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Fashion Designer
Technical Designer - Sweaters
Fashion Designer
#4814
Remote / WFH
Job Description
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At Torrid we're committed to cultivating a welcoming, inclusive and diverse culture driven by a focus on open dialogue, empowerment, recruiting, training, development and retention. We believe inclusion of diverse backgrounds and perspectives is fundamental to our success.
The Technical Designer oversees the technical product development process and ensures consistency in fit, construction, and quality across assigned product categories. This role is responsible for developing apparel specifications, attending weekly fittings and cross-functional meetings, and issuing fit comments, while maintaining daily communication with vendors.
What You’ll Do:
Own fit, construction, quality, and consistency for assigned product categories from development through production.
Partner closely with Product Development to track and maintain approval deadlines.
Support and provide coverage for the Lead Technical Designer as needed.
Lead fittings and make independent decisions with confidence and technical expertise.
Attend weekly cross-functional meetings with Merchandising, Product Development, and Design to review work in progress, analyze best and worst sellers, and align on updates and changes within each category.
Mentor and support Assistant and Associate Technical Designers.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
What You'll Need:
Minimum 5 years of experience in technical design, pattern making, or quality assurance, or a combination of education andd work experience.
High School Diploma required a four (4)-year college degree in fashion merchandising/design preferred.
Previous technical design experience in Sweaters is highly desirable.
Previous retail or garment manufacturing experience preferred.
Strong computer skills including Adobe Illustrator, MS Word, and Excel.
At Torrid we're committed to cultivating a welcoming, inclusive and diverse culture driven by a focus on open dialogue, empowerment, recruiting, training, development and retention. We believe inclusion of diverse backgrounds and perspectives is fundamental to our success.
The Technical Designer oversees the technical product development process and ensures consistency in fit, construction, and quality across assigned product categories. This role is responsible for developing apparel specifications, attending weekly fittings and cross-functional meetings, and issuing fit comments, while maintaining daily communication with vendors.
What You’ll Do:
Own fit, construction, quality, and consistency for assigned product categories from development through production.
Partner closely with Product Development to track and maintain approval deadlines.
Support and provide coverage for the Lead Technical Designer as needed.
Lead fittings and make independent decisions with confidence and technical expertise.
Attend weekly cross-functional meetings with Merchandising, Product Development, and Design to review work in progress, analyze best and worst sellers, and align on updates and changes within each category.
Mentor and support Assistant and Associate Technical Designers.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
What You'll Need:
Minimum 5 years of experience in technical design, pattern making, or quality assurance, or a combination of education andd work experience.
High School Diploma required a four (4)-year college degree in fashion merchandising/design preferred.
Previous technical design experience in Sweaters is highly desirable.
Previous retail or garment manufacturing experience preferred.
Strong computer skills including Adobe Illustrator, MS Word, and Excel.
