Technical Designer - Sweaters

Technical Designer – Sweaters

Location: Washington, DC

Seeking a Technical Designer – Sweaters to join our Washington, D.C.

-based Design Team. This role is dedicated to translating our seasonal sweater concepts into impeccably fitting, production-ready garments that embody the brand's signature style, quality, and performance standards. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in knitwear construction, stitch techniques, and yarn behavior, thrives in a fast‑paced and collaborative environment, and is energized by the challenge of scaling and refining our growing sweater assortment.

Core Responsibilities:

• Interpret seasonal sweater design concepts into technically sound, production-ready specifications.
• Lead sweater fit sessions: measure incoming samples, provide precise fit comments, recommend pattern adjustments, and guide vendors through revisions with accuracy and speed.
• Own and maintain sweater tech packs, including stitch and gauge details, specs, construction notes, and graded measurements.
• Collaborate with factories to troubleshoot knit construction issues, improve fit consistency, and uphold aesthetic standards.
• Assess wear‑test results and integrate functional improvements into future sweater designs.
• Monitor consistency in silhouette, yarn quality, stitch execution, and fit across all sweater styles.
• Support onboarding of new sweater vendors and maintain clear, solutions‑oriented communication throughout development and production cycles.
• Stay current on emerging knitwear techniques, yarn innovations, and sustainability practices in sweater manufacturing.
• Organize sweater fit samples: log and track incoming samples, communicate fit priorities, and prepare for fittings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technical design experience, with significant focus on sweaters/knitwear.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of knitwear construction, stitch types, yarn behavior, and knitting machinery capabilities.
• Strong understanding of pattern making, grading, and fit for sweaters (including the impact of yarn content and gauge on measurements).
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PLM systems, and technical flat sketching.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organization across multiple overlapping timelines.
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating across teams and managing vendor relationships.
• Passion for the brand aesthetic and a drive to build a best‑in‑class sweater assortment.

Salary: $90,000 + Bonus

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time