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Role of Apparel Technical Designer for Brand Development

Perfecting Brand - Achieving Customer Satisfaction by Right Product Branding Capability and Customer Empowerment

Emerging fashion brand seeks full-time professional to Assist in all aspects of technical design and production. So Technical Clothing Designers are more preferred In Apparel Industries then creative apparel designers who can support only till Garment Sketches. The Responsibilities of a Tech pack designer is much more than any of the creative designers as they have to see all aspect of Garment Development and Production Life Cycle. Some of the most notable job of a Apparel Technical Apparel Designers are as below and every designer must possess knowledge and expertise in below work profile.

• Responsible for assisting in technical design, product development and production. A Technical Designer must know and understand the Apparel Product development and Production life cycle and should be able to guide through the complete process to the product development and Apparel Production team.

• Creating and updating techpacks and flat sketches in Illustrator and Excel. Tech Pack Design is one of the Most important part of job for a technical designer. Apparel Designer must know how to set the process plan the style, its production possibilities, material requirements, stitching and construction process, color detailing and fabric composition etc.

• Creating seasonal line-sheet for sales and calculating costs and yields for each style. Technical Apparel  Designer is also expected to prepare the seasonal collection based on Fashion Trend, Color Trend and seasonal demand. So keeping those things in Mind Technical Apparel Designer should proceed with collection design and then tech packs.

• Communicating daily with domestic and overseas factories to ensure timely deliveries and quality product. Technical Designer is also expected to do the Quality Assurance and Quality Control Activities of the Apparel Production that goes in Garment Manufacturing Units. The Products that are being developed must get the approval of the Technical Apparel Designer before it actually goes for the final approval. Apparel Designer must check that every thing that is mentioned in the tech pack is being followed and the product that has been designed is as per the tech pack.

• Communicating with mills and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of fabrics and trims and the best possible pricing. Any product developed must meet the price and as per the end consumer price expectation. So Doing a pro per costing of the garment and preparing a perfect bills of material is important as this affects the price that goes to the ultimate consumer. This also determines the profit margin that the Apparel Brand is making. So keeping the price low without affecting the style detailing and quality is important.

• Help with sourcing new factories, mills and trim suppliers. Sourcing Apparel Production Units with  right resource and facility is very important because that is ultimately going to affect the quality of product that apparel brand gets. Factory Visits, and making sure the factory producing the product has right kind of industrial machines, right environment and right prople working there. This is one of the toughest struggle for any apparel brand. So before going ahead with Product development and Apparel Production it is important that you know who is producing your product and what is the condition and environment that garment manufacturing unit producing your garments.

• Creating and updating spreadsheets that track all essential information for all styles. Periodical Updates on Apparel Production is important as it would give you prior information weather your apparel production is on track or not. You must have a periodical information updated in either on a spread sheet or through any software or erp that you are using. This would give the right information on how your production is proceeding, quality checks are done properly and so on.

All the above points that a Technical Apparel Designer performs are vital and important for any Apparel Brand for its growth and profit optimization. So You can not avoid to place right person who would perform the above functions. You would limit yourself without giving right importance to the above aspects. 

Technical Apparel Designers are highly demanded and are less in numbers in Apparel Industry. So the Smaller Brands and Clothing Line start-ups seek  apparel fashion studios and garment consultants to support in executing their apparel design, tech packs and garment production. We offer a fun, dynamic and challenging work environment. The position is full-time and will include benefits.

We at Urban Purple Apparel Design Studio and Garment Manufacturing Unit Established in the Year 2007 is one of the Leading Apparel Technical Design and  Production Unit in Bangalore INDIA assisting its customers in Apparel Design, Tech Packs and Apparel Production. We support Small and Upcoming Apparel Brands in all aspects of their Apparel Production Life Cycle. More over we have also extended our service to Fashion Photo-Shoot and E-Commerce Development Through Our Associates and Our Sister Concern Focify Solutions Pvt. Ltd which has its Iconic E-Commerce Solution - Scripto Graphics.  We have been servicing Apparel Brands across USA, Middle East and European region for more than 7 years. We are Brand Consultants in Apparel Design, Technical Design and E-Commerce Selling for More than 150 Apparel Brands and have been adding Our Client Base on every day basis. 

Headed by Leading Clothing Designer Paromita Das and Business Management Consultant and Specialist Sashikant Khuntia and Technical Architect Mr. Venkat N , Fashion Studio Urban Purple and Focify Solutions Pvt. Ltd together have reached has reached to new heights over a period of past 7 years.