Apparel Technical Designer

At Fanatics Commerce, we’re more than just a leader in licensed sports merchandise – we’re a team united by a relentless passion for our fans and a commitment to innovation. We live by our BOLD Leadership principles: We Build Championship Teams, we’re Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset. If you’re ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.

Role Overview

The Technical Designer leads all aspects pertaining to adherence to construction, quality, fit, measuring, grading, and decoration placement. The Technical Designer will implement and ensure adherence to brand product global technical standards in development to production-ready status.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Support the Calendar adherence by prioritizing the flow of technical product details to meet Calendar timelines & guiding cross functional decision making (Product Development & Design)
• Complete Tech Packs, ensuring it meets global product standard and post them to designated database.
• Partner with design, attending presentations and meetings, providing feedback on technical feasibility, brainstorming ideas, and solutions to ensure the design vision is translated into product meeting size, fit & product standards, inclusive of segmentation strategy. 
• Responsible for conducting the fit meetings for development protos within the category, inclusive of construction, fit, and decoration placement in alignment with the Tech pack.
• Support SMS Buy Ready with cross functional business direct partners to meet on time performance for go to market & production buy ready activities.
• Ensure measurements and garment construction are accurate, complete, and Buy Ready in accordance with the seasonal calendar timelines. Recommended solutions if needed maintaining deadlines and commercially acceptable product decisions.
• Comply to standard guidelines in reference to the Block Pattern process, in partnership with Global Standards Manager. 
• Maintain seasonal body and style metrics within the assigned database.
• Providing technical support as it relates to quality control standards and specifications.
• Collaborating with PD to meet production buy ready on time after SMS. 
• Ensure the final tech pack and approved samples are available to the Product Integrity team in preparation for pre-production and production protocols.

Production Ready

• Ensure all data points (Tracker, PLM, Box) are available & updated
• Providing alternate options to the cross-functional team when issue is escalated as a risk to buy-ready, per season.

Daily Activities

• Monitor work in progress (WIP), maintain tracking and all TD-related record keeping, data input, and in/out parcel coordination.
• Facilitate timely communication with internal and external parties
• Support weekly metrics & analysis to support TD KPI’s. 
• Partner with Sr. TD to identify opportunities within the process to increase speed, efficiency & quality. 
• Input report card metrics for on-time sample performance
• Coach & mentor Associate TD & PD team by attending fittings & providing feedback. 
• Contribute to SOP documentation, distribution, and training relevant to necessary process updates for internal & external partners.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Design, Product Development, Fit Engineer, Pattern Making, or related field preferred
• 3+ current years of experience in the Sportswear or fashion industry with a strong knowledge of garment construction.
• A team player with a good attitude, strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working for a US global company with international factories throughout the region.
• Must have technical knowledge of patterns with a strong understanding of grading, measuring, fabric construction, and color.
• Must be able to identify fit issues within product categories and know how to correct them.
• Must be deadline-driven and have a proactive and creative approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to juggle multiple deadlines and tasks in a fast-paced environment. Strong sense of urgency and intuitive sense of priorities & accuracy.
• Proficient in PLM, Adobe Illustrator, Pattern software and MS Office applications.
• 3D development experience is preferred. 

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
· Build Championship Teams
· Obsessed with Fans
· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
· Determined and Relentless Mindset