Apparel Technical Designer – Women's Lounge / Intimates

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About ComfrtComfrt LLC is the fastest-growing ecommerce brand built on a mission to support mental health and create everything comfortable for an easy, stress-free, cozy lifestyle.

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About the Role

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Maintain a deep understanding of the Comfrt brand, customer, and aesthetic, with a strong awareness of current fit trends, proportions, and premium product standards.
Conduct seasonal competitive fit benchmarking to understand evolving fit trends, silhouette shifts, and best-in-class standards across the market.
Maintain a deep awareness of key benchmark brands and emerging trends, using these insights to continuously refine and elevate Comfrt's fit standards.
Partner closely with Creators, Design, and Product teams to ensure fit evolves with the brand, remains relevant to the customer, and delivers a premium, high-quality product experience.
Maintain exceptionally high standards for fit, quality, construction, and overall customer experience, ensuring every product aligns with the brand vision.
Create and maintain detailed tech packs including technical flat sketches, construction details, BOMs, measurement specs, POM diagrams, grading specs, and trim and artwork placement details.
Ensure all tech packs are accurate, production-ready, and updated throughout all development stages.
Own the fit preparation and execution process including sourcing fit models, setting fit schedules, preparing fit samples and fit lists, measuring garments, and leading fit sessions.
Analyze fit issues and recommend pattern corrections and construction improvements.
Submit clear, concise, and actionable fit comments to overseas and domestic vendors and ensure all comments are turned quickly to support development calendar deadlines.
Establish and maintain standardized fit processes, protocols, and standards across all Women's categories to ensure consistency, efficiency, and accuracy.
Bring structure and organization to the fit process by creating clear workflows, documentation, and communication standards that improve speed to market and product quality.
Maintain strong understanding of fabric behavior, shrinkage, stretch and recovery, wash impact, and garment balance and fit consistency.
Troubleshoot construction and production challenges with factories and cross-functional teams.
Review and approve Proto, Fit, PP, TOP, and bulk production samples.
Coordinate wear testing process including requesting and prepping samples, shipping wear test packages, and compiling and analyzing feedback.
Partner closely with QA teams to improve product consistency, define tolerances, and reduce quality issues.
Ensure the final product aligns with approved gold seal standards and brand expectations.
Act as the technical point of contact for overseas and domestic vendors, building strong relationships that improve communication, speed, and sample execution.
Collaborate closely with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, Production, QA, and Fabric teams.
Maintain design intent while balancing manufacturability, quality, cost, and speed to market.
Update WIP reports and maintain organization across all development stages.
Track and follow up on samples, approvals, and vendor deadlines.
Support the Technical Design Manager and Product Development team with shifting priorities and urgent business needs.
Help improve technical design processes, organization, and workflow efficiencies.

Requirements

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Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Apparel Production, Technical Design, or related field preferred.
8+ years of Technical Design experience in apparel.
Experience in activewear, fleece, knits, lounge, and sleepwear categories preferred.
Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, grading, and pattern corrections.
Strong fabric knowledge including stretch, shrinkage, recovery, drape, and wash behavior.
Experience with tech packs, spec sheets, grading, and sample management.
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator (required), Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Google Drive.
PLM systems experience preferred; CLO 3D or AI pattern software experience a plus.
Previous experience working in a remote or hybrid environment preferred.

Detail-obsessed with an uncompromising commitment to fit accuracy, garment quality, and craftsmanship.
Highly organized with the ability to build structure, clear workflows, and communication standards that improve speed to market.
Flexible and adaptable in a fast-moving environment with the ability to pivot quickly across multiple seasons, categories, and priorities simultaneously.
Self-motivated and solutions-oriented, especially in a remote work environment.
A strong communicator with excellent follow-through and attention to detail.
Proactive with a willingness to jump in wherever needed to support the team and business priorities.
Comfortable working in an evolving, high-growth environment and able to remain calm and productive under pressure.
Team-first mentality with a positive, can-do attitude.

What We Offer

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✓Be part of a purpose-driven company that's shaping the future of comfort and mental wellness.

✓Work in a supportive, creative environment where your ideas and growth are valued.

✓Enjoy Comfrt benefits such as generous paid time off, company-covered health insurance, 5% 401k match, and discounts on all Comfrt products.

✓Join a passionate team making an impact on exciting projects, all while enjoying the flexibility and collaborative support of a fully remote environment.