What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Designer, Wovens position at alice + olivia?
POSITION SUMMARY:
This person will handle their own product as well as assume responsibility for the development of any individual on their team.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Measure and analyze samples prior to fittings
- Run fittings
- Update/create technical flat sketches as well as construction diagrams
- Manage your own workload (as well as the workload of any direct reports) to ensure product deliverables are still being met
- Communicate to all agents/vendors and factories regarding contents of tech pack: corrections to samples and patterns utilizing technical sketches, garment construction / engineering details, grading and labeling and shipping requirements.
- Manage the flow of information related to fit process, communicating fit outcomes with functional partners
- Interact with Patternmakers, peers and cross functional partners from Design, Product Development, Sales and Tech while executing the prototypes and production samples.
- Organize and maintain data history and speak to the information with VPs
REQUIRMENTS:
- 4-Year College Degree: training in Technical Design a plus
- Technical Design experience in high end dresses and blouses.
- 5 years’ experience in Technical Design
- Exposure to all product categories but with a particular focus on Wovens
- Excellent communication, organizational, attention to detail and follow-up skills
- Knowledge of Wovens garment construction methods
- Adaptive to a multi-tasked environment
- Proficient in PC applications including MS Word, Excel and Outlook Express. PLM.
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator
- Advanced Understanding of pattern corrections
- Ability to evaluate fit problems on live models
- Advanced Understanding of Grade Rules
$70,000 - $80,000 base salary (This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this NYC - based position. The base salary will depend on numerous factors such as: experience and qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to other AO employees.)
This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the job responsibilities may change at any time as necessitated by business demands.
Salary : $70,000 - $80,000
