About the role
Hill House Home is seeking a Technical Designer to support our New York Team. This role will support the Product team across all women's RTW categories. This position is responsible for ensuring accurate fit, construction, and quality across proto, fit, and production samples. The ideal candidate brings strong pattern knowledge, excellent communication skills, and experience working closely with cross-functional partners and vendors. This role is a hybrid position, working from our NYC offices 3-4 days per week.
What You’ll Do:
- Partner with Design and Development teams to understand garment fit, construction, and material intent at the hand-off stage
- Maintain and update tech packs for development and production, ensuring accurate construction details, POMs, and technical sketches, while keeping consistency across seasonal styles
- Measure and evaluate incoming production samples, preparing them for fittings and analyzing for accuracy and quality
- Attend and lead production fittings as needed, taking detailed notes while identifying issues and providing recommendations for improvements
- Communicate style updates clearly to overseas factories in a timely manner, addressing fit, construction, and workmanship enhancements
- Issue and approve graded specifications for photoshoot samples and at final approval stage - while conducting periodic plus-size fittings to support accurate and inclusive sizing
- Update WIP and track factory timelines in tandem with personal workload to ensure all deliverables are on time and maintained
- Communicates daily with overseas vendors re: fit, specs, grading issues and construction via fit comments with senior tech designers
- Manage personal workflow and workload to ensure timely delivery of all assigned product areas
- Ensure fit consistency across related styles and uphold brand standards in alignment with customer feedback
- Support TOP sample management, ensuring final samples meet all expectations
- Provide accurate production specifications for the eCommerce team to support customer knowledge on Hill House Home product and fit
- Perform additional duties as needed in support of company goals and daily operations
Who You Are:
- 4+ years of experience
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Technical Design, or a related field
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, and CAD software for creating technical sketches and specifications
- Strong understanding of garment construction, pattern making, grading, and textiles
- Excellent organizational skills with a keen attention to detail
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate technical information clearly
- Experience with PLM systems is a plus
Compensation for the role will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience. The estimated annual compensation for this role is $70k+
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information, please review the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices provided with the application materials.
Aplyr's read
Hill House Home blends luxury and lifestyle with a focus on high-quality home goods, attracting creative professionals passionate about design and retail innovation.
What's promising
- •Strong brand identity with a focus on luxury and stylish home goods.
- •Expanding retail presence with recent hires across multiple U.S. locations.
- •Known for high-quality materials, appealing to consumers seeking premium products.
What to watch
- •Limited public information about financial performance and growth metrics.
- •Highly competitive market with numerous established home goods brands.
- •Potentially limited career advancement opportunities in a niche market.
Why Hill House Home
- •Pioneered the 'Nap Dress' trend, setting it apart in lifestyle fashion.
- •Combines home decor with lifestyle products, creating a holistic brand experience.
- •Focus on stylish, high-quality materials differentiates it from mass-market brands.
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About Hill House Home
Hill House Home is a home goods company specializing in luxury bedding, home decor, and lifestyle products, known for its stylish designs and high-quality materials.