Technical Designer AND SAMPLE ROOM Coordinator - Menswear $75-85K

Menswear Technical Designer and Sample Room Coordinator

You Will be the central point of accountability for the development cycle from design sketch hand-off through Proto creation, SMS refinement to hand off to production team. This role requires a highly organized professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has both technical design expertise and sample room coordination experience.

• You will work closely with design, product development, pattern maker, in-house sample-making team, and oversea factories to ensure ft sewing construction, and sample quality aligned with corp. standard.
• Own and manage the development process from initial sketch pass-off to proto sample approval and Salesman samples for Global line opening.
• Act as primary liaison between Merchandise, Design, Product Development, Fabric, Pattern makers, and in house sample room throughout development stage.
• Own and coordinate for sample room planning and execution, including pattern making, cutting, and sawing for development needs such as wear testing fabric tacting Proto development and SMS for presentation
• Lead development fittings across all categories:
  Jacket, Outerwear, Pant, Woven Tops and C&S.
• Identify fit and construction issues; provide precise technical solutions.
• Create, revise, and maintain comprehensive and accurate tech packs.
• Clearly document fitting comments with actionable pattern amendment instruction.
• Communicate directly with overseas suppliers to troubleshoot pattern corrections and construction related issues.
• Maintain and update development on PLM system, ensuring real-time visibility of sample progress, fit approvals and milestone tracking.
• Provide hands‑on leadership and training to junior team members throughout the product development cycle.
• Support Tech Design Director in all relevant and related tasks
• 5+ years of technical design experience with strong development background across all major categories (Jacket, Outerwear, pants, woven top, and C&S)
• Proven experience in sample room coordination or domestic production management.
• Highly proficient and comfortable writing detailed tech packs including:
  • Construction call outs
  • Spec sheets
  • Pattern amendment instruction
  • Visual/physical mockup and technical sketches
• Strong ability to communicate technical related issues clearly to overseas suppliers to ensure accurate pattern and fit correction.
• Deep understanding of garment construction and pattern.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work with cross-functional team and manage multiple milestones simultaneously.
• Comfortable working hands‑on in-house sample making teams.
• Solid working knowledge of PLM, Adobe Illustrator, MS offices:
  Outlook, Excel, and Word