Technical Designer - Women's Knitwear (Hybrid, Friday Remote)

Key People; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Key People seeks a Technical Designer - Women's Knitwear to drive product development from pre-fitting to production fit approval. You will lead fittings with live models, document notes, and coordinate with overseas teams to ensure accurate, fully graded specifications.

You will collaborate with the Director of Technical Designer to finalize technical packages and oversee fit corrections, while maintaining detailed documentation throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience with apparel, preferably women's knitwear.
• Ability to prepare technical packages and final graded specifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage the product lifecycle from pre-fitting through production fit approval.
• Conduct fittings with live fit models, measuring garments and documenting fit notes.
• Edit comments and communicate updates to overseas teams and factories.
• Create comprehensive initial technical packages and final graded specifications.
• Execute fit corrections with diagrams and garment patterns to achieve the desired fit.
• Coordinate with overseas offices and vendors to resolve construction and production issues.
• Meet weekly with Production to review sample approval status and Time and Action Calendar.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation throughout development and production.

Job description

Key People seeks a Technical Designer - Women's Knitwear to drive product development from pre-fitting to production fit approval. You will lead fittings with live models, document notes, and coordinate with overseas teams to ensure accurate, fully graded specifications.

You will collaborate with the Director of Technical Designer to finalize technical packages and oversee fit corrections, while maintaining detailed documentation throughout the lifecycle.