Senior Tech Designer

Cider Holding Ltd

Los Angeles, CA

8 days ago

Job Description

Own technical development for assigned product categories, ensuring samples meet design intent, fit standards, and development timelines.
Lead fit sessions on live models, evaluating garment balance, proportion, ease, construction, and comfort.
Provide clear, actionable fit comments using written instructions, annotated photos, sketches, and pattern corrections.
Create and maintain accurate tech packs, including measurement specifications, points of measure, construction details, tolerances, and grading rules.
Review prototype, fit, size-set, and pre-production samples; verify that requested corrections have been implemented.
Partner directly with vendors and factories to resolve fit, pattern, and construction issues throughout development.
Establish and maintain fit blocks, size standards, and construction guidelines to improve consistency across styles and sizes.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance design intent, quality, cost, and manufacturing feasibility.
Track sample status and technical approvals, flagging risks early and keeping development on schedule.
Use quality findings, customer feedback, and fit-related return data to recommend product improvements.
Provide technical guidance to junior team members and contribute to improvements in team processes.
5+ years of apparel technical design experience, with demonstrated ownership of womenswear categories from development through production approval.
Strong knowledge of garment fit, patternmaking, grading, construction methods, and manufacturing processes.
Experience independently leading live fittings and communicating precise technical corrections.
Understanding of how fabric stretch, recovery, shrinkage, and drape affect garment fit and performance.
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Excel, and PLM systems.
Proficiency in Mandarin and English communication skills, including experience working with overseas vendors.
Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
Degree in Technical Design, Fashion Design, Patternmaking, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Numbers & Facts

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Skills

Adobe Illustratorunmatched
Apparel Designunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Constructionunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Customer/Client Researchunmatched
Design Servicesunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
English Languageunmatched
Fashion Designunmatched
Mandarin Chinese Languageunmatched
Manufacturing Costunmatched
Manufacturing Methodsunmatched
Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Pattern Makingunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Product Lifecycle Managementunmatched
Prototypingunmatched
Standards Developmentunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
Time Managementunmatched

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