Senior Apparel Technical Designer

Miller International, Inc., designer of Cinch® and Cruel®, is searching for its newest team member at our headquarters in Denver, Colorado! Our next Senior Apparel Technical Designer will need to possess excellent team skills and a strong understanding of garment fit and construction. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the entire Product Development Department. The person who fills this position must also have a passion for the work they do and a strong desire to learn and grow.

At Miller International, our employees enjoy a fun, casual, laid-back atmosphere. If you have a solid amount of Technical Design experience with apparel or an educational background, then this is your opportunity to be a part of something great! We want to hear from you if you possess the following skills, abilities, and qualifications:

This position is in-office only.

Salary: $70,000 - $90,000/annually

As a Senior Apparel Technical Designer, you would be responsible for:

• Maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that enables you to get along with customers, clients, co-workers, and management.
• Create technical packets in PLM, ensuring that all details are commercially viable with the factories and are the most cost-effective.
• Review technical packets and samples from contractors for design accuracy and integrity.
• Execute design and fit intent into bulk production while maintaining corporate standards.
• Collaborate with team members and cross-functional team members to gain clear direction and consensus of design and fit intent.
• Identify potential production, quality, and costing issues and make recommendations to ensure brand integrity.
• Work closely with the Quality department throughout the development process to ensure communication of potential production quality issues.
• Negotiate costs with vendors.
• Ensure size and fit consistency within the brand and across product categories.
• Lead fit sessions and takes initiative as the fit expert of all products.
• Build and maintain fit base Libraries including sketches and finished garment measurements.
• Review and maintain the How-To-Measure Manual.
• Track and manage workflow and workload for own products
• Identify and proactively engage business partners when issues arise with recommendations for viable options/solutions.
• Foster open communication and team environment with all business partners.
• Participate in departmental and cross-functional meetings as appropriate.
• Participate in process reviews and suggest ideas for improving procedures; Help ensure processes and procedures which have been established are being followed by the team.
• Assist other team members with pattern and grading questions and concerns.
• Review the work of less tenured colleagues and guide them through any discrepancies they may encounter in order to help them learn and grow.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A) From a four-year college or university
• At least 7 to 9+ years of related experience and or training
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency; strong sense of time awareness.
• Thorough attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Creative approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as fractions, discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

• Ability to multi-task: Use the combination of organization, time management, scheduling and preparation to get multiple tasks completed by the established deadlines.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to analyze quality and maintain standards with contractors.
• Ability to produce computer-generated technical sketches.

• Team-oriented, entrepreneurial, proactive attitude.
• Expert knowledge of fabrics, construction, finishes, trims, fitting, and techniques.
• Expert knowledge in patternmaking including grading, construction and fit; Ability to make pattern adjustments.
• Ability to make independent decisions based on a higher level of knowledge and expertise.
• Ability to mentor less tenured teammates and share knowledge and expertise with others.
• Ability to think big picture; Thorough understanding of how Product Development decisions and processes impact other areas of the Company (i.e. Sales)
• Proficient in Illustrator
• Knowledge of Photosho