Assistant, Technical Designer

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT OF STYLES THROUGH THE FIT APPROVAL PROCESS
• INTERACT WITH DESIGN, MERCHANDISING, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, SALES, VENDORS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
• CROSS FUNCTIONAL PARTNER TO OBTAIN CLEAR DIRECTION ON DESIGN, FIT INTENT AND CONSTRUCTION
• AID IN EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING FIT INTENT, BALANCE AND CONSTRUCTION TO VENDORS VIA FIT NOTES, DIAGRAMS, DIGITAL PHOTOS OR DIRECTLY ONTO PATTERNS
• AID IN EVALUATING GARMENTS TO FINALIZE FIT INTENT, SPEC AND CONSTRUCTION
• AID IN MANAGING BLOCK LIBRARIES TO SUPPORT FIT CONSISTENCY
• SUPPORT AND TRACK WORKFLOW AND ENSURE SEASONAL DEADLINES ARE MET
• PARTICIPATE IN DEPARTMENTAL AND CROSS FUNCTIONAL MEETINGS
• STUDY THE COMPETITION AND UNDERSTAND CURRENT AND FUTURE TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE MARKETPLACE
• HOLD SELF AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR WORK COMMITMENTS AND OUTCOMES

Qualifications/Experience

• BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN PATTERNMAKING, APPAREL MANUFACTURING, DESIGN
• 1+ YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN THE APPAREL INDUSTRY INCLUDING PATTERNMAKING AND CONSTRUCTION WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF PRODUCTION TIMELINE
• ENTRY LEVEL PATTERNMAKING, GRADING, CONSTRUCTION AND FIT SUPPORT EXPERIENCE
• PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION QUALITY: ABILITY TO ANALYZE AND LEARN ABOUT MANUFACTURING PROCESS
• RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: ABILITY TO BUILD CONSTRUCTIVE AND EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL CROSS FUNCTIONAL PARTNERS
• PRIORITY SETTING: ABILITY TO ORGANIZE WORK APPROPRIATELY
• PROCESS MANAGEMENT: ABILITY TO FOLLOW PROCESS TO GET THINGS DONE EFFICIENTLY
• POSSESS STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• DEMONSTRATE STRONG LISTENING, WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• SYSYTEM AND TOOL ACUMEN: PROFICIENCY IN MS OUTLOOK, MS EXCEL, MS WORD, POWERPOINT
• PROFICIENCY IN ADobe ILLUSTRATOR SOFTWARE
• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER SPEC WRITING PROGRAMS: PLM, PDM