Technical Designer, Sweater/Knitwear (Temporary) - Carolina Herrera (Fashion) (New York)

Who we are

It all began with a woman, with style so provokingly chic that the world took notice. Today, the Carolina Herrera Brand is a New York-based fashion powerhouse recognized for creating colorful collections synonymous with fabulous style and bold femininity. With the appointment of Wes Gordon as Creative Director in 2018, the House has reinforced its commitment to the codes established by the founder, while pushing the boundaries of American fashion forward in fearless and fabulous style.

Carolina Herrera is a New York-based fashion house recognized for creating beautifully crafted collections synonymous with impeccable style and bold elegance. Our dedicated team is split across our New York Atelier and Corporate Offices, retail locations across the globe and our Barcelona based Fragrance and Make-up team. 

The Opportunity

The scope of the Knitwear Technical Designer shall be to partner with and complement the Company’s Global Production and Operations VP and Global Merchandising and Product Development VP to assist on various projects.

What you'll get to do

• Establish and create beautiful fit on each garment, both for show sample, and for production, and to ensure design’s aesthetic is maintained throughout the product life cycle.
• Partner with design to create measurement pages for initial proto launch for sweaters, knitwear and cut and sew (including new styles, as well as creating measurement pages for new versions of existing styles)
• Work on special styles with design, when unusual points of measure are involved, and/or when style lines are mapped out on the dress form, or where a drape needs to be interpreted into POM‘s.
• Prepare and/or launch any paperwork/ TP’s for carry-over styles
• Partner with design to track protos ready date
• Measure all prototypes upon arrival, conduct fittings with design, transmit /relay all proto fit comments to factories.
• Return pinned protos to vendors, when issuing proto fit comments and request any 2nd protos when required
• Keep detailed records of all proto measurement tables
• Measures in all show samples before they are tried on
• Review garments with design and/or production on show sample & production model as needed, to prepare for PPS launch
• Create size small measurements and launch PPS with all vendors
• Establish CH grade rules with all knitwear factories
• Lead all knitwear production fittings and communicate all production fit comments
• Establish final production fit / production grading for each style while overall establishing brand construction standards within knitwear category (starting at the development phase).

We'd love to meet you if you have

• Fashion design degree required
• 7 years relevant luxury industry experience in sweaters and knitwear
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with ease
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word & Excel, Photoshop

We welcome Creators Of All Kinds. If you are unsure of meeting all the requirements but trust you have the transferable skills to excel in this role, complete the application and our teams will get in touch if you are selected for an interview. 

A reasonable estimate of the current hourly rate is $55/hour-$65/hour USD.