Technical Designer - Techpack & Production Support

Retrofête Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Plan (Medical, Dental &

Job summary

Retrofête Inc. seeks a motivated Technical Designer to join our team in New York.

You will support the technical design team by focusing on techpack development and production support, collaborating with factories and internal teams to ensure accuracy and timely delivery. The role requires 4+ years in technical design, patternmaking knowledge, and proficient use of Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop; CLO 3D experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technical design or a related field.
• Knowledge of patternmaking and pattern corrections, and garment construction.
• Proficiency in Adobe suite including Illustrator and Photoshop as needed.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and work efficiently in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong organizational skills, technical aptitude, and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management, multitasking, and self-motivation skills.
• Ability to take direction independently while working collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of designated styles from SMS to TOP, updating techpacks as needed based on fittings and reviews.
• Attend designated fittings and assist in making corrections.
• Create and maintain accurate techpacks, including construction callouts/details, specifications, BOMs, and label pages.
• Collaborate with domestic and international factories to resolve production and quality issues, fit comments, and construction concerns, providing updated techpacks and pattern corrections.
• Finalize production techpacks, including fit comments, measurements, grading, and label pages.
• Conduct quality control inspections on bulk production size sets, checking for compliance and submitting reports on findings.
• Interact daily with Design, Production, Web, VPR, Logistics, and Sales teams.
• Report directly to Technical Design Director

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CLO 3D

Job description

Retrofête Inc. seeks a motivated Technical Designer to join our team in New York.

You will support the technical design team by focusing on techpack development and production support, collaborating with factories and internal teams to ensure accuracy and timely delivery. The role requires 4+ years in technical design, patternmaking knowledge, and proficient use of Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop; CLO 3D experience is a plus.