Temporary Technical Designer - Fashion Brand

Fourth Floor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fourth Floor, a fashion brand, is seeking a Technical Designer to join its New York City team. You will create and maintain technical packages, lead fit sessions, and collaborate with design to ensure fit, construction, and quality align with brand standards.

You will review samples, communicate changes to vendors, and track development milestones from concept to production. Strong organization and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of related experience in technical design or product development.
• Bachelor’s degree in fashion or design preferred.
• Ability to read design specs and technical drawings with accuracy.
• Experience with grading and writing precise garment specifications.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain detailed technical packages (specs, measurements, construction, grading, fit comments).
• Lead fit sessions and provide actionable feedback to vendors and internal teams.
• Review and measure samples to ensure accuracy against specs and brand standards.
• Collaborate with Design to resolve fit, construction, and quality issues while maintaining aesthetic intent.
• Communicate fit corrections, pattern adjustments, and construction changes to overseas and domestic vendors.
• Review and approve grading, markers, and size sets as needed.
• Ensure products meet quality, performance, and cost requirements.
• Track and manage sample progress through development milestones and production timelines.
• Partner with Production and QA teams to address bulk production issues and ensure consistency.
• Support continuous improvement of fit standards, block development, and technical processes.

Skills

Technical design knowledge

Fit session leadership

Vendor communication

Grading and spec writing

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion/Design

Job description

Our client, a fashion brand, is seeking a Technical Designer to join their team in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain detailed technical packages (specs, measurements, construction details, grading, and fit comments)
• Lead fit sessions and provide clear, actionable feedback to vendors and internal teams
• Review and measure samples to ensure accuracy against specs and brand standards
• Collaborate with Design to resolve fit, construction, and quality issues while maintaining aesthetic intent
• Communicate fit corrections, pattern adjustments, and construction changes to overseas and domestic vendors
• Review and approve grading, markers, and size sets as needed
• Ensure products meet quality, performance, and cost requirements
• Track and manage sample progress through development milestones and production timelines
• Partner with Production and QA teams to address bulk production issues and ensure consistency
• Support continuous improvement of fit standards, block development, and technical processes

Requirements

• 5-7 years related experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion/Product Design preferred
• Knowledge of Technical Design and the ability of writing accurate garment specifications and communication fit and construction. Ladies apparel background a plus
• Ability to read design specs. Knowledge of grading
• Ability to spec garments and determine compliance of spec, construction, and fit intent
• Must be organized, detail minded and have strong collaboration, communication and follow up skills