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Job Description
Seeking a skilled Swim Technical Designer to join a dynamic team. This role will have a key impact on overall fit and product execution and requires a high level of attention to detail, technical knowledge, and cross-functional collaboration.
Seeking a skilled Swim Technical Designer to join a dynamic team. This role will have a key impact on overall fit and product execution and requires a high level of attention to detail, technical knowledge, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Lead the technical design process in bringing women’s products from initial sample stage through production readiness.
- Lead fit sessions, evaluate garment performance on body, and recommend adjustments to achieve consistency in silhouette, comfort, and sizing.
- Create and update detailed tech packs, measurement charts, construction notes, and fit comments for each style.
- Partner with overseas vendors and internal teams to communicate revisions related to fit, patterns, and garment engineering.
- Work closely with design, merchandising, production, and sales partners to ensure product intent is maintained throughout development.
- Monitor pre-production and production sample stages, including approvals and follow-up on required corrections.
- Maintain organized records of fit history, development changes, and production standards across seasons.
- Track calendars and key milestones to help keep development and production deliverables on schedule.
- Troubleshoot construction, quality, and fit issues and propose practical solutions that balance aesthetics, function, and manufacturability.
- Apply strong knowledge of patternmaking, grading, and garment construction to support accurate execution and scalable fit standards.
- Contribute to the refinement of blocks, specifications, and technical processes for women’s swim categories.
- 5 years Technical Design experience within women’s apparel
- Experience with swim is a plus!
- Experience working within a PLM system
- Hands on experience with live fittings
- Ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment
- Must be proactive and solutions oriented