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Associate, Technical Designer - Women's
Global Brands Group
New York, NY, United States
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Specific Responsibilities
The Associate Technical Designer supports the seasonal design and merchandising process by contributing technical designs for in-category styles to ensure on-budget, on-time delivery of quality goods.
Strategy & Innovation
• Contribute technical knowledge to help Design, Merchandising and Production partners build category assortment plans that fit with established cost structure(s), based on garment construction, fabric costing and consumption, etc.; track and suggest alterations to fit and construction, where appropriate.
• Follow consistent size and fit standards, grade rules and tolerances, construction and quality standards, standard pattern blocks and tech pack templates; follow standard procedures for working with Design, Merchandising, Production and vendors.
Operations & Results
• Contribute technical designs for sweater and cut and sewn categories, vendor-ready technical specification packages; ensure all styles, fits, construction and specs meet standards of feasibility, costing and appropriateness for brand; follow direction from VP or Technical Design to ensure fit consistent fit for brand(s) across seasons and categories.
• Partner with Design, PM to execution time-and-action calendar.
• Fit samples on live model or form and record comments to ensure final fit, grade rules, quality and construction meets standards; communicate with vendors to ensure execution of standards; track fit and top of production (TOP) samples.
• Knowledge on sweater/ cut and sewn knit construction, yarn, gauge, stitch, knitting construction, knit fabric knowledge, measure samples; execute quality assurance protocols; identify problems, where appropriate.
• Partner with Production and Quality Assurance to carry out quality assurance protocols; identify problems and suggest solutions.
Skills and Requirements
• Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; team oriented; highly detail oriented and meticulous.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, balance creativity with technical capability, and interpret design sketches for tech packs.
• Extensive knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim; familiarity manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3 - 5 years experience in technical design of apparel; relevant experience in category of sweater and cut and sewn knit.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, PLM, Adobe products, computers.
GBG USA Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer