Temp Outerwear Technical Designer - Fit & Tech Packs

EMERGING BLUE; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,104 - 89,544; Full time

Job summary

EMERGING BLUE is seeking a Temporary Technical Designer for outerwear in San Francisco, primarily onsite with some remote flexibility. You will execute technical design, ensure fit consistency, and uphold high-quality standards across jackets, coats, parkas, and insulated pieces.

You will create and manage tech packs, review construction and measurements, coordinate with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and Production, and assist fit sessions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical design experience in apparel, preferably Outerwear.
• Strong knowledge of outerwear construction, fit, and measurement standards.
• Experience creating and managing tech packs and construction documentation.
• Proficiency with PLM systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support technical design development for Outerwear, including jackets, coats, parkas, bombers, puffers, lightweight layers, and performance outerwear.
• Create, update, and maintain technical packages (tech packs) and product specifications.
• Review garment construction, fit, grading, and measurements to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality across a variety of outerwear silhouettes, fabrications, and insulation types.
• Partner cross-functionally with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and Production teams throughout the product development process.
• Assist with fit sessions and communicate fit comments, construction recommendations, grading updates, and pattern corrections.
• Ensure product details, materials, trims, closures, seam construction, and finishing standards align with brand expectations, functionality, and customer needs.
• Maintain organized documentation and support process improvement and standardization initiatives across the technical design function.

Skills

Technical design

Outerwear

Adobe Illustrator

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

PLM systems

Job description

EMERGING BLUE is seeking a Temporary Technical Designer for outerwear in San Francisco, primarily onsite with some remote flexibility. You will execute technical design, ensure fit consistency, and uphold high-quality standards across jackets, coats, parkas, and insulated pieces.

You will create and manage tech packs, review construction and measurements, coordinate with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and Production, and assist fit sessions.