TEXTILE COLOR DESIGN TECHNICIAN
La Vie en Rose View all jobs
- Montreal, QC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Create and maintain collection elements in our PLM system Blue Cherry, including styles, color codes, color palette, merchandising board group, and detailed BOM (Bill of Materials)
- Request color (lab dips) and print (strike offs) samples from overseas suppliers, ensuring production schedule deadlines are met and following up as needed
- Evaluate, approve, or reject color and print samples to ensure color accuracy and consistency across all fabrics and trims of a style, maintaining harmony across the collection and departments
- Organize and file color and fabric samples for future reference
- Communicate daily with overseas suppliers to provide feedback on color and print samples or address any issues related to colors, prints, fabrics, etc.
- Ensure prints (artwork) meet color and dimension standards, obtain approval from the purchasing department, and send to vendors
- Analyze printing and dyeing techniques, share expertise with internal teams regarding feasibility and costs, provide instructions to manufacturers, and resolve issues in collaboration with supply chain teams
- Participate in kick-off meetings for new production runs and monitor progress during weekly follow-ups with the supply chain
- Order Pantone color samples, send portions to overseas suppliers, organize the reference library, and maintain it by archiving previous seasons
- Create digital color charts for each delivery based on colors selected by the design department, updating them with solid and printed fabric samples
- Develop components (trims), packaging, and labeling with overseas suppliers, including PLM coding, artwork (drawings with dimensions and colors), and placement guides
- Catalog, organize, and maintain the FTA (trims) library after quality validation with the technical design team
- Perform any other related tasks in design and product development
- Versatility and curiosity: You have strong knowledge of printing techniques and fabrics, and can adapt your communication to the audience while giving clear instructions to manufacturers
- Design and material awareness: You are interested in the production cycle, fabrics, their manufacturing, and the impact on design
- Adaptability and collaboration: You can prioritize tasks to meet deadlines while collaborating effectively with different teams
- Precision and attention to detail: Your organizational skills, meticulousness, and autonomy allow you to deliver accurate and high-quality work
- College diploma in fashion design or equivalent;
- Must pass the Munsell color perception test and have a strong eye for color, as well as extensive knowledge of fabrics and processes;
- Bilingualism essential written and spoken (The person must communicate outside Quebec);
- Basic knowledge of Illustrator;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
- Experience with a PLM system is an asset;