Jobs
DEVELOPMENT TECH
Location: ALL LOCATION
Salary: 80-85k
Job#: 9187
Recruiter: Todd Wayne
Description:
Development / Production Technician designer
For a First Fashion Streetwear heavy graphic woven & Knits Mfg.
Hang with South Pole, Rebel, YJM Apparel Group,
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-driven Design Development Manager to join our fast-paced NYC team. This role serves as the critical bridge between Design, Technical Design, Vendors, and Production—ensuring products are developed accurately, efficiently, and production-ready from concept through final hand-off.
The ideal candidate combines a strong design eye with technical product development knowledge and thrives in a fast-moving apparel environment. This person will play a key role in maintaining product integrity, ensuring tech pack accuracy, resolving development issues proactively, and helping bring commercially successful products to market.
How You’ll Contribute
- Review tech packs for accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with customer requirements prior to development and production release.
- Partner closely with Design and Production teams to manage comments, approvals, and revisions throughout development.
- Identify and resolve issues related to construction, fit, measurements, materials, trims, artwork, Pantones, and production execution.
- Communicate daily with factories, vendors, and suppliers to track development progress, troubleshoot issues, and ensure on-time execution.
- Oversee sample management across all stages including proto, fit, salesman, PP, and TOP samples.
- Maintain organized approval records, development calendars, and workflow tracking systems.
- Support style adds, drops, and revisions while ensuring clean and accurate hand-offs to Production.
- Help improve operational processes, development consistency, and cross-functional communication.
What You Bring to the Table
- 4–7 years of experience in apparel product development, technical design, or production management.
- Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, fabrication, trims, and manufacturing processes.
- Ability to identify potential development and production issues before sampling or production.
- Experience reviewing and managing tech packs in a fast-paced apparel environment.
- Strong PLM, Excel, and Adobe Illustrator skills.
- Exceptional organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to balance creative vision