Technical Designer

Guess?, LLC. • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Technical Designer initiates technical packages for vendors, covering prototypes through production, and ensures product fit, specifications, quality, and construction meet GUESS standards. The role also reviews production-ready technical packages before production.

The position works with designers to develop prototype fit and specifications, conduct live-model fit sessions, and confirm garment details. It establishes garment specifications and construction requirements, reviews and revises spec sheets, directs Spec Writers in completing spec packages, and organizes departmental workflow around delivery and production schedules. The role conducts detailed prototype reviews against tech packs, maintains approved sample and pattern libraries, communicates fit revisions to vendors, approves prototype fit and construction, develops standard product-category blocks, and maintains the timely execution of vendor-ready tech packs.

The role is part of the Distribution and Supply Chain Departments, whose broader responsibilities include receiving, processing, and shipping goods efficiently, with a focus on automation, critical thinking, labor management, and cross-functional collaboration to support timely product fulfillment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2–4 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with designers to develop prototype fit and specifications, formulate corrections, and provide solutions.
• Conduct fit sessions on live models, review overall fit, and confirm garment details.
• Ensure fit and construction integrity; establish specifications and construction requirements for each garment type according to GUESS standards.
• Review and revise spec sheets for accuracy.
• Give direction to Spec Writers to complete spec packages.
• Organize departmental workflow according to delivery and production schedules and the action calendar.
• Conduct detailed prototype reviews against tech packs for key measurements, bills of materials, and construction.
• Maintain a library of approved samples and patterns.
• Communicate fit revisions and comments to vendors in technical package format.
• Approve fit and construction for each prototype.
• Develop and use standard blocks for each product category.
• Develop and maintain timely execution of vendor-ready tech packs, including construction sketches, fabrics and trims, construction details, bills of materials, measurement charts, and graded specifications.
• Review production-ready technical packages prior to production.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life benefits.
• 401(k).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• PTO.
• On-site gym.
• Employee discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level