What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Technical Designer position at Express & Bonobos?
Overview
About PHOENIX
P HOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for being pioneers of exceptional fit and a personalized, innovative retail model. Customers can experience our brands in over 400 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores, 50 Bonobos Guideshops, and online at www.express.com and www.bonobos.com.
About Express
Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions, Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you.
The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the express.com online store and the Express mobile app.
Location Name
New York Office
Responsibilities
With full support / supervision from a Technical Design (TD) Manager, the Assistant TD determines & sets all garment engineering standards for product development & final production, arranges & leads cross functional fit sessions, manages risks, sample tracking & influences calendar / workflow for a specified garment category or categories.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
An Assistant Technical Designer performs the following essential tasks with full support / supervision from a TD Manager:
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
Benefits and Compensation:
PHOENIX offers a range of benefits to help protect full-time associate's health and long-term financial security including:
For part-time associates, PHOENIX is partnering with LIG Solutions to help associates obtain individual insurance coverage that best fits their needs and budget, including major medical, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, life Insurance and more.
Additionally, part-time associates may be eligible to receive paid sick leave, public health emergency leave and to participate in the 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match.
Part-time associates are also eligible to receive an Express merchandise discount, participate in our Learn & Earn incentive program, and choose voluntary benefits through YouDecide.
Actual compensation offered is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, work location, education, relevant skills and experience of the candidate.
Early Entry
Pay Range
$55,200 - $73,400
Closing
An equal opportunity employer, PHOENIX does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or any other terms and conditions of employment hiring on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected characteristic. PHOENIX only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States. PHOENIX is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to search and apply for a job position due to a disability, please call 1-800-964-9793 and say 'Associate Relations' or send an e-mail to AssociateRelations@Express.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Notification to Agencies : Please note that PHOENIX does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, PHOENIX will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.
About PHOENIX
P HOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for being pioneers of exceptional fit and a personalized, innovative retail model. Customers can experience our brands in over 400 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores, 50 Bonobos Guideshops, and online at www.express.com and www.bonobos.com.
About Express
Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions, Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you.
The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the express.com online store and the Express mobile app.
Location Name
New York Office
Responsibilities
With full support / supervision from a Technical Design (TD) Manager, the Assistant TD determines & sets all garment engineering standards for product development & final production, arranges & leads cross functional fit sessions, manages risks, sample tracking & influences calendar / workflow for a specified garment category or categories.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
An Assistant Technical Designer performs the following essential tasks with full support / supervision from a TD Manager:
- Collaborates with Designers and Merchants to understand the design concept/vision and influence changes as needed to help ensure the product fit, function, price & delivery goals can be successfully achieved in a bulk production scenario.
- Establishes & records all technical owned garment specifications within Yunique to direct & enable our world-wide technical partners to develop & produce high quality & appropriately engineered products.
- Leads fit sessions with Designers and Merchants by adhering to the established EXP fit roles & responsibilities guidelines.
- Evaluates product to predict and manage risk from design concept through final production approval.
- Records fit session comments & ensures plan of action including product status are clearly understood & aligned upon by all CF teams.
- Clearly communicates garment specifications & changes.
- Tracks & manages all fit samples / packages.
- Collaborates to arrange & manage all outlook planners for each fit session.
- Calibrates new vendor technical partners.
- Determines when a product fit, use & application of trims & all other engineering is commercially approvable & ready for mass production.
- Ensures content of all final Tech packs including labeling, marketing and packing requirements are compliant with Express category standards & or Merchant approved exceptions.
- Upholds & improves department specific technical standards, record keeping, processes, procedures & tools.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- Years of experience: 0 - 3
- Education: College degree preferred
CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
- Basic communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal).
- Shows aptitude to demonstrate leadership (within a live fit session & other cross-functional team meetings).
- Demonstrates basic understanding of apparel factory operations & patternmaking fundamentals.
- Displays capacity to be agile & adapt well to change.
- Understands the importance of & accepts responsibility for partnering with leadership to conduct a risk assessment at all stages of product development.
- Propensity for taking a solution oriented approach, embracing collaboration & accepting responsibility.
- Shows skills suggesting a comfort level with & ability to lead and influence others.
- Shows capacity to manage & follow through on a task from start to finish within a specified timeline.
- Basic eye for Design aesthetic details.
- Basic understanding of:
- BeProduct
- Adobe Illustrator CS6
- Accumark 10.3
- Outlook
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
Benefits and Compensation:
PHOENIX offers a range of benefits to help protect full-time associate's health and long-term financial security including:
- Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match
- Merchandise discount
- Paid Time Off
- Parental leave for new moms and dads
For part-time associates, PHOENIX is partnering with LIG Solutions to help associates obtain individual insurance coverage that best fits their needs and budget, including major medical, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, life Insurance and more.
Additionally, part-time associates may be eligible to receive paid sick leave, public health emergency leave and to participate in the 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match.
Part-time associates are also eligible to receive an Express merchandise discount, participate in our Learn & Earn incentive program, and choose voluntary benefits through YouDecide.
Actual compensation offered is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, work location, education, relevant skills and experience of the candidate.
Early Entry
Pay Range
$55,200 - $73,400
Closing
An equal opportunity employer, PHOENIX does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or any other terms and conditions of employment hiring on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected characteristic. PHOENIX only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States. PHOENIX is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to search and apply for a job position due to a disability, please call 1-800-964-9793 and say 'Associate Relations' or send an e-mail to AssociateRelations@Express.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Notification to Agencies : Please note that PHOENIX does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, PHOENIX will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.
Salary : $55 - $73