Our Company: Originally founded in 1975, BCI has continually evolved to become a leader in the women’s fashion industry. Launching initially with CHAUS and private label lines and then expanding into a multi-brand platform business, we have been at the forefront of market trends and the changing retail environment.
Our brands, including CeCe, Vince Camuto, Ted Baker, 1.State and Parker, each serve unique customer demographics but are united in their commitment to quality and style. As we expand our presence, BCI remains dedicated to innovation, excellence, and women’s empowerment through fashion. _______________________________________________________________________________
Responsibilities
- Support Senior Technical Designers
- Prepares for fittings, by measuring sample to be fit, cross-examine sample against style Tech Pack and against the previous fit samples to ensure previous comments have been corrected, bringing previous fits to fit session for review if needed.
- Attend fittings to review overall fit, balance, and details of garment through production
- Knowledge of pattern making, draping, measuring, garment construction, grading, and factory production
- Develop clear and comprehensive tech packages for factories
- Correspond with factories/vendors to ensure all reorder styles are within spec requirements including communicating all fit comments
- Maintain professional & clear daily communication with cross functional team and factories regarding construction details, fit and pattern issue
- Updates tech packs with current information for BOM, construction templates, and measurements, where applicable.
- Issues grading guidelines to vendors after fit approval.
- Work with Design to ensure fit, balance, and aesthetics throughout the pre-production process, within the calendar deadline
- Self manages workload based on calendar due dates and production deadlines. Knows how to prioritize with a sense of urgency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or Certification in Apparel Manufacturing, Design, Patternmaking, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of silhouettes, fabrication, sewing techniques, trim and technical knowledge of fabric and construction.
- Proficient in Excel, Microsoft Office, and Word.
- Extreme attention to detail.
- Ability to analyze workload and plan accordingly with exceptional follow-up skill.
- Multitasking - Ability to multitask and effectively prioritize workload and tasks
- Strong work ethic, able to self-motivate, work with cross functional teams when necessary and make call outs that displays efficiency for the teams and future endeavors.
This is a temporary role expected to last at least 1 month offering a rate of $50-$60 per hour depending on experience level.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, or certification in Apparel Manufacturing, Design, Patternmaking, or an equivalent qualification
- Knowledge of silhouettes, fabrication, sewing techniques, trims, fabric, and garment construction
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Word
- Extreme attention to detail
- Ability to analyze workload, plan accordingly, and provide exceptional follow-up
- Ability to multitask and effectively prioritize workload and tasks
- Strong work ethic, self-motivation, cross-functional collaboration, and ability to identify efficiency improvements
What We Do
BCI Brands is a multi-branded fashion platform with a mission to create, acquire, license, and grow iconic women’s apparel brands. BCI’s specialty in women’s sportswear and dresses, coupled with our better distribution and ecommerce networks, has cemented our reputation as an innovator in the better and contemporary markets. Our brands include Vince Camuto, 1.State, CeCe, Chaus, Parker, MSK, Sam and Jess, and Cynthia Steffe, along with a variety of private labels for key partners Dillard’s and Halogen for Nordstrom. BCI leverages our distinct brand incubation capabilities, from ideation and design, to sourcing, manufacturing, marketing, and sales to create top labels in house for distribution across multiple market segments. Our comprehensive expertise in global sourcing and development has made us a leader in speed to market execution. BCI is privately owned by CEO Ariel Chaus after repurchasing it from The Camuto Group in 2018, and is driven by a strong executive management team, including Chairman Manny Chirico. The company has an annual wholesale revenue that currently exceeds $400 million.
