Assistant Technical Designer - Merchandising
Position- Assistant Technical Designer
Department- Merchandising
Job Summary
G Ashley Inc is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Assistant Technical Designer to join our Technical Design team. The successful candidate will be driven, detail-focused, and excited to help shape garments that make women feel beautiful and powerful. As a key partner in our product development process, you will help bring our vision to life by ensuring our garments deliver the superior fit and quality our customers expect.
Key Responsibilities
As a key partner in our product development process, you will help bring the Ashley Stewart vision to life by ensuring our garments deliver the superior fit and quality our customers expect.
Create, update, and maintain detailed tech packs with precise construction notes, BOM components, and measurement guides.
Take clear and thorough notes during fittings as needed.
Measure samples for the team as needed and input measurements into PLM.
Upload fit photos, comments, and measurement revisions ,set up tech packs in PLM as needed.Assisting Technical Designers with fit comments and spec updates with supervision as needed.
Essential Qualifications
Solid understanding of garment construction, sewing techniques, and patternmaking.
Ability to follow direction of Head technical designer closely to stay on track with team priorities.
High proficiency in PLM, Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop; advanced Excel skills required.
Experience supporting fittings, preparing specs, and documenting fit comments.
A keen eye for detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners
A proactive, self-motivated approach and desire to learn, grow, and contribute to acollaborative team culture.
Education/Experience
Minimum of 1 year of experience in technical design.
Bachelor’s or associate degree in Technical Design, Patternmaking, Fashion Design, or a related field.
This is a non-exempt position. The compensation for this role is $50,000 based on a 40-hour workweek.
This position is based in our Secaucus, NJ office 5 days a week.