Technical Design Assistant, Sweaters
URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Philadelphia • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- Build relationships/partnerships with cross functional team members, such as Design and Production.
- Identify efficiencies within their brand or category to support CTM initiative, specifically block and construction development.
- Manage work load to department initiatives.
- prepare samples and attends live fittings with/without designers for note taking, photos to communicate revisions with vendors.
- Advise repair options to factories on fit or quality related issues.
- Assigns base size garments measurements appropriate to each style that correlates to the three dimensional body and desired end use.
- Assures to use all appropriate cost cutting methods in style development.
- Assigns appropriate grading to all points of measure keeping the proportion accurate in relation to our predetermined sizing.
- ApexFiz 3D silo exploration - help further digital product creation.
Requirements
- Understands how to create a technical package and assign points of measure that will progress a style through development and secure the fit during production QC inspections.
- Some knowledge of pattern making, garment construction, and manufacturing including factory machinery, procedures and methods within their category.
- Basic ability to run a fitting on a live model and communicate pattern changes to create the desired look and fit.
- Understands the grade sequence.
- Highly organized.
- Prioritize effectively.
- Work in/with cross-functional teams.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external parties.
- Pro-actively approach problem solving.
- Adapt quickly to changes.
- Knowledgeable in a PLM system.
- WebPDM experience a plus.
- Driven by deadlines with a high sense of urgency.
- Ability to understand and fully incorporate the brand’s aesthetic.
- Bachelors or Associate degree in an apparel related field a plus.
- Apex-fiz experience mandatory.
- Experience in Technical Design, factory production experience and/or pattern making a plus.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- PTO
- generous employee discounts
- retirement savings
- much more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
technical package creationpoints of measure assignmentpattern makinggarment constructionmanufacturing proceduresfitting on live modelgrade sequence understandingApexFizPLM system knowledgeWebPDM
Soft Skills
highly organizedeffective prioritizationcross-functional teamworkeffective communicationproblem solvingadaptabilitydeadline drivenurgency
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in apparel related fieldAssociate degree in apparel related field