Remote Freelance Senior Technical Designer

Summary

Join Reformation as a Freelance Senior Technical Designer and support the tech team to execute premium apparel products from initial development through to final production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Available to work full-time 5 days at our Vernon office
• 8-10+ years experience in apparel technical design
• Extreme attention to detail and accuracy, as well as ability to prioritize and make quick decisions
• Thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Extremely honest and trustworthy with highest integrity
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines, balance creativity with technical capability, and interpret design sketches for tech packs
• Knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim; familiarity with print design and manufacturing
• Experience working with overseas factories

Responsibilities

• Create and manage garment specifications and standards within both Excel and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system for designated product categories
• Oversee the product journey from the concept stage (initial style development) to the final production approval
• Build tech packs with garment specifications, construction details, and digital patterns for factories to create samples
• Inspect samples to ensure they meet company quality standards
• Communicate revisions to factories through fit comments, updating specs, patterns, construction details, and sketch
• Execute fit comments promptly to keep the fit process aligned with production timelines
• Review graded nest patterns and issue grading guidelines to vendors post-fit approval to maintain consistent fit and quality
• Partner with Product Integrity to creatively solve quality control issues