Technical Designer, Women's Fitness

Vuori•Carlsbad, CA

About The Position

The Technical Designer will manage a portion of Vuori’s Women’s fitness product line, owning specifications and patterns, leading fit sessions, and communicating with suppliers to ensure corrections are understood for subsequent sample stages. The role manages construction improvements and works closely with technical design partners, design, and product development to create high-quality products. The scope of responsibilities may broaden as the brand grows. The Technical Designer develops and maintains style specifications and grades from initial setup through production, including prototypes, PPs, size sets, and TOPs. They prepare for and lead fit sessions, evaluate garments for fit issues, communicate fit and construction comments to vendors and internal teams, and maintain fit, construction, and block standards. The role also contributes to grading projects, improves fit and quality using customer comments and sales feedback, manages deadlines, supports team workload, and provides product-related fit details for catalog and website use.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a technical design role.
Experience communicating with overseas vendors.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams, including design, development, merchandising, and production.
Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
Detail-oriented, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
Proficiency with Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe Illustrator.
Experience working with a variety of women’s fitness and bodywear categories.

Nice To Haves

Degree in technical design, patternmaking, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience.
Knowledge of computer patternmaking, such as Gerber, 3D V-Stitcher, or Browzwear.
Knowledge of PLM.

Responsibilities

Create specifications for new styles, potentially collaborating with a Senior Technical Designer on pattern creation from scratch.
Manage and maintain specifications and grades from initial setup through production, including prototypes, PPs, size sets, and TOPs.
Prepare for and lead fit sessions for the assigned category, measuring garments and proactively identifying fit issues.
Communicate fit and construction comments to vendors and internal development and production teams within established timelines.
Establish and maintain fit, construction, and block standards to support consistency and quality.
Read and correct patterns using software or other methods, such as photographs or drawings on patterns.
Support and participate in grading projects.
Improve fit and quality by reviewing customer comments, sales feedback, and competitor products.
Manage deadlines and communicate challenges.
Work on a variety of women’s fitness and bodywear categories, maintaining understanding of assigned styles and historical issues.
Apply understanding of fabrications and how they react with silhouettes.
Collaborate with team members to manage construction, fit, approvals, comments, and timelines.
Provide product-related fit details for catalog and website use.