Associate Technical Designer - Women's Cut & Sew Knits

POSITION SUMMARY:
This role will support the Women’s Cut & Sew Knit teams on all aspects of the product lifecycle from concept to final development with direction from the category’s leader. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Represent the Company interest of universal and consistent fit and proper construction
• Network with design and production to communicate company point of view to vendors
• Lead fit sessions
• Communicate development and fit information, from initial concept through TOP samples, through written reports, phone conversations, and sketches and/or pattern corrections, in a timely manner
• Maintain fit standards, written reports, records and samples
• Create and maintain tracking reports of sample status
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Able to work in a hybrid environment, which may/will require working in person/in-office for a portion or all of a week based on the needs of the business
• In person/in-office collaboration may be required for work centralized around product development, milestone meetings, fittings, and approvals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion or Art (or equivalent experience and education)
• Experience working in Apparel; 1-2 years related Knits experience
• Keen eye for color, trend, detail and construction
• Able to multi task and prioritize based on business objectives
• Ability to act as liaison between many departments; excellent communication and analytic skills.  
• Must be detail oriented, computer literate and able to handle multiple tasks at once.
• Comfortable working in an hybrid environment - working in office as well as remote work from home

AEO Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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