Job Description

Assistant Technical Designer

Location: Orange County, CA | On-site

We are partnering with a growing Southern California lifestyle brand to identify an Assistant Technical Designer to support the development of swim, active, and lifestyle apparel.

This is a great opportunity for an early-career technical design professional who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and interested in building deeper experience across fit, construction, product development, and production.

Key Responsibilities

• Support prototype management and follow up with vendors throughout the development process.
• Duplicate and maintain tech packs in Excel and accurately enter garment measurements.
• Measure and review prototype, SMS, PP, and TOP samples against submitted tech packs.
• Prepare weekly fit lists across product categories.
• Communicate with vendors and respond to questions in a timely manner.
• Maintain development trackers and monitor incoming sample timelines against calendar deadlines.
• Organize and maintain tech pack files and technical documentation.
• Partner with domestic production and assist with pattern-related needs.
• Maintain and organize samples by season and delivery.
• Provide additional technical design and development support as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of the end-to-end apparel product lifecycle.
• Experience measuring garment samples and accurately entering technical data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with a sense of urgency and collaborative approach.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, cross-functional team.
• Adaptable, curious, and eager to continue developing technical knowledge.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.