Technical Designer

Manière De Voir; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Manière De Voir in New York is seeking a seasoned Technical Designer to manage the garment fit from 1st to TOP FIT, ensuring alignment with design intent and brand standards under the direction of the Technical Design Managers.

The role requires expertise in fit, construction, and specs, with cross-functional collaboration across Design, Production, Merchandising, Logistics, and Sales. You will work with overseas vendors to meet calendars and production deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Technical Design, Patternmaking or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Technical Design.
• Proficiency in garment fit, construction, and specs.
• Experience communicating with overseas vendors/partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist production team to develop clear tech packs with measurement worksheets and construction images.
• Manage designated styles from 1st FIT to TOP FIT and update tech packs accordingly.
• Accurately measure garments before fittings and participate in fit sessions.
• Update tech packs with construction callouts, specs, BOMs, and label pages for vendors.

Skills

Garment fit

Construction

Patternmaking

Vendor communication

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Technical Design or Patternmaking

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Role Summary:

The Technical Designer will be involved in the production garment cycle from 1ST FIT to TOP FIT stages. They will help with fitting garments, while executing design intent and maintaining brand standards following the directions of the Technical Design Managers. They will help to aid with technical expertise in garment fit, construction, and manufacturing. Communicating clearly and professionally with design/production teams to adhere to merchandising calendars to maintain production deadlines.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Position will focus on assisting the production team to develop clear and concise tech packs to include measurement worksheet and construction images to align with design intent
• Take ownership of designated styles from 1ST FIT to TOP FIT stages, and update tech packs as needed for fitting and review
• Accurately measure garments before fittings
• Attend and participate designated fit sessions and assist in making corrections
• Ability to update tech packs with accurate construction callouts/details, specs, BOMs, and label pages to give clear, concise corrections for our vendors/partners
• Daily communication with domestic and import vendors/partners to solve production and quality issues, fit comments, as well as update tech packs with construction and pattern corrections
• Finalize tech packs with fit comments, measurements, grading, and label pages
• Quality control/Inspect bulk production size sets to check compliance and submit reports on findings
• Support Technical Design team to meet calendar deadlines and due dates
• Interact daily with cross-functional partners (Design, Production, Merchandising, Logistics, and Sales teams)
• Work closely and report to Technical Design Managers

Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Technical Design
• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Technical Design, Patternmaking or equivalent experience preferred
• Preferred work experience in Womenswear RTW
• Proficiency in garment fit, construction, and specs
• Knowledge of patternmaking and pattern corrections
• Experience working and communicating with overseas vendors/partners
• Handle multiple projects, and work quickly in a deadline-driven environment without sacrificing quality
• Strong sense of urgency, organizational skills, technical skills, & detail-oriented
• Clear, effective written and verbal communicationMust be able to take direction, and work independently while as well as collaboratively
• Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Adobe Creative Suite – Illustrator, Photoshop