Technical Designer: Fit, Tech Packs & Factory Collaboration

jcrew; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

Associate Discount

Summer Fridays

Community Impact

Winter Break

Job summary

J.Crew is seeking a technical designer to evaluate and measure garments, lead fittings, and build tech packs with sketches, construction details, and grade rules. You will coordinate with factories and cross-functional teams to meet deadlines.

The role requires 2–4 years in technical design, knowledge of fit, grade rules and sewing, pattern-making and draping, and proficiency with PLM, Excel, Outlook and Adobe Illustrator.

Qualifications

• College Degree in technical design, fashion design or equivalent work experience in related area
• 2-4 years of technical design experiences
• Knowledge of fit, grade rule and sewing
• Knowledge of pattern-making and draping
• Experience with PLM, Excel, Outlook and Adobe Illustrator

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and measure incoming garments to ensure alignment with vendor supplied measurements
• Conduct and lead fittings, communicating clearly with cross functional team members
• Build tech packs that include garment sketches, standard sketches, construction sketches and details, technical trims, proper measurements and grade rules
• Work independently with factories to resolve all construction/sewing problems
• Communicate daily with vendors and internal teams
• Track samples and counter samples to make sure all approval dates are met

Skills

Technical design experience

Fit, grading & sewing knowledge

Pattern-making & draping knowledge

PLM, Excel, Outlook & AdobeIllustrator

Education

College Degree in technical design or fashion design

Tools

PLM

Excel

Outlook

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

J.Crew is seeking a technical designer to evaluate and measure garments, lead fittings, and build tech packs with sketches, construction details, and grade rules. You will coordinate with factories and cross-functional teams to meet deadlines.

The role requires 2–4 years in technical design, knowledge of fit, grade rules and sewing, pattern-making and draping, and proficiency with PLM, Excel, Outlook and Adobe Illustrator.