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title: "Senior Swim Technical Designer"
company: "The People Brand"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/the-people-brand"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/the-people-brand-senior-swim-technical-designer-be422192-23ac-4e8d-ba92-40ac2df61809"
apply_url: "https://jobs.lever.co/thepeoplebrand/0b10d72d-bd80-4814-b186-f148681a891a"
workplace: hybrid
location: "Newport Beach, CA"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: senior
role: design
region: united-states
salary: "$110,000–$120,000 per year"
date_posted: 2026-09-22T21:42:06.258Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-22T22:11:23.585Z
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# Senior Swim Technical Designer

**The People Brand** · Newport Beach, CA

Salary: $110,000–$120,000 per year

Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/thepeoplebrand/0b10d72d-bd80-4814-b186-f148681a891a

## About the role

### Senior Swimwear Technical Designer — Confidential Search

**Location:** Orange County, CA | On-site

We are partnering with a growing Southern California lifestyle brand to identify a **Senior Swimwear Technical Designer** to lead the technical development of its swimwear collections from concept through production.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role for someone with deep expertise in **swimwear fit, construction, pattern evaluation, grading, and stretch fabrications**. The Senior Technical Designer will partner closely with Design, Product Development, Production, Sourcing, and overseas vendors to translate creative concepts into production-ready garments while maintaining exceptional standards for fit, quality, construction, and performance.

##### Key Responsibilities

- Lead technical development of swimwear from prototype through production.

- Create and maintain comprehensive tech packs, including technical sketches, POMs, grading, tolerances, construction details, and callouts.

- Lead live-model fit sessions and drive fit corrections and technical decision-making.

- Measure and evaluate prototype, fit, PP, and TOP samples for fit, construction, workmanship, and execution.

- Communicate detailed fit comments and construction revisions to domestic and international vendors.

- Partner closely with Design to preserve creative intent while optimizing fit, comfort, support, functionality, and manufacturability.

- Collaborate with Product Development, Production, and Sourcing to resolve technical and quality issues throughout development.

- Maintain consistency in fit, grading, construction, and technical standards across the swimwear assortment.

- Recommend construction improvements that enhance quality, durability, functionality, and cost efficiency.

- Build strong relationships with overseas factories, pattern engineers, and cross-functional partners.

- Maintain accurate development trackers, technical documentation, and sample status updates.

- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members.

- Participate in calls with international vendors outside traditional office hours as needed.

##### Qualifications

- 9+ years of technical design experience, with significant expertise in swimwear.

- Deep knowledge of swimwear fit, construction, patternmaking, and grading.

- Expert understanding of stretch fabrications, linings, elastics, bonding, and specialty swimwear construction.

- Proven experience leading fit sessions and making technical decisions that balance aesthetics, fit, functionality, and manufacturability.

- Strong knowledge of garment grading, measurement standards, and pattern engineering.

- Experience working directly with domestic and international factories and pattern makers.

- Strong technical communication skills, including fit photos, technical sketches, pattern diagrams, and detailed fit comments.

- Thorough understanding of the apparel product development lifecycle from concept through production.

- Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple development timelines in a fast-paced environment.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.

- StyleCAD or similar pattern software experience is a plus.

- Experience across knits and/or performance apparel in addition to swimwear is highly desirable.

- Collaborative, solutions-oriented team player with exceptional attention to detail.

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