Flat sketches
Front, back, and detail flats drawn to proportion, with callouts, so the factory sees the garment or product you mean.
HIRE A TECHPACK DESIGNER.
A techpack designer builds detailed tech packs that tell manufacturers exactly how to make your product: flats, measurements, materials, trims, construction, labels, and packaging, so samples come back closer to right and production has fewer surprises. Selected through seven stages and fully managed by Ecom Heroes.
No fee for a plan, and no obligation to go ahead.
Trusted by founders at Peace Collective, Pirates of Coffee, Process Plus & more
At a glance.
- Role family
- Design
- On this page
- Twelve deliverables on the wall
- Tested hardest at
- Stage 03, The Skill Challenge
- Pairs with
- Graphic Designer, Shopify Store Manager and Shopify Developer
A tech pack is the document a factory builds from: flat sketches, measurements and grading, bill of materials, construction notes, colorways, trims, labels, and packaging.
Every vague line in it becomes a sample round, a delay, or a surprise in production. A techpack designer removes the vague lines.
The deliverable wall
Twelve Pages of a Tech Pack Done Properly.
What a complete pack contains, and what each page prevents. If your current specs are a sketch and a WhatsApp thread, this is the gap.
Measurement specs and grading
Points of measure with tolerances, graded across your size range, in a table a pattern maker can work from.
Bill of materials
Every fabric, lining, thread, and component listed with composition, weight, supplier reference, and placement.
Construction details
Seam types, stitch counts, finishes, and assembly notes, illustrated where words are not enough.
Colorways
Each color option specified with standards and references, so the second colorway is not a guess.
Trims and hardware
Zips, buttons, buckles, cords, and eyelets with sizes, finishes, and placements, down to the pull tab.
Labels, tags, and care
Brand labels, size labels, care instructions, and hang tags specified with artwork, placement, and content.
Print and embroidery placements
Artwork positioned and sized on the flat, with technique, colors, and dimensions the factory can reproduce.
Packaging specs
Polybags, boxes, inserts, and folding instructions, so the unboxing is designed rather than improvised.
Sample comments and revisions
Clear, numbered comments on each sample round, with the spec updated so version three does not reintroduce version one's mistake.
Size charts for the product page
Customer-facing size guides derived from the real graded specs, so returns for fit go down instead of up.
Organized spec library
Styles, seasons, and versions filed so anyone on the team can find the current pack without asking.
What a techpack designer Hero owns
Six Responsibilities Behind the Pack.
Specs a factory can build from
Complete, consistent, and unambiguous. The pack answers the factory's questions before they are asked, which is the difference between two sample rounds and five.
Fit and grading
Points of measure, tolerances, and grade rules maintained as a system, so a change to one size does not quietly break the others.
Materials and trims
A bill of materials that is actually complete, with references the factory can source against and placements that leave nothing to interpretation.
Revision control
Every sample round captured, every comment numbered, every spec versioned. The current pack is always the current pack.
Factory communication support
Sample comments written so a technician in another country understands them, and participation in factory conversations under your direction, with the spec as the shared language.
Store-facing accuracy
Size guides and product specifications on the store derived from the real specs, so what the customer reads matches what the factory made.
Who hires a techpack designer
Three Brands Between Idea and Factory.
You have the designs and a factory contact, and the factory keeps asking questions you cannot answer. A techpack designer Hero turns your references into complete specs, so the first sample round is a real sample round.
More SKUs, more colorways, a second factory. Specs living in old emails stop working at this size. One person owning the spec library and the revision history keeps quality consistent as the range grows.
You develop products for clients and the pack-building eats your senior time. Ecom Heroes techpack designers work under your direction, inside your templates and process, with payroll and management handled.
How we select a techpack designer
Precision Is Verified, Not Assumed.
Every techpack designer passes the full seven-stage Hero Selection System. Stage three is built around a real product brief.
- 01
The Global Talent Search
- 02
Experience Verification
- 03
The Skill Challenge
- 04
Character & Communication
- 05
Ecommerce Hero Training
- 06
Top 1% Hero Approval
- 07
Hero Deployment
Stage 03 of 07
The Skill Challenge, for techpack designers
Candidates complete role-specific challenges built to measure execution, problem solving, and attention to detail under realistic pressure. For a techpack designer that means a real brief: turn a reference and a sketch into a buildable pack, grade a measurement table correctly, and find the errors in a sample against its spec, all on a deadline.
Why it matters to you
A missed tolerance costs a production run. The person you meet has already shown they catch it on paper.
Adobe Illustrator
Spec and grading tables
PLM tools
CLO 3D where used
Fully managed from day one
Your Product. Our Payroll.
Your techpack designer works inside your product development process, with your designers and your factories, reporting to you. You talk to them directly. Ecom Heroes handles the contract, international payroll, compliance, and invoicing, then stays involved after placement with regular check-ins, performance support, and a direct line to our team. If the range grows and you want a graphic designer added for packaging and listings, we help you scale up.
Sourcing
Vetting
Training
Onboarding
Payroll & Contracts
Ongoing Management
"We were able to find good candidates, right talents, good budget, and it's been a huge help so far!"
Yanal · Peace Collective · watch the story
Pairs well with
The Roles From Factory to Storefront.
Graphic Designer
Labels, packaging artwork, and listing images built from the same specs the factory received.
Shopify Store Manager
Production timelines feed the launch calendar, and size charts land on the product page before the stock does.
Shopify Developer
Size guide modules and product spec blocks built into the theme, not pasted into descriptions.
Questions
Techpack Designer Questions, Answered.
A tech pack is the document a factory builds your product from: flat sketches, measurements and grading, bill of materials, construction details, colorways, trims and hardware, labels and care instructions, print placements, and packaging. The clearer the tech pack, the fewer sample rounds and the fewer surprises in production.
They turn your product ideas and references into complete, consistent tech packs, maintain the measurement and grading specs, manage revisions as samples come back, write clear sample comments, and keep the spec library organized so every style, colorway, and season is traceable.
Apparel is the most common, but tech packs are used for accessories, bags, footwear, soft goods, and many consumer products. Tell us the product category in your brief so matching accounts for the right experience.
They prepare the specifications and sample comments the factory works from, and can take part in factory communication under your direction. Choosing and contracting manufacturers remains your decision; the tech pack is what makes that conversation precise.
The standard toolkit of the role: Adobe Illustrator for flats and layouts, spreadsheet-based spec and grading tables, and PLM or 3D tools such as CLO where your product development process already uses them.
Through the seven-stage Hero Selection System: a global talent search, experience verification, a role-specific skill challenge built around a real product brief, a character and communication assessment, Ecommerce Hero Training, Top 1% Hero Approval, and deployment matched to your product category and process.
Send a brief through the contact page: your product category, how many styles per season, what specs exist today, and the hours you need. We come back with a custom hiring plan and a shortlist of techpack designers who already fit.
FROM SKETCH TO SPEC.
Tell us your product category, your styles per season, and what specs exist today. We will come back with a custom hiring plan and a techpack designer who has already earned the cape.