Technical Designer (Project Hire/Internal Assignment)

The Walt Disney Company•Lake Buena Vista, FL

3d•$94,300 - $121,900•Onsite

About The Position

Through innovative storytelling and collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment crafts, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences! From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over. This diverse team – representing a wide variety of fields and talents from technical directors, writers and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust! The Technical Designer (Project Hire/Internal Assignment) plays a pivotal role in the operational and entertainment costume production process. This role is responsible for ensuring that multiple vendors are meeting garment standards and that the information given to vendors is accurate. The Technical Designer (Project Hire/Internal Assignment) attends garment reviews and captures action items to relay to the vendor alongside our Buyers to ensure the best possible product is produced. This position reports to the Manager-Costume Production & Sustainment This is a temporary assignment with no guarantee of permanent placement.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in patternmaking and apparel production
Experience developing technical packs that will represent the product to vendors
Experience working closely with vendors/manufacturers to ensure the best product outcome
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Product Lifecycle Management software, and Gerber/Lectra software products
Experience identifying fit, balance, pattern, fabrics, and how those attributes contribute to an overall aesthetic and function of a garment
Experience managing timelines
Experience in problem-solving and conflict resolution
Experience negotiating and influencing
Experience working in a team environment where collaboration is key
Experience communicating (verbal and written) with all levels of partners
Ability to drive between work locations on a given day
Ability to work around all types of fabrics, fibers, and synthetic furs
Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends, nights, and holidays
Ability to travel domestically up to 20% of the time and internationally up to 5% of the time

Nice To Haves

Ability to obtain and maintain a valid passport to support international business travel
Experience working in the entertainment industry
Leadership experience
Experience using Yunique, Flex PLM, Smartsheet, Primavera, CLO, and/or CAD/CAM
Knowledge of collective bargaining agreements
Project management experience

Responsibilities

Lead garment review sessions.
Collaborates with designers and buyers to translate fit and aesthetic details
Provide guidance to a group of pattern makers to ensure consistency of process and product
Provide technical direction, in collaboration with peer teams, leader, and vendor on matters pertaining to specs, pattern, construction methods and techniques to improve fit, balance, and overall quality of the garment
Maintain fit consistency for the product.
Ensure standard grade rules are applied to each garment
Oversee tech packs from Development to PP of assigned departments and additional product classifications as directed
Anticipate and resolve any problems with the fit process.
Partners with vendors in the resolution of problems as necessary
Attend weekly cross-functional team meetings, raising any issues that pertain to vendor, quality, and/or timeline concerns
Work closely with leaders to enhance and evolve processes and procedures, as the business evolves, while driving to elevate the quality of the product
Partner with vendors in the resolution of problems as necessary to maintain standards and timelines