Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter's Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter's, OshKosh B'gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
The Associate Technical Designer, under supervised leadership, will manage the development of one category, according to business calendar deadlines. In this role, the Associate Technical Designer will need to work with TD leadership, being guided and trained to support continued growth in the role. This role typically reports into Sr. Technical Designer and has no direct reports. This position requires a basic to intermediate level of technical, process management and problem-solving skills. Duties include but not limited to below details:
Apparel Development, under the supervision of a Technical Design Leader
• Tech Pack Development- 60%
- Basic grading concept
- Provide input on garment construction that supports price value
- Under leadership guidance, proactively manage deliverables
- Basic fabric knowledge and application
- Basic Patternmaking knowledge
• Cross-Functional Collaboration- 15%
- Market Trend Awareness; understanding how trends align with seasonal and brand strategy
- Ability to Interpret design fit intention and apply market trend POV where applicable across a single category
• Sample Review and Collaboration- 15%
- Ensure design and fit intent execute as desired and to tech pack specifications
- Support dialogue that helps to influence decisions to maintain fit integrity & manufacturing efficiency while supporting business needs
- Support fit sessions & discussions as needed, analyze fit and accurately communicate corrections of assigned product category
• Project Support- 10%
- Support efforts as needed to implement established standards
- Support brands' fit identity across categories as category owner
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:
- Basic Understanding of Grading and Patternmaking
- Some Market Trend Awareness
- Garment Construction
- Fabric Knowledge- General Understanding of Fit to Fabric Performance
Preferre Skills:
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
- Problem Solving
- Adaptive to Shifting Business Strategies
- Technology Skills
Software Skills:
-Gerber Accumark- 2D or Equivalent Patternmaking Technology (preferred)
- PLM Software (preferred)
- 3D Skills- CLO, Browzwear, Optitex (preferred)
- Adobe Suite Software, including Illustrator, Acrobat and Photoshop
- Microsoft 365 including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Education
- 4+ Years Apparel Technical Design and Product Development Experience, Associate Degree - Related Field
- 2+ Years Apparel Technical Design and Product Development Experience, Bachelor's degree - Related Field
OUR TEAM MEMBERS:
• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
• Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
• Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
• Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the "we've always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes
• Recruit and Grow Talent
MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER'S: Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter's University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the
job description.
Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.