The Sr Technical Designer will be responsible for ensuring SDR is delivering consistently well-fitting garments to market that reflect brand ethos and performance requirements. This role will lead the fit process from design to release, including but not limited to tech pack handoff, fittings, PPs and TOPs. The Technical Designer is responsible for ensuring our product maintains design intent while also providing feedback and ideas to help meet company margin targets and quality standards. The Technical Designer will run fittings, make pattern/spec adjustments, and communicate directly with the sourcing hub/factories to ensure the best product is delivered. This role will partner with design, merchandising, and development teams. Excellent communication skills and experience working with a global team will be key to success. This position will report to the Director of Product Development. Applicants should have a background in golf and/or technical performance apparel.
Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with design and product development to translate designs into a spec sheet. Prepare, maintain, and update spec sheets and technical sketches
- Manage fit sessions, identify and make necessary adjustments to pattern and or measurement specs, record comments, communicate updates to all key partners
- Provide callouts and critiques during fittings to verify that all fit issues are identified.
- Partner closely with design, PD and merch teams to engineer product to meet margin targets
- Responsible for ensuring final fit and construction meet all quality and performance standards; assist in communicating these standards to vendors and key partners.
- Cross-check pattern, production specs, grade rules and BOMs before release to production
- Track and monitor brand go to market calendar; track sample shipments, track fit and top of production (TOP) samples.
- Maintain organized archive of samples and comments.
- Performs other related duties and assignments as required.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
- Strong PC and Mac technical skills in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator PLM, Gerber and Lectra with ability to enhance and grow in all industry standard design software applications.
- Reliable communicator with peers and co-workers, and Design/Marketing management. Ability to present concepts and ideas to peers in a team setting.
- Extensive knowledge in product construction/fabric construction/wash and print techniques
- Must have experience leading fittings and adjusting spec sheets
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and able to meet all deadlines without fail.
- Ability to learn and grow in a fast-paced, multi-tasking global working environment.
- Must be proactive with a solution/result-oriented attitude
- Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written
- Must work well in a team environment
- Must possess a keen eye to identify fit issues and recommend solutions
- Strong knowledge of garment construction and fabric types with deep understanding of material execution including fabrics, and textures.
- Collaborative designer, receptive to constructive feedback to hone skills and improve brand design.
- Passion and knowledge of the sport of golf preferred, but not required.
Education, Work Experience, and Professional Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Design or similar field
- 5+ years’ experience in Technical Design
- Experience in apparel brands across Men’s lifestyle categories, Knits/Wovens/tops/bottoms/outerwear.
- Prior experience working with overseas suppliers in a wholesale business model
Work Environment / Physical Requirements:
- Normal office conditions with extensive computer usage
- Ability to work extended hours/weekends as needed
- Medium physical effort equal to frequent lifting or moving of materials (up to 50 pounds)
- Regularly required to sit or stand, bend and reach.
TaylorMade is a performance driven organization and our total rewards approach to compensation is designed to support this. We consider many factors in determining base compensation, including position scope, job related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and work location. The expected annual base pay range for this position is $95,000 - $110,000. Additional benefits, such as health & wellness, performance bonuses, product discounts, holidays, paid time off, etc. may also be offered in accordance with our plans.
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Overview:
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, TaylorMade Golf is a leading manufacturer of high performance golf equipment, golf balls and accessories. TaylorMade has a history of innovative industry-leading products such as the newly launched Stealth family headlined by the 60-layer Carbon Twist Face Stealth Carbonwood Driver. TaylorMade's technological advancements touch all sectors of the golf industry with products like P Series irons, Milled Grind 3 wedges, TP5/TP5X golf balls and Spider putters. A major force across the world's professional tours, TaylorMade has an unrivaled athlete portfolio that includes Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Matthew Wolff, Harry Higgs, SH Park, Charley Hull, Maria Fassi and Sierra Brooks.
History:
In the spring of 1979 a golf equipment salesman named Gary Adams took out a $24,000 loan on his home and founded the TaylorMade Golf Company. He rented a 6,000 square-foot building that at one time housed a television assembly plant. Counting him, there were three employees and a single, innovative product: a 12-degree driver cast of stainless steel. This new metalwood looked and sounded different from a wooden wood, and most important, it performed differently. The clubhead's perimeter-weighting offered greater forgiveness on mis-hits, while the lower center of gravity made it easier to launch the ball in the air. Adams, the son of a golf professional, was adamant that TaylorMade clubs maintain ties to what true golfers perceived an authentic golf club should look and feel like. They were committed to combining innovation with authenticity, to always be passionate about the game, and pledged to be competitive - to work hard to establish itself and grow. These four tenets would take them far.
Since the creation of the first metalwood in 1979, the TaylorMade Golf Company has established a legacy of breaking from tradition to reach new thresholds of performance.
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