Senior Technical Designer

About the role

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets, and sells high-quality products in various segments, including women’s, men’s, and kids’ apparel, accessories, entertainment, and beauty. We are focused on our customers and our brands to drive future growth. We are known for innovation, creativity, and a forward-thinking approach to business.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee fit development from 1st proto to SMS stages, ensuring garments meet both design and production standards.
• Collaborate with design and cross-functional teams to bring the vision to life, while managing workload and meeting calendar deadlines.
• Work directly with Men’s and Women’s Design teams to execute vision while achieving impeccable fit, construction, and design aesthetics.
• Partner with design team to achieve aesthetic while adhering to a production timeline and action calendar.
• Collaborate with Sourcing, Product Development, and other cross-functional partners to land on appropriate fit and functional intent for each product design.
• Establish block digitized standards for continuous category silhouettes that can be shared with vendors to establish consistency and quality.
• Manage all technical requirements to develop and execute processes from product development to production, offering insights on opportunities to improve pattern and yield utilization.
• Create and maintain detailed tech packs including specs, tolerances, grading, detail sketches with construction/stitching and fit evaluation comments.
• Conduct fit sessions on live models and mannequins to evaluate samples for fit, measurement, construction, pattern shaping, and functionality.
• Provide technical direction, internally and externally, on corrective actions needed to bring samples to brand fit and styling.
• Issue grading guidelines to vendors after fit approval.
• Measure and evaluate garments from proto sample through SMS samples.
• Maintain close partnership with production teams to maintain on-time delivery throughout the pre-production process and proactively monitor seasonal workload.
• Scale and size art with design team to ensure placement and optimal art sizing based on product size range.

Requirements

• Experience in Mens Lifestyle Design (Women’s experience a plus).
• Knowledge of pattern making, highly detailed construction, industry fit knowledge and grading.
• Comprehensive understanding of product engineering, development, and manufacturing.
• Ability to lead fittings, take detailed and accurate notes.
• High accuracy in math skills for correct spec revisions.
• Proficiency in Flex PLM, Adobe products, Microsoft Office (a plus).
• Superior organizational and written communication skills; team-oriented.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and accountability for workload.
• Excellent time management skills and effectively prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Graduate with a degree in Fashion Technical Design / Patternmaking.
• 7+ years working in technical design in the Fashion Industry.

Qualifications

• Graduate with a degree in Fashion Technical Design / Patternmaking.
• 7+ years working in technical design in the Fashion Industry.

Skills

• Pattern making.
• Industry fit knowledge and grading.
• Product engineering, development, and manufacturing.
• Leadership in fitting and taking detailed notes.
• Math skills for correct spec revisions.
• Flex PLM, Adobe products, Microsoft Office proficiency (a plus).
• Organizational and written communication skills.
• Time management and workload prioritization.
• Fast-paced, high-performance environment adaptability.

Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision).
• Matching 401(k).
• Summer Fridays.
• Generous PTO.
• Merchandise discounts.
• Excellent career development opportunities.
• Work environment reflecting industry leadership.

Pay

Salary Range: $78,000 - $110,000

Schedule

Not specified