Assistant Technical Designer, Men's
KITH, New York, NY, United States
Position Summary
Kith is looking for a technical design assistant to join the team. This candidate must love technical design and comes equipped with accountability, reliability and adaptability. The candidate for this role must have strong organizational and time management skills. This role is purely to support the technical design department and will report into the head of the men’s technical design.
Location HQ - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Status Full-time/100% on-site
Compensation $60,000-$70,000 annually
Responsibilities
Create / Develop detailed Tech Packs to factories/vendors, ensuring precise communication of design, construction, workmanship, and quality control specifications
Execute initial styles from design handoff through production to meet required aesthetic following sketches and/or original samples
Measure & examine samples with specifications against requests at all stages to prepare for scheduled fittings
In effective collaboration with peer teams, supervisor and vendor, provide technical direction on matters pertaining to specs, pattern, construction methods and techniques to improve fit, balance, and overall quality of the garment within company calendar deadline
Ensuring that all products conform to the company standard and brand values, aiming high-end quality
Ensure grading, fit consistency, and key measurement standard across all styles and product categories
Participate in weekly fit sessions. Collaborate with designers and merchants to translate fit and aesthetic details
Anticipate and resolve any problems with the fit process. Partner with vendors in the resolution of problems as necessary
Work closely with Technical Design leaders to enhance and evolve processes and procedures, as business evolves, while driving to elevate the quality of the product
Work with Vendor partners to translate design intent into prototype samples
Provide fit comments with pattern corrections, illustration sketches and construction feedback to confirm fit and design intent
Conduct the risk assessment process with Production team to mitigate risk in bulk production
Execution of approving construction samples, mockups and bulk swatch/production
Perform other technical design related duties, as needed
Qualifications
0 - 3 years of experience in Technical Design
Bachelor's degree in Technical Design / Fashion Design
Extensive Patternmaking and Draping skills with Knowledge of garment construction
Contemporary / high end brand experience is preferred
Menswear experience is preferred
Proficient in Gerber Accumark
Superior organizational skills and excellent time management
Excellent communication skills & team oriented
Knowledge of POM
Highly proficient in Google software, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and PLM
Who We Are Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.
Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.
The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.
Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address. Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering remote or hybrid work, is fraudulent.
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Location HQ - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Status Full-time/100% on-site
Compensation $60,000-$70,000 annually
Responsibilities
Create / Develop detailed Tech Packs to factories/vendors, ensuring precise communication of design, construction, workmanship, and quality control specifications
Execute initial styles from design handoff through production to meet required aesthetic following sketches and/or original samples
Measure & examine samples with specifications against requests at all stages to prepare for scheduled fittings
In effective collaboration with peer teams, supervisor and vendor, provide technical direction on matters pertaining to specs, pattern, construction methods and techniques to improve fit, balance, and overall quality of the garment within company calendar deadline
Ensuring that all products conform to the company standard and brand values, aiming high-end quality
Ensure grading, fit consistency, and key measurement standard across all styles and product categories
Participate in weekly fit sessions. Collaborate with designers and merchants to translate fit and aesthetic details
Anticipate and resolve any problems with the fit process. Partner with vendors in the resolution of problems as necessary
Work closely with Technical Design leaders to enhance and evolve processes and procedures, as business evolves, while driving to elevate the quality of the product
Work with Vendor partners to translate design intent into prototype samples
Provide fit comments with pattern corrections, illustration sketches and construction feedback to confirm fit and design intent
Conduct the risk assessment process with Production team to mitigate risk in bulk production
Execution of approving construction samples, mockups and bulk swatch/production
Perform other technical design related duties, as needed
Qualifications
0 - 3 years of experience in Technical Design
Bachelor's degree in Technical Design / Fashion Design
Extensive Patternmaking and Draping skills with Knowledge of garment construction
Contemporary / high end brand experience is preferred
Menswear experience is preferred
Proficient in Gerber Accumark
Superior organizational skills and excellent time management
Excellent communication skills & team oriented
Knowledge of POM
Highly proficient in Google software, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and PLM
Who We Are Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.
Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.
The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.
Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address. Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering remote or hybrid work, is fraudulent.
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