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Technical Designer Jobs in New York, NY at SBH Fashion
Title: Technical Designer
Company: SBH Fashion
Location: New York, NY
Summary:
The Technical Designer will be involved in the production garment cycle from SMS to TOP fit stages. They will help with fitting garments, while executing design intent and maintaining brand standards following the directions of the Production Team and Technical Design Managers. They will help to aid with technical expertise in garment fit, construction, and manufacturing. Communicating clearly and professionally with design/production teams to adhere to merchandising calendars to maintain production deadlines.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Position will focus on assisting the production team to develop clear and concise tech packs to include measurement worksheet and construction images to align with design intent
Take ownership of designated styles from SMS to TOP fit stages, and update tech packs as needed for fitting and review
Accurately measure garments before fittings
Attend and participate designated fit sessions and assist in making corrections
Ability to update tech packs with accurate construction callouts/details, specs, BOMs, and label pages to give clear, concise corrections for our vendors/partners
Daily communication with domestic and import vendors/partners to solve production and quality issues, fit comments, as well as update tech packs with construction and pattern corrections
Finalize production tech packs with fit comments, measurements, grading, and label pages
Quality control/Inspect bulk production size sets to check compliance and submit reports on findings
Support Technical Design team to meet calendar deadlines and due dates
Interact daily with cross-functional partners (Design, Production, Web, VPR, Logistics, and Sales teams)
Work closely with Production Managers
Reporting to Technical Design Managers
Requirements:
Minimum 3-5+ years of experience in Technical Design
Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Technical Design, Patternmaking or equivalent experience preferred
Preferred work experience in womenswear RTW
Proficiency in garment fit, construction, and specs
Knowledge of patternmaking and pattern corrections
Experience working and communicating with overseas vendors/partners
Handle multiple projects, and work quickly in a deadline-driven environment without sacrificing quality
Strong sense of urgency, organizational skills, technical skills, & detail-oriented
Clear, effective written and verbal communication
Must be able to take direction, and work independently while as well as collaboratively
Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Adobe Creative Suite – Illustrator, Photoshop
Salary $75,000-$85,000
