas factories while maintaining accurate PLM documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical design experience in apparel, preferably women's apparel.
• Strong independent fit assessment skills and knowledge of garment construction, grading, pattern corrections, and specifications.
• Experience leading fittings, creating technical packages, and communicating technical corrections to factories.
• Proficiency with PLM, Adobe Illustrator, Excel, and relevant technical systems.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple styles and meet seasonal deadlines.
• Experience with CLO 3D or Browzwear is a plus, not a prerequisite unless required for the assigned category.

Responsibilities

• Lead live fittings for assigned styles and independently evaluate fit, proportion, and construction.
• Own fit comments and technical direction for sample revisions, including pattern and balance corrections.
• Create and maintain complete technical packages, measurement specifications, grading details, and construction standards.
• Manage the fit approval process for assigned styles, escalating complex or exceptional issues as appropriate.
• Review development, fit, and preproduction samples for consistency with approved standards.
• Communicate directly with overseas factories to resolve fit, construction, and measurement issues.
• Partner with Design and Production on development decisions, sample status, and calendar deadlines.
• Maintain accurate fit history and technical documentation in PLM.
• Support process improvements and provide technical guidance to junior team members.

Skills

Live fittings leadership

Fit assessment

Garment construction

Pattern corrections

Technical packages

PLM, Illustrator, Excel

CLO 3D/Browzwear

Tools

PLM

Adobe Illustrator

Excel

CLO 3D/Browzwear

Job description

Premier Brands Group Holdings is seeking a Technical Designer to independently manage the technical design process for assigned women's apparel categories, from development through production approval, ensuring fit, construction, and timely communication with cross-functional teams and factories.

Responsibilities include leading live fittings, creating technical packages, and coordinating with overseas factories while maintaining accurate PLM documentation.