Technical Designer – Suiting, Wovens

Jobtailor; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

JobTailor in Seattle, WA seeks a skilled Production Fitting and Pattern Making specialist to ensure fit and construction align with brand requirements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to meet calendar milestones and develop consistent fit sheets for factories.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in production fitting, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, MS Office, and PLM systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel Design, Pattern Making or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in production fitting and pattern making.
• Ability to demonstrate capabilities through fit test.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and MS Office Suite.
• Product Lifecycle Management system experience required.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Full understanding of grade rules and tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional and external partners to ensure outcomes align with design intent and brand requirements.
• Align and deliver to agreed calendar milestones.
• Create and maintain consistent fit, construction and construction images of the product.
• Create and align measurement worksheet to deliver to factories.
• Follow the sample through fit approvals to production to ensure fit consistency appropriate to brand.
• Support block pattern development and approvals and collaborate with Pattern Engineer and Product Developer on new fits for development.
• Schedule and lead fit sessions and communicate changes to achieve final fit and construction to meet brand requirements.

Skills

Production fitting

Pattern making

Grade rules understanding

Fit approvals

Measurement worksheet creation

Strong organization

Time management

Clear communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel Design

Bachelor’s Degree in Pattern Making

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

MS Office Suite

PLM system experience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional and external partners to ensure outcomes align with design intent and brand requirements.
• Align and deliver to agreed calendar milestones.
• Create and maintain consistent fit, construction and construction images of the product.
• Create and align measurement worksheet to deliver to factories.
• Follow the sample through fit approvals to production to ensure fit consistency appropriate to brand.
• Support block pattern development and approvals and collaborate with Pattern Engineer and Product Developer on new fits for development.
• Schedule and lead fit sessions and communicate changes to achieve final fit and construction to meet brand requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel Design, Pattern Making or related field.
• 3 + years of experience in production fitting and pattern making.
• Ability to demonstrate capabilities through fit test.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and MS Office Suite.
• Product Lifecycle Management system experience required.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Full understanding of grade rules and tolerances.

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Hard Skills

• Production Fitting
• Pattern Making
• Grade Rules Understanding
• Fit Approvals
• Measurement Worksheet Creation

Soft Skills

• Strong Organization Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Clear Communication
• Interpersonal Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel Design
• Bachelor’s Degree in Pattern Making