Brand Overview:maurices is a women’s apparel retailer that celebrates feel good fashion for real life. It’s committed to its service with style promise and offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0-24, maurices is famous for its versatile styles including key categories such as denim, dresses, tops, and more. Established in 1931, maurices operates 935 stores in communities across North America. Discover even more fashion at maurices.com.

Ready to apply? We currently have an opportunity for a Assistant Technical Designer-maurices to join our team located at our Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802.

Ready to help bring feel good fashion for real life™ to hometowns across North America?  Join our family of amazing individuals in our corporate office in Duluth, Minnesota, ranked one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2019. Since 1931, we’ve helped women look and feel their best every day — making maurices not only a special place to shop, but a great place to work and connect. Apply today!

Position Overview:

The Assistant Technical Designer is responsible for the garment technical development process from style adoption to production in a for 1-2 categories.

Performance requirements

Lead fit sessions, analyze fit and accurately communicate corrections of assigned product areas, with support of manager.

Collaborate with Vendor Tech Designers in virtual fitting environment. Ability to critically assess fit, pattern balance, and construction performance remotely, with support of manager.

Establish, monitor, and maintain: Block development, grading, and construction/workmanship standards for your product categories to ensure consistency across all vendor and factory bases.

Provide technical expertise and support to cross functional teams on fit development and pre-production activities.

Maintain fit sample library throughout season and facilitate sample purge at season’s end.

Support Technical Designers in daily workflow on an as-needed basis including, but not limited to: sample tracking, sample measuring, digital images.

Competitive shop the market researching size, fit, construction techniques, and labeling.

Leadership Competencies:

Accurately estimate time and difficulty of individual tasks and projects; makes conscious decisions about how time is spent; negotiates realistic deadlines up front and delivers on commitmentsHolds self accountable for individual results; takes appropriate and timely action on individual tasks and projects to achieve objectivesSeen as a constant contributor to the team both inside and outside of their own functionAdaptable and flexible to the changing needs of the business / departmentSelf-starter with eagerness to learn, openness to feedback for growth

Work Experience and education requirements

Education:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent business experience in related area

Experience:

1-3+ years experience in technical design or manufacturing experience

Skills:

Basic understanding of pattern making/grading and how fabrics/trims affect the fit of the garmentDeveloping critical eye for garment fit and necessary corrections, ability to establish and reinforce brand aesthetic with internal/external counterpartsAbility to work independently and as part of a teamPossess strong written and verbal communication and critical thinking skillsBasic skills in Web PDM or similar product management system, clear understanding of Adobe Illustrator drawing tool and Microsoft office software

Location:Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802Position Type:Regular/Full time

Pay Range:

Annual Salary: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.