What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Designer position at True Religion Brand Jeans?
THE PURPOSE : As a
Senior Technical Designer , you will partner with Design and Production teams to ensure all products are consistent with brand standards and seasonal design concepts for specific classifications. You will leverage your skills in garment grading / specifications, fit and construction, fabrics, sewing operations, and pattern making to fulfill these objectives.
THE ROLE is Fearless and Focused
- Collaborate with the design team to develop initial specs for each new season
- Team with Department Director and Cross Functional partners on competitive fit analysis meetings, and other relevant meetings
- Responsible for day to day cross-functional partnership with Design, Sourcing Managers and Quality Assurance
- Responsible to maintain quality and fit integrity / consistency from intial proto stage through production, while maintaining product design integrity within calendar deadlines
- Ensure all product is manufacturing ready at time of order placement
- Create technical packages for offshore production
- Prepare and lead fit sessions for assigned categories and execute style to final fit, quality and construction. Communicate all fit, quality and construction comments / issues via e-mail to import vendors. Uses flat sketches and digital photo images as necessary to communicate corrections to a garment or pattern
- Completes fit comments proactively and in a timely manner
- Creates and develop block fits for each category
- Strong Adobe Illustrator skills to express fit call out through visual diagrams.
- Makes pattern corrections to vendors' patterns or pattern screen shot images as necessary
- Ensures company grade rules and tolerances, and quality standards
- Establishes fit consistency across vendors
MINIMUM BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
