Assistant Technical Designer

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.

$50 - $55 an hour

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