Associate Technical Designer

Description

Haddad is a privately held family business with over 100 years of experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, including Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Montreal.

 Overview:

The Associate Technical Designer will support the seasonal design and merchandising process by contributing technical designs for in-category styles to ensure on-budget and on-time delivery of garments.

Key Accountabilities:

• Measure and prepare samples before all fit sessions and record comments to ensure final fit, quality and construction meet all standards
• Work closely with Sourcing and Design to execute the Time and Action calendar and manage the sample approval process
• Communicate with overseas factories and vendors to ensure all styles, fits, construction and specs meet the standards for costing and appropriateness for brand
• Track fit and pre-production samples
• Partner with Production and Quality Assurance teams to carry out quality assurance protocols to identify issues and suggest solutions
• Special projects as assigned

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design with a strong knowledge of garment construction and patternmaking
• 1+ years of experience in the fashion industry as an Assistant Technical Designer (children’s wear experience a plus)
• Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills with attention to detail
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.