Technical Design Assistant Sweaters

Role Summary

Anthropologie is looking for a sweaters specific specialist that facilitates and executes Design’s vision by providing the appropriate fit, quality, and construction that are targeted to the consumer and end use while supporting the business requirements. Responsible to help support technical designers to trouble shoot any issues such as fit, construction, and quality control.  Position requires creating and maintaining accurate files and reports.

Role Responsibilities

• Build relationships/partnerships with cross functional team members, such as Design and Production.
• Identify efficiencies within their brand or category to support CTM initiative, specifically block and construction development.
• Manage work load to department initiatives.
• prepare samples and attends live fittings with/without designers for note taking, photos to communicate revisions with vendors.
• Advise repair options to factories on fit or quality related issues.
• Assigns base size garments measurements appropriate to each style that correlates to the three dimensional body and desired end use.
• Assures to use all appropriate cost cutting methods in style development.
• Assigns appropriate grading to all points of measure keeping the proportion. accurate in relation to our predetermined sizing.
• ApexFiz 3D silo exploration - help further digital product creation.

Role Qualifications

• Understands how to create a technical package and assign points of measure that will progress a style through development and secure the fit during production QC inspections.
• Some knowledge of pattern making, garment construction, and manufacturing including factory machinery, procedures and methods within their category.
• Basic ability to run a fitting on a live model and communicate pattern changes to create the desired look and fit.
• Understands the grade sequence.
• Highly organized.
• Prioritize effectively.
• Work in/with cross-functional teams.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external parties.
• Pro-actively approach problem solving.
• Adapt quickly to changes.
• Knowledgeable in a PLM system. WebPDM experience a plus.
• Driven by deadlines with a high sense of urgency.
• Ability to understand and fully incorporate the brand’s aesthetic.

• Bachelors or Associate degree in an apparel related field a plus.

• Apex-fiz experience mandatory.

• Experience in Technical Design, factory production experience and/or pattern making a plus.

The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits

EEO Statement

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