Technical Designer, Dresses

Tuckernuck, Inc.; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off and holidays

Paid new parent leave

Generous employee discount

Other great perks

Résumé du poste

Tuckernuck, Inc. is seeking a Technical Designer in New York City to translate seasonal dress concepts into production-ready garments, ensuring fit, comfort, and premium craftsmanship across our dresses assortment.

You will partner with design, product development, and global vendors to maintain high standards and scalable processes. The role focuses on dress construction, stitch techniques, and yarn behavior, with opportunities to influence sizing, grading, and pattern development while

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of technical design experience with dresses focus.
• Advanced knowledge of construction, stitch types, yarn behavior, and machinery capabilities.
• Strong pattern making, grading, and fit for dresses.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PLM systems, and technical flat sketching.
• Excellent communication and vendor management skills.

Responsabilités

• Interpret seasonal dress, tops, and jacket concepts into production-ready specs.
• Lead fit sessions: take measurements, provide comments, guide revisions.
• Own and maintain dress tech packs with stitch/gauge details, specs, notes, and graded measurements.
• Collaborate with factories to troubleshoot construction issues and improve fit.
• Assess wear test results and apply improvements to future dress designs.
• Monitor silhouette, yarn quality, stitch execution, and fit across dress styles.
• Onboard new dress vendors and maintain clear cross-team communication.

Connaissances

Dress construction

Stitch techniques

Yarn behavior

Pattern making

Grading

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

PLM systems

Technical flat sketching

Vendor management

Outils

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

PLM systems

Description du poste

Position Overview

Tuckernuck is seeking a Technical Designer to join our New York City-based Design Team. This role is dedicated to translating our seasonal dress, tops, and jacket concepts into impeccably fitting, production-ready garments that embody Tuckernuck’s signature style, quality, and performance standards. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in dress construction, stitch techniques, and yarn behavior, thrives in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, and is energized by the challenge of scaling and refining our growing dresses assortment.

You will partner closely with design, product development, and global vendors to ensure every dress silhouette from timeless classics to seasonal statements achieves flawless fit, optimal comfort, and premium craftsmanship.

Core Responsibilities

• Interpret seasonal dresses, tops, and jacket design concepts into technically sound, production-ready specifications.
• Lead fit sessions: measure incoming samples, provide precise fit comments, recommend pattern adjustments, and guide vendors through revisions with accuracy and speed.
• Own and maintain dress tech packs, including stitch and gauge details, specs, construction notes, and graded measurements.
• Collaborate with factories to troubleshoot construction issues, improve fit consistency, and uphold aesthetic standards.
• Assess wear test results and integrate functional improvements into future dress designs.
• Monitor consistency in silhouette, yarn quality, stitch execution, and fit across all dress styles.
• Support onboarding of new dresses vendors and maintain clear, solutions-oriented communication throughout development and production cycles.
• Stay current on emerging techniques, yarn innovations, and sustainability practices in dress manufacturing.
• Organize dress fit samples: log and track incoming samples, communicate fit priorities, and prepare for fittings.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-8 years of technical design experience, with significant focus on dresses.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of construction, stitch types, yarn behavior, and machinery capabilities.
• Strong understanding of pattern making, grading, and fit for dresses
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PLM systems, and technical flat sketching.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organization across multiple overlapping timelines.
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating across teams and managing vendor relationships.
• Passion for Tuckernuck’s aesthetic and a drive to build a best-in-class dress assortment.

Compensation

Compensation for the role will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience. The estimated annual compensation for this role is $90,000-$115,000; classified as full-time exempt and not eligible for overtime.

At Tuckernuck, we care about our team and offer benefits that support your health, growth, and work-life balance.

• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• 401(k) with a company match
• generous paid time off and holiday
• paid new parent leave
• generous employee discount
• other great perks

Core Values

• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
• Find the Fun
• Stay Authentic
• Respect
• Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Start Strong & Finish Strong
• Have Courage
• Continuous Improvement

Tuckernuck is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Tuckernuck policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.