Technical Designer – Woven Tops and Dresses

## Position
A leading women's apparel importer needs a Technical Designer to develop and deliver seasonal private-label collections of woven tops and dresses. The successful designer combines fashion awareness, technical design skills, sample-development follow-up and practical organization to turn creative concepts into commercially suitable clothing that reflects the brand and its customers.

## Responsibilities
- Create and maintain collection boards that track seasonal design directions.
- Develop production-ready design sketches and technical illustrations.
- Update CAD files and drawings when designs are revised.
- Enter and maintain sample-development data, progress and documentation in internal systems.
- Work with the fitting team on garment fit sessions and related adjustments.
- Monitor fashion trends, relevant new styles and market changes.
- Assist with line presentations, style-outs and design-review meetings.
- Support the head designer with day-to-day coordination and organization.
- Organize several product-development assignments simultaneously and meet competing deadlines.
- Coordinate communication with colleagues from other departments.

## Compensation and benefits
- Listed compensation: $75,000.
- Permanent full-time employment, 37.5 hours weekly.
- Group insurance.
- Five sick days per calendar year.
- Shortened summer Friday schedule.
- Gym and parking available on site.
- Employee shopping and sales events.

## Requirements
- College diploma in fashion design.
- At least five years of related apparel or fashion industry experience.
- Expertise with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Working knowledge of Excel and the Microsoft Office suite.
- Experience collaborating effectively across design, fit and other departments.
- Methodical organization and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-moving product-development environment.
- Strong communication and analytical skills.
- Willingness to learn and develop professionally.
- Strong sense of fashion and trends is an asset.
- Canadian permanent residence is requested in the advertisement.