Technical Designer

Overview

PHOENIX Retail, LLC operates the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for exceptional fit and a personalized, innovative retail model. Customers can experience our brands in over 400 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores, 50 Bonobos Guideshops, and online at www.express.com and www.bonobos.com.

Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions, Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you. The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the express.com online store and the Express mobile app.

New York Office

Responsibilities

A Technical Designer independently determines and sets all garment engineering standards for product development and final production, arranges and leads cross-functional fit sessions, manages risks, sample tracking and influences calendar/workflow for a specified garment category or categories.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with Designers and Merchants to understand the design concept/vision and influence changes to help ensure the product, fit, function, price and delivery goals can be successfully achieved in a bulk production scenario
• Establishes and records all technical owned garment specifications within Yunique to direct and enable our world-wide technical partners to develop and produce high quality and appropriately engineered products
• Leads fit sessions with Designers and Merchants by adhering to the established EXP fit roles and responsibilities guidelines
• Evaluated product to predict and manage risk from design concept through final production approval
• Records fit session comments and ensures plan of action including product status are clearly understood and aligned upon all CF teams
• Utilizes Gerber Accumark, Illustrator and Vendor virtual sampling capabilities as needed to expedite and clearly communicate garment specifications and changes
• Tracks and manages all fit samples/packages
• Collaborates to arrange and manage all outlook planners for each fit session
• Calibrates new vendor technical partners
• Determines when a product fit, use and application of trims and all other engineering is commercially approvable and ready for mass production
• Ensures content of all final Tech packs including labeling, marketing and packing requirements are compliant with Express category standards and/or Merchant approved expectations
• Upholds and improves department specific technical standards, record keeping, process, procedures and tools

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: College degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience: Minimum 4 years Technical Design within the apparel industry

CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Strong communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal)
• Consistently demonstrated strong leadership within live fit sessions and other cross-functional team meetings
• Leverages strong understanding of garment engineering, apparel factory operations and patternmaking to achieve business goals
• Models agility/ability to multitask and adapt to change
• Proven ability to independently, consistently and appropriately manage risk at all stages of product development
• Proven ability to independently lead and influence through clear and consistent actions in a cross-functional team environment
• Ability to manage and follow through on a task from start to finish within a specified timeline without supervision
• Experience with Yunique, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Accumark 10.3, Outlook, Excel and Word

Benefits and Compensation:

PHOENIX offers a range of benefits to help protect full-time associate's health and long-term financial security including:

• Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match
• Merchandise discount
• Paid Time Off
• Parental leave for new moms and dads

For part-time associates, PHOENIX is partnering with LIG Solutions to help associates obtain individual insurance coverage that best fits their needs and budget, including major medical, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, life Insurance and more.

Additionally, part-time associates may be eligible to receive paid sick leave, public health emergency leave and to participate in the 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match.

Part-time associates are also eligible to receive an Express merchandise discount, participate in our Learn & Earn incentive program, and choose voluntary benefits through YouDecide.

Actual compensation offered is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, work location, education, relevant skills and experience of the candidate.

Pay Range

$85,100 - $123,200

Closing

An equal opportunity employer, PHOENIX does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or any other terms and conditions of employment hiring on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected characteristic. PHOENIX only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States. PHOENIX is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to search and apply for a job position due to a disability, please call 1-800-964-9793 and say 'Associate Relations' or send an e-mail to AssociateRelations@Express.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Notification to Agencies: Please note that PHOENIX does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, PHOENIX will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.