Technical Designer

Overview

About PHOENIX 

 

PHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for being pioneers of exceptional fit and a personalized, innovative retail model. Customers can experience our brands in over 400 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores, 50 Bonobos Guideshops, and online at www.express.com and www.bonobos.com.

 

About Express

 

Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions, Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you.

 

The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the express.com online store and the Express mobile app.

Location Name

New York Office

Responsibilities

A Technical Designer independently determines & sets all garment engineering standards for product development & final production, arranges & leads cross-functional fit sessions, manages risks, sample tracking & influences calendar/workflow for a specified garment category or categories.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with Designers and Merchants to understand the design concept/vision and influence changes as needed to help ensure the product, fit, function, price & delivery goals can be successfully achieved in a bulk production scenario
• Establishes & records all technical owned garment specifications within Yunique to direct & enable our world-wide technical partners to develop & produce high quality & appropriately engineered products
• Leads fit sessions with Designers & Merchants by adhering to the established EXP fit roles & responsibilities guidelines
• Evaluated product to predict and manage risk from design concept through final production approval
• Records fit session comments & ensures plan of action including product status is clearly understood & aligned upon all CF teams
• Utilizes Gerber Accumark, Illustrator & Vendor virtual sampling capabilities as needed to expedite & clearly communicate garment specifications & changes
• Tracks and manages all fit samples/packages
• Collaborates to arrange & manage all outlook planners for each fit session
• Calibrates new vendor technical partners
• Determines when a product fit, use & application of trims & all other engineering is commercially approvable & ready for mass production
• Ensures content of all final Tech packs including labeling, marketing and packing requirements are compliant with Express category standards and/or Merchant approved expectations
• Upholds & improves department-specific technical standards, record keeping, process, procedures & tools

 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: College degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience: Minimum 4 years Technical Design within the apparel industry

 

CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Strong communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal)
• Consistently demonstrated strong leadership within live fit sessions & other cross-functional team meetings
• Leverages a strong understanding of garment engineering, apparel factory operations & patternmaking to achieve business goals
• Models agility/ability to multitask & adapt to change
• Proven ability to independently, consistently & appropriately manage risk at all stages of product development
• Proven ability to independently lead and influence through clear and consistent actions in a cross-functional team environment
• Ability to manage & follow through on a task from start to finish within a specified timeline without supervision

• Experience with BeProduct, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Accumark 10.3, Outlook, Excel and Word

 

Benefits and Compensation:

Express offers a range of benefits to help protect full-time associates health and long-term financial security including:

• Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match
• Merchandise discount
• Paid Time Off
• Parental leave for new moms and dads

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