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Technical Designer – Children's Apparel

Summary

Technical Designer creates garment specs, tech packs, and fit guidelines for children's apparel, ensuring quality and brand consistency from design to production.

The Technical Designer for Childrenswear plays a critical part in the garment development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality standards, fit consistency, and brand integrity from concept through production.


The Technical Designer will be responsible for creating initial garment specifications, managing fittings, and maintaining accurate, vendor-ready tech packs. This role partners closely with Design, Product Development, and cross-functional teams to translate design intent into production-ready garments while supporting speed-to-market in a fast-paced environment.


Responsibilities

  • Develop initial garment specifications for costing and sample production, ensuring alignment with design intent and childrens tolerances/requirements
  • Execute and maintain detailed, vendor-ready tech packs—including sketches, materials, construction details, and measurement charts—throughout the product lifecycle
  • Conduct fit sessions and manage the fit process through to production sample approval
  • Evaluate garments for fit, balance, and construction; provide clear, concise, and actionable fit comments
  • Establish specifications and construction requirements across a range of garment types
  • Communicate fit revisions and technical direction to factories through comprehensive tech packs and written communication
  • Apply garment construction to enhance product quality and consistency
  • Collaborate closely with Design, Product Development, and Technical teams to translate aesthetic vision into production-ready garments
  • Participate in daily handoffs, ensuring alignment on fit intent, construction, and design details with cross-functional partners
  • Proactively recommend improvements to specifications, construction methods, and development processes
  • Ensure brand integrity and fit consistency throughout the development process while adhering to timelines and key milestones

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