URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

Technical Designer – FP Movement

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Pennsylvania

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Facilitate and execute Design’s vision by providing appropriate fit, quality, and construction targeted to the consumer and end use while supporting business requirements.
  • Troubleshoot issues such as fit, construction, and quality control.
  • Take ownership of styles and set a positive example for their team.
  • Collaborate with the Technical Design Manager to support needs and expectations of the Tech area.
  • Create and maintain accurate files and reports.
  • Build relationships/partnerships with cross functional team members, such as Design Product Development and Production.
  • Identify efficiencies within their brand or category to support CTM initiative.
  • Assist with seasonal trend block and construction development.
  • Manage workload to department initiatives.
  • Instruct and communicate to agents/factories the appropriate construction, fit and block information to ensure successful manufacturing while adhering to Design’s concepts.
  • Conduct live and 3D fittings with/without designers to determine what fit and construction changes are necessary to achieve Design’s requirements.
  • Assign base size garments measurements appropriate to each style that correlates to the three-dimensional body and desired end use.
  • Assure to use all appropriate cost cutting methods in style development.
  • Assign appropriate grading to all points of measure keeping the proportion accurate in relation to our predetermined sizing.
  • Participate in technical training methods for agents and factories.
  • Execute strategies independently and actualize results to support future improvements for upcoming seasons such as evaluating best/worst sellers and competitors to make improvements in technical methods and fit for upcoming seasons.

Requirements

  • Expert knowledge in assembling a detailed technical package to communicate proper instruction to agents/factories for initial or in process style development.
  • Knowledgeable in pattern making, garment construction, and manufactories including factory machinery, procedures, and methods within their category.
  • 3D system experience – Clo a plus
  • Solid experience of a minimum of 3 years conducting live fittings and determining the necessary pattern changes to create the desired look and fit.
  • Experience in assigning easily understood points of measure that will progress the style through development and secure the fit during production QC inspections
  • Ability to independently determine appropriate grade rules to all points of measure that correlate to each specific style and sizing.
  • Highly organized and experienced in all phases of technical design.
  • Prioritize effectively.
  • Works effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external parties.
  • Pro-actively approach problem solving.
  • Decision maker.
  • Adapt quickly to changes.
  • Proficient in a PLM system – Tradestone experience a plus.
  • Driven by deadlines with a high sense of urgency.
  • Ability to understand and fully incorporate the brand’s aesthetic.
  • Understand pattern making along with sports/workout movements and how it relates to the body/garment to make spec/pattern corrections that offer customers the best comfort and fit along with garments having the highest performance capabilities
  • Minimum of 6 years experience in Technical Design which can include up to 3 years of factory experience and/or production pattern making.