Sr Technical Designer

Fly By Night; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Sovereign Code, the Los Angeles–based brand behind Fly By Night, is hiring a Sr. Technical Designer / Production Design specialist.

You will craft production tech packs, comment on various production samples, and coordinate with design and production teams to meet buyer expectations. Must have 5+ years of apparel production/design experience, strong Illustrator skills, and familiarity with grading and specs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in apparel production/design
• Adobe Illustrator proficiency required
• Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of garment construction
• Knowledge of garment grading and specs
• Ability to identify fit issues and provide solutions
• Pre-production experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Create production tech packs for men’s, women’s, boys and girls garments – including sketches, bill of materials, and fit spec information (in Adobe Illustrator).
• Comment on production samples – including handlooms, strike-offs, lab dips, fit samples, pre-production samples, and top of production samples.
• Collaborate with design, merchandise, and production team to ensure production meets buyer standards.
• Communicate with overseas vendors regularly (comments turnaround 1–2 days).
• Adhere to production calendar and deadlines while maintaining WIPs.
• Emphasize speed and quality of communication.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Garment construction

Garment grading

Fit issue resolution

Excel

Outlook

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Sr. Technical Designer / Product Development (Los Angeles)

Production Technical Designer

Duties:

• Create production tech packs for men’s, women’s, boys and girls garments – including sketches, bill of materials, and fit spec information (in Adobe Illustrator).
• Responsible for commenting on production samples – including handlooms, strike-offs, lab dips, fit samples, pre-production samples, and top of production samples.
• Collaborate with design, merchandise, and production team to ensure that production is in line with standards of buyer’s expectations.
• Communicate with all overseas vendors to provide comments on a regular basis (comments must turn around within 1-2 days of receipt of sample)
• Adhere to production calendar / T&A deadlines. While maintaining WIPs.
• Strong and clear communication skills – both oral and written. Heavy emphasis on speed and quality of communication.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience
• Adobe Illustrator proficiency a must
• Microsoft office, especially Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of garment construction
• Knowledge of garment grading and specs
• Must be able to identify fit issues and find solutions
• Pre-production experience is a plus

Required experience: Apparel Production/Design : 5+ yearsJob Type: Full-time Salary: $85,000+

Who we are:

Sovereign Code, born in 2008, is an innovative Los Angeles based brand making great headway on the best retail floors across America. With the line initially focusing on woven tops, the brand has since nailed the perfect fit, style, and prices; progressing forward to now a full-fledged collection; including wovens, knits, outerwear, bottoms, swim, etc. Originating as an affordable men’s contemporary brand, Sovereign Code has also firmly expanded its presence into the streetwear space with our brand Fly By Night. Please visit www.sovereigncode.com or www.flybynight.la for more info.