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Apparel Technical Designer – Women's Athleisure, Outerwear
Location
United States
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Apparel Technical Designer – Women's Athleisure, Outerwear
Comfrt
• Maintain a deep understanding of athleisure fit, fabric, and garment construction, aligning technical execution to the Comfrt aesthetic, customer expectations, and premium quality standards • Conduct seasonal competitive fit benchmarking to understand evolving fit trends, silhouette shifts, and best-in-class standards across the market • Partner closely with Design and Product teams to ensure fit evolves with the brand, remains relevant to the customer, and delivers a premium product experience • Create and maintain detailed tech packs including technical flat sketches, construction details, BOMs, measurement specs, POM diagrams, grading specs, and trim and artwork placement details • Ensure all tech packs are accurate, production-ready, and updated throughout all development stages • Own the fit preparation and execution process including sourcing fit models, setting fit schedules, preparing fit samples and fit lists, measuring garments, and leading fit sessions • Analyze fit issues and recommend pattern corrections and construction improvements • Submit clear, concise, and actionable fit comments to overseas and domestic vendors and ensure all comments are turned quickly to support development calendar deadlines • Establish and maintain standardized fit processes, protocols, and standards across all Women's categories to ensure consistency, efficiency, and accuracy • Maintain strong understanding of fabric behavior, shrinkage, stretch and recovery, wash impact, and garment balance and fit consistency • Troubleshoot construction and production challenges with factories and cross-functional teams • Review and approve Proto, Fit, PP, TOP, and bulk production samples • Coordinate wear testing process including requesting and prepping samples, shipping wear test packages, and compiling and analyzing feedback • Partner closely with QA teams to improve product consistency, define tolerances, and reduce quality issues • Act as the technical point of contact for overseas and domestic vendors, building strong relationships that improve communication, speed, and sample execution • Collaborate closely with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, Production, QA, and Fabric teams • Maintain design intent while balancing manufacturability, quality, cost, and speed to market • Update WIP reports and maintain organization across all development stages • Track and follow up on samples, approvals, and vendor deadlines • Support the Technical Design Manager and Product Development team with shifting priorities and urgent business needs • Help improve technical design processes, organization, and workflow efficiencies
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Apparel Production, Technical Design, or related field preferred
- 8+ years of Technical Design experience in apparel
- Experience in activewear, fleece, knits, lounge, and sleepwear categories preferred
- Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, grading, and pattern corrections
- Strong fabric knowledge including stretch, shrinkage, recovery, drape, and wash behavior
- Experience with tech packs, spec sheets, grading, and sample management
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator (required), Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Google Drive
- PLM systems experience preferred; CLO 3D or AI pattern software experience a plus
- Previous experience working in a remote or hybrid environment preferred
Benefits
- generous paid time off
- company-covered health insurance
- 5% 401k match
- discounts on all Comfrt products
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