Technical Design Manager- Women's Knits + Swim
About us:
vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard by brothers, Shep & Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 100 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is also carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US. At vineyard vines we pride ourselves on Shep & Ian's philosophy that “every day should feel this good” and “if you're doing what you love, you'll be successful”.
Overview:
The Technical Designer will report to the Director of Technical Design. This individual will be responsible for keeping the department, cross-functional partners, and factories up to date on Technical Design priorities and carrying them through with a focus on Women's Knits + Swim.
You Will:
- Translate design sketches into technical design packages in Illustrator with specifications and construction details
- Maintain organized review of fit samples and previous comments for productive fittings
- Provide and communicate fit and construction revisions through pattern corrections, sketches, photos, or re-draped samples
- Make sure all notes and changes for fit sessions are reflected and uploaded into our system
- Lead live model and form fit sessions
- Provide insight on how garment construction is impacting fit
- Participate in detail meetings to solidify fit and construction; offer suggestions and solutions for value engineering, etc.
What you bring:
- Accurate measuring skills
- Knowledge of basic grading principles
- Good understanding of fit/pattern correcting
- Good understanding of construction and garment engineering, Knit product specific.
- Womens Swim experience a plus
- Strong problem-solving skills
- A working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and PLM
- Minimum 5-10 years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Excellent communication skills to work with overseas and cross-functional partners
- The ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Adobe Illustrator & Google Doc.
- Ability to balance multiple competing priorities and maintain composure under pressure
- Ability to respond to change positively
- Capable of seeing the larger picture and understanding how your role impacts and influences the larger business
- Strong time management skills