Technical Designer - Kids Apparel

Sweet Apparel Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 64,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k

Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Paid Hol

Summer Fridays

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Sweet Apparel Inc. in New York, NY, is seeking a full-time Technical Designer for the Children's division.

You will partner with design, merchandising, production, and sales to ensure fit, construction, and product integrity across tops, dresses, and sets for girls and boys (2T–16). This on-site Midtown Manhattan role requires 5+ years in technical design, strong sewing/construction knowledge, and proficiency with PLM and Excel; Clo3D is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Technical Design or Fashion Design required.
• 5+ years experience in Technical Design.
• Knowledge of sewing construction, patternmaking, garment manufacturing, and fabrics.
• Proficient in PLM and Excel.
• Clo3D knowledge is a plus.
• Attention to detail, sense of urgency, willingness to learn, team-player.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with multiple product categories (tops, dresses, skirts, pants, athleisure, sweaters, sleepwear) for Girls and Boys divisions (sizes 2T–16) Knits and Wovens.
• Accurately measure Fit/PP/TOP samples.
• Attend fit sessions and take detailed notes.
• Identify and call out fit/construction/workmanship issues and communicate corrections to factory.
• Create initial tech packs for costing and fit sample submits.
• Ensure corrections are made at pre-production samples to perfect fit and quality.
• Collaborate with private label accounts to achieve desired fit.
• Understand children’s apparel safety regulations and grading specs.
• Communicate with factories daily to send fit comments/tech packs and resolve questions.
• Adhere to calendar to ensure deadlines are met.
• Track and manage sample status; maintain organized sample library.
• Build relationships with design, merchandising, production, and sales.

Skills

Technical Design

Sewing/Construction

Patternmaking

Garment manufacturing

PLM

Excel

Clo3D

Attention to detail

Communication

Fast-paced environment

Education

Degree in Technical Design or Fashion Design

Tools

PLM software

Excel

Clo3D

Job description

Sweet Apparel Inc.

is a leader in Junior's, Women's, Men's, and Kids fast fashion apparel. Sweet Apparel designs, manufactures, and imports apparel under its own labels as well as multiple Private labels. Our clothing can be found at major retailers including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Ross, Macy's, and more.

We are growing and looking for a full-time, Technical Designer to join the Childrenswear team on-site at the Midtown Manhattan office!

Please note: this is an on-site position in Midtown Manhattan where we work in office 5 days/week!

Key Responsibilities

• Work with multiple product categories (tops, dresses, skirts, pants, athleisure, sweaters, sleepwear) for Girls and Boys divisions (sizes 2T–16) Knits and Wovens.
• Accurately measure Fit/PP/TOP samples
• Attend fit sessions and take detailed notes
• Responsible for identifying and calling out any fit/construction/workmanship issues to be addressed and communicating all corrections and revisions to factory
• Create initial tech packs for costing and fit sample submits
• Ensure all corrections have been made at the pre-production sample stage to perfect the fit/quality for production.
• Work with Private label accounts to achieve desired fit
• Knowledge of Children’s apparel safety regulations and standards
• Knowledge of grading and ability to issue graded specs
• Communicate with factories daily to send fit comments/tech packs and resolve any issues/advise on questions
• Ability to adhere to calendar to ensure deadlines are met
• Track and manage sample status
• Assist with keeping sample library organized
• Build collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams including design, merchandising, production, and sales.

Qualifications

• Degree in Technical Design or Fashion Design
• 5+ years experience in Technical Design
• Knowledge of sewing construction, patternmaking, garment manufacturing, and fabrics.
• Proficient in PLM and Excel
• Knowledge of Clo3D is helpful
• Attention to detail, sense of urgency, willingness to learn, team-player
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

• Medical insurance
• 401k
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Paid Holidays
• Summer Fridays
• Growth opportunities

https://sweetapparelinc.com/

Target compensation for this role starts at $75k/yr dependent on experience