Technical Designer + Patternmaker

Wool&Prince; Portland (OR); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401k

401k Match

Quarterly stipend and employeediscount

Team lunches

Hybrid workplace

Descripción de la vacante

Wool&Prince seeks a hands-on Technical Designer & Pattern Maker in Portland to own technical design, fit, patternmaking, construction, and quality from handoff through production. You will maintain precise technical documentation and manage development timelines for market-ready styles.

You will drive pattern revisions, fit sessions, and accurate production specs while partnering with Design, Product Development, and vendors to minimize lead-time risks and uphold quality standards.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant apparel experience.
• Advanced understanding of garment fit, balance, construction, grading, specifications, and manufacturing methods.
• Professional experience in technical design and apparel patternmaking, including hands-on pattern drafting and correction.
• Proficiency in PLM systems, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, and Google Workspace. Experience with Browzwear is a plus.
• Motivated, collaborative self-starter with strong strategic thinking, creative problem-solving skills, and a solutions-oriented approach.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet calendar deadlines, and deliver accurate, complete technical work in a fast-paced product-development environment.

Responsabilidades

• Own technical design, fit, patternmaking, construction, and quality execution for styles from handoff through production approval.
• Manage development against Time and Action calendar with fit reviews, pattern revisions, and technical deliverables.
• Draft, revise, and correct patterns for intended fit, balance, and production feasibility.
• Lead fit sessions and provide direction on fit, pattern, grading, construction, and workmanship.
• Translate design intent into production-ready specs, tech packs, measurement standards, and grade rules.
• Measure and prepare samples for fit sessions with complete information and materials.
• Maintain consistent standards across men’s and women’s product categories.
• Communicate with vendors to ensure timelines, quality, and corrective actions.
• Identify risks with Design/Product teams and propose practical solutions.
• Wash and evaluate development samples for functionality and durability; suggest corrective action.
• Update technical design standards and vendor manuals.
• Travel to factories to evaluate fit, patternmaking, construction, and quality challenges.

Conocimientos

Patternmaking

Fit

Construction

Pattern drafting

Specifications

PLM systems

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Excel

Google Workspace

Browzwear

Collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design

Herramientas

PLM systems

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Excel

Google Workspace

Browzwear

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

The Technical Designer & Pattern Maker owns the technical development, fit, patternmaking, construction, and quality execution of wool& and Wool&Prince styles from design handoff through production. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate technical documentation, proactively managing development timelines, and ensuring every style meets the company’s standards for fit, quality, construction, consistency, and market readiness.

This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Portland, Oregon.

About You

You bring strong patternmaking and fit expertise, exceptional attention to detail, and a consistent record of follow-through. You are comfortable working independently, driving development forward, and taking full ownership of your styles from initial handoff through production. You maintain high standards for product quality, identify and resolve issues early, and reliably deliver accurate, production-ready work on time.

Responsibilities

• Own technical design, fit, patternmaking, construction, and quality execution for assigned styles from design handoff through production approval.
• Manage style development against the Time and Action calendar, ensuring fit reviews, pattern revisions, technical deliverables, and approvals are completed accurately and on time.
• Draft, revise, and correct patterns to achieve intended fit, balance, proportion, construction, and production feasibility.
• Lead fit sessions and provide clear, decisive direction regarding fit, pattern, grading, construction, and workmanship.
• Translate design intent into accurate, production-ready specifications, tech packs, measurement standards, grade rules, fit comments, and pattern revisions.
• Measure, evaluate, and prepare samples for fit sessions, ensuring all required information and materials are complete and ready in advance.
• Maintain consistent fit, grading, construction, and workmanship standards across men’s and women’s product categories.
• Lead clear and timely communication with vendors, holding development partners accountable to required timelines, quality standards, and corrective actions.
• Partner closely with Design, Product Development, Production, and vendors to proactively identify fit, pattern, construction, quality, costing, and lead-time risks and recommend practical solutions before they affect production or delivery.
• Wash and evaluate development samples for functionality, durability, fit retention, and overall quality, recommending corrective action as needed.
• Maintain and update technical design standards and relevant sections of the vendor manual.
• Travel to factories as required to evaluate fit, patternmaking, construction, quality, and production challenges firsthand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant apparel experience.
• Advanced understanding of garment fit, balance, construction, grading, specifications, and manufacturing methods.
• Professional experience in technical design and apparel patternmaking, including hands-on pattern drafting and correction.
• Proficiency in PLM systems, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, and Google Workspace. Experience with Browzwear is a plus.
• Motivated, collaborative self-starter with strong strategic thinking, creative problem-solving skills, and a solutions-oriented approach.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet calendar deadlines, and deliver accurate, complete technical work in a fast-paced product-development environment.

Our Values

• Positive, transparent, inclusive.
• Question assumptions. Experiment often. Fail fast and cheap. Learn and improve.
• Well done is better than well said.
• 401k
• 401k Match
• Quarterly stipend and employee discount for wool&/Wool&Prince products
• Team lunches every other week
• Hybrid workplace (currently 3 days in office)