Assistant, Technical Designer

About the role

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets, and sells high-quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s, and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment, and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on its customers and its brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Responsibilities

• Support the Technical Design team in developing children’s apparel that meets fit, safety, quality, and brand standards.
• Aid in fit sessions, technical documentation, and sample management, ensuring products align with age-specific sizing, comfort, and durability requirements.
• Assist in preparing samples, specs, and materials for kids’ fit sessions.
• Take detailed fit notes, including movement, comfort, and growth considerations.
• Support evaluation of garment fit, balance, and construction with guidance from senior team members.
• Help maintain consistency across kids size ranges (infant, toddler, boys, girls).
• Aid in creating and updating development package, including: Points of Measure (POMs), age-appropriate sizing and grading, construction and trim details, and maintain accurate measurement specs and tolerances.
• Support updates to fit standards and block libraries.
• Track development samples (proto, fit, PP samples), organize and maintain sample inventory, ensure samples are ready for fit sessions and cross-functional meetings, and follow up on sample status and deadlines.
• Support communication with global vendors and factories, help send fit comments, measurement updates, and construction details, and ensure clarity around kids-specific needs such as durability, safety trims, and labeling.
• Partner with Design to ensure garments meet aesthetic and functional expectations, support Product Development with cost and feasibility considerations, and coordinate with QA teams to meet safety and compliance standards.
• Aid in ensuring garments meet child safety regulations (e.g., CPSIA guidelines), support reviews of trims, embellishments, and closures for safety risks, and help ensure proper labeling and age grading standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Technical Design, or related field preferred
• 0–2 years of experience (internships or coursework acceptable)
• Exposure to kids’ apparel or product development is a plus
• Basic understanding of garment construction and fit
• Familiarity with kids sizing and growth allowances (preferred)
• Knowledge of patternmaking fundamentals (a plus)
• Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, PLM systems (e.g., FlexPLM, Centric) preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized with ability to track multiple styles
• Good communication and follow-up skills
• Eagerness to learn and grow within technical design

Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, PLM systems (e.g., FlexPLM, Centric) preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized with ability to track multiple styles
• Good communication and follow-up skills
• Eagerness to learn and grow within technical design

Skills

• Adobe Illustrator
• Microsoft Excel
• PLM systems (e.g., FlexPLM, Centric)

Benefits

At Centric Brands, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in and our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.

Pay

Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000

Schedule

Not specified