Free People Creative Technical Assistant Designer

Free People•Philadelphia, PA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Free People is looking for an experienced sewer to join the team as a Creative Technical Assistant Designer and to help sewing and patterning jacket and pant samples. This role will work closely with the Creative Technical Director to pattern and sew samples for Design presentations and bulk prototyping.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of professional sewing experience with wovens
Ability to quickly sew and produce a sample from a paper pattern
Knowledge of Pattern making and sewing construction
High level of workmanship, attention to detail, with a sense of urgency and sensitive to deadlines
Strong communication skills to liaise with manager and designers
Knowledge of sewing different fabrics and weights; primarily wovens fabrics, variety of materials, focus on tailoring for jackets, outwear, and bottoms
Extensive experience in effectively and safely operating the following sewing machinery with limited supervision, including but not limited to the following sewing machines: single needle, double needle, 4-thread and 5-thread overlock, coverstitch, flatlock, buttonhole, keyhole and bartack machines, etc.

Nice To Haves

CLO 3D experience a plus

Responsibilities

Work closely with Creative Technical Director, designers, and technical designer to create apparel samples on a monthly basis
Compare pattern to cut apparel samples to ensure they match, ensuring the prototype is consistent in size, measurement, and feel
Sew the sample garment accurately using proper machinery and tools. Discuss any sewing problems with the pattern maker and troubleshoot as team for root cause analyses and corrections
Add finishing touches and trims to sample garments (press, steam, sew labels, buttons, etc.) accurately as indicated on the pattern card and tech pack by the required deadline
Discuss sewing techniques with pattern maker if no sew by sample is provided
Special projects as assigned