Technical Design Assistant

The Normal Brand • St. Louis, MO

17h • Onsite

About The Position

This role will build on an existing foundation of garment expertise. You will assist the Technical Design Department in daily tasks including but not limited to; organizing and maintaining garment samples, preparing for fittings, and measuring garments, with many more ownership opportunities to grow into.

Requirements

• A person who joins our team must be three things: humble, hungry, smart. We stole that from a book written by a guy much smarter than us. In addition, to the HHS requirements for all teammates, for this role, here are some other things we are looking for:
• Degree and 1-2 years’ experience in: garment construction, pattern making, or technical design.
• Understanding of points of measure, garment construction, and fit.
• A motivated, self-starter mentality eager to work within an open-office environment and collaborate with multiple departments of the company.
• Must be positive, a critical thinker, a team player, very detail and solution oriented, and a fast learner.
• Meticulous organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to multitask.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Creative mindset with a great understanding of fashion market and trends.
• Strong computer skills (MS Excel, MS Word, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop)
• PLM experience is great—but not required if you’re a fast learner.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of specs and grading.
• Solid understanding of fabric types, finishes, content, and how they affect fit.
• First-hand experience making your own garments across a wide-variety of silhouettes and fabrications – we’d love to see your portfolio or sewing projects!

Responsibilities

• Track and receive incoming samples.
• Prepare samples for measuring and communicate to team that samples are ready to pass off.
• Review garment construction and compare to the tech pack as needed.
• Measure garments that come into the department; Proto, SMS, Fit, Pre-Production, and TOP.
• Prepare Fit Room with printed assets for daily cross-functional fittings.
• Join daily departmental fittings; photograph samples and maintain image library.
• Sit in handover meetings between design and technical design.
• Work closely with development and production to maintain timelines.
• Input Fit Comments and measurement data into PLM as provided by Technical Designers.
• Prepare, ship, and track outgoing international packages to multiple destinations.
• Maintain active seasonal sample library; ensuring garments are filed correctly and are easy to find.
• Keep team workspaces clean and tidy.
• Facilitate transition between active sample library and historical sample archive; including trips to offsite storage location as needed.
• Assist with building reference sample library and visual website tool.

Benefits

• Above all, we offer the chance for growth. We are a young company started in a basement 9 years ago, and we have a lot to prove. We want to add people to the team who want to be a part of this family and grow within it for life.
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance available
• 401K
• Employee Discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed