Technical Designer – Garment Fit & Tech Packs

F J Crew Building Contractors Ltd; 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 Group in New York hires a Technical Designer to evaluate garments against vendor measurements, lead fittings, and build comprehensive tech packs with sketches, trims, measurements and grade rules.

You will collaborate daily with factories, vendors and internal teams, ensure timely approvals, and resolve construction/sewing issues while applying knowledge of pattern-making, draping and PLM tools like Excel, Outlook and 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. Understand the fit history and deadlines that are in place.
• 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

Pattern-making

Draping

Fit knowledge

Sewing knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical design or fashion design

Tools

PLM

Excel

Outlook

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

J.Crew Group in New York hires a Technical Designer to evaluate garments against vendor measurements, lead fittings, and build comprehensive tech packs with sketches, trims, measurements and grade rules.

You will collaborate daily with factories, vendors and internal teams, ensure timely approvals, and resolve construction/sewing issues while applying knowledge of pattern-making, draping and PLM tools like Excel, Outlook and Illustrator.