Assistant Technical Designer Jobs

At SanMar, the work you do makes a difference.

What's the Short Version?
The Assistant Technical Designer is responsible for supporting the Technical Design team in daily tasks related to garment fit and measurement specifications for an assigned category. They work on all product types to ensure that the product design meets fit, style and quality standards in a timely manner. A successful Assistant Technical Designer adjusts to changing priorities, shows attention to detail, and is open to any project while learning the Technical Design phase of the product creation process and helping Technical Designers interface with all cross functional teams.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Assist Technical Designers prepare documentation of sample evaluations including sample measurements and construction, pattern reviews in paper format or E-pattern format, and fit session comments.
• Review and fit samples on models – provide support for fit recommendations to Design, Development, and Merchandising teams.
• Understand and apply standard fit specifications within each category and/or product group to ensure consistency throughout product lines.
• Compile Technical Design work process documents to make a Technical Design manual for supplier training.
• Create/update the tech pack under Technical Designer’s direction.
• Coordinate fit sessions including model selection, scheduling, and model management.
• Support Technical Designers to develop or revise patterns from any changes by utilizing Gerber Accumark pattern making system.
• Assist Technical Designers in documentation for assigned styles; tech pack, fit approval rates, and sample tracking reports.
• Measure proto samples to ensure accuracy from vendors.
• Create detailed construction drawing in Illustrator as needed to communicate design details and construction to factories and team members.
• Update sketches in Adobe illustrator program to keep the most current sketches in tech pack.

What Are We Looking For?

• Knowledge of garment fit and the ability to give instructions on necessary changes to a pattern to influence the fit.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Adequate skills and understanding of garment sewing processes
• Experience with Gerber Accumark pattern making system is preferred.
• Attention to detail and the ability to communicate written and verbal information clearly and effectively.
• 1-3 years of related experience in Apparel/Textile design or equivalent education.
• Understanding of the design and development process from inception. through production.
• Knowledge of garment construction, material construction and properties, and patternmaking.
• Strong information seeking and problem-solving skills.

What's Our Offer?
Salary Range: You`ll earn between $24.50 - $33.65 on an hourly basis, depending on experience.

Bonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to $2,000.

Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 7 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.

Additional Benefits:

• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Short/long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance
• 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle

What Should You Expect?
Hybrid: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work environment is moderately quiet. Ability to work on computer for multiple hours with frequent interruptions.

SanMar's Eastpointe office is located near Seattle, WA and our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. Quarterly travel may be required.

Who is SanMar?
SanMar is more than just a t-shirt company.

We see t-shirts as a blank canvas that can be used to unite a team, tell a story or show your love for your favorite local haunt. We create meaningful connections that elevate lives through the apparel we provide.

As the industry leader in promotional apparel, we live by a refreshingly simple philosophy: Be Nice and Tell the Truth. This is how we’ve done business since Marty Lott founded the company in 1971. Today we work with apparel manufacturers from around the world, we’ve grown to more than 5,000 employees and we still work with those same simple principles in mind.

You can see our values take shape in A Canvas for Good, our platform for positive action and citizenship. We are dedicated to being good stewards of the world we share, to lifting up the communities where we work and to respecting our employees. Our IDEA Council guides company-wide diversity efforts, and our annual Sustainability Report shows our progress toward our goals of doing business responsibly.

Why Work at SanMar?
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. They bring their talent, passion and dedication to work with them every day. Their hard work inspires us and gives us purpose. We love working here together.

Whether you work in our headquarters, from your home or in one of our distribution centers across North America, we believe that investing in you is just the right thing to do. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health and well-being, life balance, career growth and (eventually) retirement.

SanMar works with brands you already know, like Nike, The North Face and Brooks Brothers, as well as providing industry-leading private label apparel and accessories. Our people come to work excited to do their part, providing clothing that helps people feel that they’re a part of something special.

Here’s your chance to be a part of this story. If you’re ready to work in a place where your participation matters and your growth is a priority, we’re ready for you.

SanMar is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, whomever you love or follow in faith, whatever your disability or superpower status, whichever ethnicity or gender you identify with, you are welcome at SanMar. Our team members are committed to creating an open and inclusive environment in which every employee can be successful.

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