Technical Designer Manager - Kids (Boys, Girls, and Baby)
About us:
vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha’s Vineyard by brothers, Shep & Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.
vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.
You don’t need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It’s a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don’t just live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks—we bring it to work with us, too.
In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.
Our team is our family, and we’d never have grown to where we are today without them.
We’re committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you’ll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about
Overview:
The Technical Designer will report to the Director of Technical Design. This individual will be responsible for keeping the department, cross-functional partners, and factories up to date on Technical Design priorities and carrying them through with a focus on Kids Apparel product (Boys, Girls + Baby).
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate design sketches into technical design packages in Illustrator with specifications and construction details
- Maintain organized review of fit samples and previous comments for productive fittings
- Provide and communicate fit and construction revisions through pattern corrections, sketches, photos, or re-draped samples
- Make sure all notes and changes for fit sessions are reflected and uploaded into our system
- Lead live model and form fit sessions
- Provide insight on how garment construction is impacting fit
- Provide insight on ASTM Children Safety Standard restrictions
- Participate in detail meetings to solidify fit and construction; offer suggestions and solutions for value engineering, etc.
What you bring:
- Accurate measuring skills
- Knowledge of basic grading principles
- Good understanding of fit/pattern correcting
- Good understanding of construction and garment engineering,
- Good understanding of ASTM Child Safety standards and restrictions as it relates to childrenswear garment construction.
- Strong problem-solving skills
- A working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and PLM
- Minimum 5 years of related experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Excellent communication skills to work with overseas and cross-functional partners
- The ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Adobe Illustrator & Google Doc.
- Ability to balance multiple competing priorities and maintain composure under pressure
- Ability to respond to change positively
- Capable of seeing the larger picture and understanding how your role impacts and influences the larger business
- Strong time management skills
Every day will feel this good because:
- We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly "good" people
- We have flexible working hours and work from home days to accommodate your personal life
- We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
- We offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings, flex spending accounts, life & disability insurance
- We have an onsite gym as well as health & financial wellness programs to keep you active
- We offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar
