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PATTERNMAKER JACKETS GERBER
Location: Manhattan
Salary: 150-175k
Job#: 9182
Recruiter: Todd Wayne
Description:
PATTERNMAKER JACKETS GERBER
Senior Computer Pattern Maker Looking for the best in NYC
Please do not Appy If you don’t come from a designer Fashion background
Job Description
Senior Pattern Maker is responsible for developing, refining, and maintaining patterns across Women’s collections, with a high focus on Women’s RTW Tailoring ensuring the highest standards of craftsmanship, fit, and technical precision. Working closely with the Design, Technical Development, and Production teams, this role plays a critical part in transforming creative vision into production-ready garments. The ideal candidate will have minimum of 20 years of experience in women’s Tailoring for luxury brands and knowledgeable in Gerber.
Key Responsibilities
Pattern Development: Create first patterns in collaboration with the Development Technical team and Designers, translating sketches and concepts into accurate prototypes.
- Showroom-Ready Patterns: Refine and finalize development patterns to ensure they are showroom-ready, incorporating correct construction details and information required for BOMs, recorded accurately on cutter’s musts.
- Digital Pattern Management: Implement, digitize, and maintain patterns in the Gerber system, ensuring all digital files are accurate, up-to-date, and production ready.
- Factory Compatibility: Ensure patterns are “production friendly,” properly converted and compatible for each manufacturing partner’s requirements.
- Provide key pattern measurements.
- Collaboration & Consistency: Partner closely with the Senior Creative Pattern Maker to ensure clarity, consistency, and precision across all patterns.
- Production Preparation: Prepare all development patterns for pre-production (PP) and production marking and grading.
- Fit Adjustments: Execute production pattern corrections as determined in fittings, under the guidance of the Head Pattern Maker.
- Prioritization: Manage and maintain pattern priorities as directed by the Technical Development and Production teams.
- Pattern Library: Maintain and update the Pattern Block Library within Gerber to support design and development efficiency.
- Communication: Maintain clear communication across Design, Technical, and Production teams, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.
Ideal Candidate
20 to 25 years of experience in pattern making.
- 15 to 20 years knowledge of the Gerber digital pattern-making system.
- Strong knowledge of garment washing and dyeing processes, with a focus on understanding and managing fabric shrinkage
- Strong technical understanding of fit and sizing within Women’s woven tailoring categories.
- Proven experience developing luxury ready-to-wear patterns with precision and craftsmanship.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to translate design intent into production-ready garments.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective communicator, fluent in written and spoken English.
Reporting Line
Reports directly to the Senior Director of Technical Design.