Sr. Technical Designer
6 days ago
Miami
The Role The Senior Technical Designer is responsible for leading all aspects of technical development, ensuring consistency in fit, construction, and overall garment execution across collections. This role partners closely with Design and Production to bring the brand's aesthetic to life while maintaining the highest standards of quality and precision. What You'll Do Technical Development & Fit Ownership • Lead and execute all fit sessions in partnership with Design leadership, • Analyze fit issues and provide clear technical direction, including construction solutions and pattern corrections, • Ensure consistent fit balance, proportion, and silhouette across all collections, • Create and maintain highly detailed tech packs, including construction call-outs, graded POMs, stitching, finishing, and trim application, • Own spec accuracy and grading consistency across all deliveries, • Serve as the primary technical liaison with overseas and domestic factories, • Communicate fit corrections, construction standards, and workmanship expectations through clear written and visual direction, • Track and follow up on sample development, approvals, and timelines, • Partner daily with Design, Production, and Product Development teams to support seasonal milestones, • Align technical feasibility with costing, allocation, and delivery timelines, • Support bulk readiness through PP approvals and TOP evaluations, • Manage technical development across multiple overlapping deliveries (Resort, Pre-Fall, Fall, Spring/Summer), • Prioritize workload based on deadlines, factory capacity, and business needs, • 7+ years of Technical Design experience in women's contemporary or luxury RTW, • Strong expertise in dresses, occasionwear, draped constructions, soft tailoring, and novelty fabrics, • Advanced knowledge of patternmaking, grading, garment construction, and fit correction, • Proven ability to manage high-volume development under tight seasonal deadlines, • Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver clear, concise technical direction, • Experience working with overseas factories (China, India) and complex global development calendars, • Background in fast-paced or high-growth fashion environments This role is essential to ensuring that every ALEXIS garment meets the brand's standards of fit, quality, and execution. By owning the technical development process from concept through production, the Sr Technical Design plays a key role in bringing the collection to life while supporting efficiency, consistency, and on-time delivery across all seasons.