Fitter/Tailor

Fitter/Tailor: NYC, Long Island, NY, Hoboken, NJ & Greenwich, CT alts | Alteration Specialists is looking for a Fitter/Tailor

We are looking for a dynamic professional Fitter/Tailor, distinguished by their charisma, technical prowess, and professional integrity. This role will include fittings, sewing on the machine, building client relationships and supporting the tailor shop manager. This is a full time role in New York City, Brooklyn, Long Island, Hoboken, NJ and Greenwich,CT with salary, full benefits, and opportunities for future growth.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional, warm, welcoming studio environment
• Conduct Fittings according to the Alteration Specialists Standard
• Build relationships with clients, influencers, brands and stylists
• Make every client feel welcome, and confident in the skills of you and your team
• Machine Production and Sewing

Demonstrate that you are meeting personal production targets

• Cultivate proficiency with mens, womens, and bridal alterations as well as alterations of difficult fabrics
• Constantly be evaluating processes that are not efficient and come up with solutions to better optimize our organization
• Inform front desk of all re-alterations
• Keep track of and scan your production during the day and communicate with front desk to confirm accuracy
• Attributes

Requirements

• skilled. You’re both a great listener and an effective speaker and writer. You treat sensitive information with respect and discretion.

respectful, compassionate, and

• empathic. You have a calming demeanor and a way of building trusting, caring relationships with ease.
• . You are motivated to help change the fashion industry, and move towards a more sustainable future and serve as an excellent ambassador for a cause you believe in.
• systematic.
• You derive pleasure from being highly organized, creating order, and checking things off your list.
• detail-oriented. You take pride in delivering beautifully altered garments and you meticulously check work for accuracy.
• thoughtful. You can anticipate the needs of your tailoring team and clients, and feel committed to proactively creating a supportive environment for all. You are able to recognize how your individual role feeds into the larger organization’s objectives.
• professional integrity. You take ownership over your work, ask for help when you need it, and are committed to your own growth and development.
• 7-10 years of alteration tailoring experience required

2-3 years of general fitting experience required

• 1 year of fitting both men's and women's garments required
• *This is a mid-career role.*
• You would feel the support of a tight-knit tailoring and operations team, and the excitement of being part of a growing, multi-studio operation disrupting the fashion industry with many opportunities to grow as quickly in your career as the brand is growing.

Pay

• Range is from $18/hour- $35/hour*
• Standard/Basic Tailors are between $18-$24/hour
• Intermediate from $25-$30/hour

Advanced $30-35/hour

*This is based on skill level and classification of tailoring work

Benefits

• Alts is committed to working with and fairly rewarding the best talent in the industry. We believe in treating people right - through fair compensation and benefits, comprehensive training, thoughtful management and specific attention to growth and development of our staff.

Why the Role is Compelling

As the Fitter/Tailor for an Alts team, you would play an integral role in creating a welcoming and professional environment that has a profound impact on some of the most important events and days in a client’s life. You would establish rewarding relationships with the studio’s clientele and partner community, and serve as an expert talent for any alteration jobs that walk into the studio.