Technical Designer

Cinq à Sept; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cinq à Sept in New York seeks a detail oriented Technical Designer for the Fit & Tech team to focus on our Tous Les Jours line and bottoms.

You will run fittings and communicate across design, production and vendors to ensure high-quality, well-fitting garments and on-time delivery. The role requires 4–6 years of technical design experience and a degree in fashion-related field. This fast-paced environment rewards precision and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of technical design experience.
• Degree in fashion design, apparel production or textiles.
• Knowledge of denim, knit and woven fabrics.
• Experience in bottoms and tops.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare samples prior to fitting including measuring and steaming samples.
• Make fit comments to factories and alert production team if changes affect delivery during fitting.
• Responsible for updates with reference to fit and construction and garment grading.
• Maintain technical database with updates: graded specs, sketches, photos, fit notes.
• Maintain daily communication with local and overseas vendors.
• Maintain and update tech packs after changes due to fabric, wash, pattern, fit, etc.
• Run production fittings independently: pinning, re-draping, and analyzing fit on live model.
• Confirm design details during initial fit to determine styles for 1st fit and PPS approvals.
• Knowledge of pattern corrections to communicate changes to pattern makers or vendors.
• Communicate with design, sales, production teams regarding fit and construction details if costs/timeline are affected.
• Review, measure and comment on TOPs to overseas and domestic vendors.
• Track and maintain a T&A calendar.

Skills

Technical design

Attention to detail

Communication

Sewing & construction

Pattern knowledge

Denim & knit knowledge

Education

Degree in fashion design, apparel production or textiles

Job description

cinq à sept sank·ah·set sæŋk’e’set n : The time between late afternoon and early evening when streets are awash in the warm glow of the vanishing sun and anything is possible

Sharing its name with the French term for the liminal moment linking late afternoon and early evening, Cinq à Sept brings the intriguing tension between day and night to a new advanced contemporary collection. Inspired by the hours between 5 and 7 p.m., when city streets are awash in the warm glow of the vanishing sun and office desks are abandoned for cocktails and as-yet unknown possibilities, Cinq à Sept embodies a deliberate balance between sophistication and ease, youthful daring and confident allure. The collection’s modern feminine aesthetic embraces unexpected details and striking silhouettes, resulting in clothing that draw their romance and sexiness from the woman wearing them

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a detail oriented Technical Designer to join our Fit & Tech team to focus on our Tous Les Jours line and bottoms. This person will be an integral part of the production team and will be responsible for running fittings and effectively communicating both cross departmentally and with vendors to ensure that we continue to produce high-quality, well-fitting garments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare samples prior to fitting including measuring and steaming samples, organizing samples by categories
• Make fit comments to factories and alert the production team if there are any changes to the styles that will affect delivery during fitting
• Responsible for all updates with reference to fit and construction as well as garment grading
• Maintain technical database with all updates: graded specs, sketches, photos, fit notes etc.
• Maintain daily communication with local and overseas vendors.
• Maintain and update tech packs after all changes due to fabric, wash, pattern changes, fit changes etc.
• Run production fittings independently. Pinning, re-draping and analyzing fit on a live model
• Confirm all design details during initial fit with design to determine which styles factories can proceed to 1st fit and making sure PPS are approved for stock to meet production deadlines.
• Knowledge of pattern corrections ensuring all comments in fittings will be accurately communicated to pattern makers and/or vendors overseas with the ability to recognize discrepancies in the pattern vs. sample
• Communicate with design, sales, production teams and or vendor’s when required regarding fit and construction details if it affects costing, timeline or aesthetic of design.
• Review, measure and comment on all TOP’s to overseas and domestic vendors.
• Track and maintain a T&A calendar.

YOUR PROFILE

• 4-6 years of technical design experience
• Degree in fashion design, apparel production or textiles
• Knowledge of bottoms and tops
• Knowledge of denim, knit and woven fabric
• Experience in missy contemporary categories
• Strong attention to detail
• Understanding of sewing and construction
• Knowledge of grading a plus
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Being receptive to feedback, willing to learn continuously, and embracing cross-functions for improvement