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Additional Information

Our investment in you:

At Vuori, we’re proud to offer the following to our employees:

• Health Insurance
• Savings and Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Vuori Discount & Industry Perks
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness & Fitness benefits

The salary range for this role is $93,400 per year - $120,120 per year. This role is bonus eligible.

Vuori is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Company Description

Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression and life. Our high energy fast paced retail environment is reflected in the clothes we make. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. We are proud to be an outlet for opportunity and for personal growth and success.

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Job Description

This position will manage a portion of the Women’s fitness product line. Including owning all spec/pattern, lead fit sessions and communicate directly with suppliers to ensure proper understanding of corrections needed for the next sample stage. The role of Technical Designer will be responsible for managing any construction improvements and will work closely with technical design partners, design and product development to collectively make great quality products. There is an opportunity for additional breadth of responsibilities in this role as we continue to grow as a brand.

What you'll get to do:

• Creation of new style specifications (could include collaboration on pattern creation from scratch with Sr. TD)
• Manage/Maintain all specs and grades from initial set up through production (proto’s, PPs, Size Sets, TOPs)
• Prepares for and leads fit sessions for assigned category (measures garments /reviews and identifies fit issues proactively)
• Communicates all fit and construction related comments to the vendor and internal teams within development and production timelines in a professional manner.
• Establishes and maintains fit, construction standards and blocks to ensure fit consistency and quality.
• Experience with reading and correcting patterns either through software or via other methods (taking photos, drawing on patterns, etc.)
• Understanding and knowledge of grading, support, and participation in grading projects.
• Works to improve fit and quality through review of customers' comments, sales feedback, and understanding of competition.
• Responsible for managing and hitting all deadlines along with communicating any challenges.
• Experience working on variety of women’s fitness/bodywear categories
• Maintain full understanding of assigned styles and historical issues.
• Strong understanding fabrications and how they react with silhouettes.
• Is a team player able to work closely with other team members to help manage overall workload with regards to construction, fit, approvals, comments, timelines, etc.
• Responsible for providing all product related fit details for catalog / website.

Qualifications

Who you are:

• Degree in tech design, patternmaking, or related field and/or equivalent years of experience preferred
• 5+ years’ experience in a technical design role
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with cross functional teams (design, development, merch and production)
• Must have excellent communication, time management and organizational skills
• Must have experience communicating with vendors overseas.
• Must be detail oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Must be able to work proficiently in Outlook, Microsoft Excel and Adobe Illustrator
• Knowledge of computer patternmaking is preferred (example: Gerber, 3D V-Stitcher / Browzswear)
• Knowledge of PLM is a plus