Assistant Technical Designer

Job Title: Assistant Technical Designer

Organization Structure: Reports To Technical Design Manager

FLSA status:  Hourly, Non-Exempt – Full Time

Department: PBS (Private Label & Brand Services)

Location: In-office at the Zumiez Home Office, Lynnwood, WA

Position Summary

The main role and responsibility of the Assistant Technical Designer is for assisting and supporting members of the Technical Design team, in the product development and technical design processes, inclusive of all apparel product categories.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Process Assistance to the TD Team:
• Receives/sorts/delivers all incoming packages to team members. 
• Responsible for the weekly filing of team submits to assigned racks, including timely Organization, Archival management and Maintenance of the Submit Storage closet.
• Tracks/gathers/organizes/delivers samples sent by vendors and required by the Technical Design team, the Buying team, the Web & Catalog team, Blue Tomato or other assigned categories/partners, inclusive of prepping sample shipping to overseas factories & vendors (as needed).
• Collects/organizes the rolling rack with any submits requested by the Design or Buy team for upcoming meetings. 
• Responsible for calendaring Proto and Weekly fit sessions/communicating with fit models/model agencies on date-time revisions/and sending out day-off fit session order to all required stakeholders. 

 

• Sample Process Assistance:
• Measures Proto to TOP samples for all product categories; documents all measurements and styling /construction differences as reviewed in Tech Pack, specification sheets and Bill of Materials
• Assists in maintaining sample tracking charts including the logging of submits sent by vendors, date received, comments sent dates.
• Attends live model fit sessions (as space and workload allows); assisting team by taking notes or camera shots when requested

 

• Learning Opportunities:
• Executes on learning opportunities given to allow for understanding of Zumiez procedures and processes required to manage product development through each aspect of fit & production.
• Partners with the more senior members of the technical design team to update created tech packs, clarify details specific to the style, develop detail pages (as needed)
• Reviews Proto and Pre-production submits against identified block fit standards for silhouette variances.  Assesses measurements outside of Critical POM’s for more advanced understanding of silhouette consistency
• Reviews Pre-Production and TOP Submits against QA tracking chart to confirm required tests have been submitted. Confirms Care and Content labeling is consistent to Compliance callouts
• Reviews TOP samples to confirm adherence to approved fit, construction, and quality standards before bulk production.
• Under more senior TDs’ supervision, creates written TOP submit comments for sending to vendor partners.

 

• Mentored Learning Opportunities:
• Learning opportunities will be given to advance skills in the review/assessment of fit against vendor patterns.
• Initial assignments will include the management of block-driven fits allowing for learning and developing confidence in applying best practices and processes for

1. communicating fit comments, corrections, and technical recommendations
2. reviewing Bill of Materials for submit accuracy
3. reviewing sample tracking internally and as provided by vendors
4. attending fit session allowing for assessment and maintenance of the consistency of fit
5. developing spec sheets from Facepage or Original samples
6. creating detail pages or editing designer developed Tech Pack information to assure that the quality and construction of the products meet Zumiez standards.

• May provide support outside of Technical Design team (i.e. Design Team, Compliance Team, et al) by accepting duties a