Junior Apparel Tech Designer

At MERSEA, we embrace the soulful qualities of the sea—boundless, spirited, and fresh—because they speak to the adventure mindset and the journey of everyday life. We design, develop, source, and manufacture a curated assortment of apparel, gifts, and home fragrance crafted for that journey.

MERSEA is always looking for like-minded talent to join our team and we currently have an opening for a Junior Apparel Tech Designer to be a part of the journey. 

MERSEA CORE VALUES AND ETHOS 

Collaboration

We build meaningful relationships with our employees, customers, partners and vendors and treat them with honesty and integrity, which strengthens our bond.  Through collaboration, we leverage our collective genius to bring about something better than if we did it ourselves.

Strives for Excellence

We are never satisfied and continuously work at improving and being the best version of ourselves – learning and growth are central to who we are. We always strive to do the right thing and elevate the lives of others.

Creative Self Starters

We are a community of self-motivated people who take responsibility for our actions and are scrappy problem solvers. We will do what it takes to bring forward our brand vision – there is no task beneath any of us. We keep an open mind when facing challenges and think boldly to achieve our goals.

Job description:

• Develop and maintain Fit and Grading: input all elements of garment tech packs including tech flats, detailed construction pages, BOMs and graded specs
• Manage and maintain consistent fit and grade rules
• Participate in fittings to review all rounds of samples to ensure specs and construction are followed correctly
• Ensure overall fit, balance, and details of garment from prototype through production are correct by reviewing incoming samples
• Ensure vendors/factories have a clear understanding of specs and construction while maintaining consistency in fit and quality standards
• Be able to troubleshoot with overseas vendors to explain construction, fit, grading and pattern issues by any means necessary to achieve the best garment and fit while working in a fast-paced environment
• Build Strong sustaining long-term relationships with internal team and our vendor partners/factories
• Build QC forms to communicate important garment information and specs to the Quality Control Department
• Meeting with design to hand off new development styles
• Collaborate with Designers, Production, and PD to be cost effective while meeting MERSEA’s quality standard
• Consult and work with Design and PD to achieve fit and Aesthetic of style intent throughout the sampling and approval process
• Self manages workload and prioritize projects with a sense of urgency
• Adhere to deadline and priorities on the development and production calendar while communicating exceptions or potential issues to the team
• Work with cross functional partners to meet all deadlines and anticipate potential delay
• Follow current market trends, styling and construction engineering to continue to grow within the role as a Technical Designer
• Ability to develop and update CADs a plus

Qualifications:

• This candidate will be an independent thinker and an excellent team player with the ability to proactively problem solve
• Willingness to work hard, learn new things and follow through
• Excellent team building and communication skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator + Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, and Google Workspace a plus
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks and projects to meet development deadlines
• Adaptability to frequently changing goals, deadlines, and priorities
• Excellent team building and communication skills