Freelance Technical Designer - Private Label Apparel
About The Position
Li & Fung is seeking a Freelance Technical Designer to support technical development and execution of Men’s and Women’s apparel across multiple product categories within its LF Markets Private Label Apparel division. The role is responsible for fit, quality, construction integrity, and technical accuracy from product development through production. The designer will work closely with Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Production, and global sourcing teams to support the Private Label apparel business. The position calls for technical expertise in garment construction, patternmaking, fit development, fabric performance, and manufacturing processes across a broad range of apparel categories. The role includes maintaining product documentation, leading fittings, evaluating samples, communicating with factories and overseas partners, and managing multiple styles and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- 5–7+ years of technical design experience across Men’s and/or Women’s apparel.
- Strong knowledge of garment construction, patternmaking, grading, fit development, fabric performance, and manufacturing processes.
- Strong understanding of woven and knit fabrications, garment construction, fit standards, and product quality across apparel categories.
- Ability to independently lead fittings from development through TOP approval.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams and global vendors.
- High proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, and PLM systems.
- Detail-oriented, with strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple styles, product categories, and seasonal deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Design, Apparel Design, Textile Science, or a related field preferred.
- Experience across multiple product categories preferred.
- Experience working with major retail customers and managing customer-specific technical requirements preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical design support across Men’s and Women’s apparel categories, ensuring fit, construction, quality, and consistency.
- Create and maintain tech packs, graded specifications, bills of materials, construction pages, and fit documentation using PLM and Excel.
- Apply garment construction, patternmaking, grading, and fit knowledge to review and refine styles.
- Conduct fittings independently and provide detailed fit comments addressing consistency, functionality, quality, and commercialization.
- Evaluate and measure samples from prototype through TOP approval, ensuring accuracy and consistency across size ranges.
- Partner with Design to maintain the intended aesthetic while resolving technical, fit, and construction challenges.
- Communicate with factories and overseas partners about fit corrections, construction details, fabric performance, quality issues, and execution solutions.
- Track sample development and approvals against seasonal calendars to support on-time delivery.
- Establish and maintain fit, construction, and quality standards across product categories.
- Troubleshoot technical issues involving fit, garment construction, fabric performance, shrinkage, stretch and recovery, seam construction, and garment performance.
- Collaborate with Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Sourcing, and Production teams on end-to-end product development.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation, specifications, comments, and approvals in PLM systems.
- Manage multiple styles, categories, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Provide additional technical design support based on customer and business needs.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
