Job Description
Join alts | Alteration Specialists + LABEL
Join us in fulfilling our mission of disrupting the fashion industry, promoting sustainability and care for the garments we wear and our outright rejection of bodies being summarized as small, medium and large. Between our two sister brands we have the ability to fully wardrobe our clients through altering garments they already own and building custom garments to fill in the rest.
We are looking for strong, passionate candidates who are compassionate, systematic, detail oriented, and characterized by their great professional integrity.
We are growing quickly and are actively hiring for all listed positions
Your Interview Journey
Be Prepared
Inform yourself about the position and do your research on alts | Alteration Specialists + LABEL beforehand. This will also make you feel more comfortable during the conversation.
Tell us Your Story
We want to learn more about your background and experiences. Tell us your story and what you strive for. We are looking to hire a person not a set of skills. Speak more to what you can do, not what you have done.
Be Yourself
We'd love to get an authentic impression of you. In return, we aim to share relevant and transparent information with you as well!
Ask Questions
Be open and curious and think about what else you would like to know about alts and LABEL.
Our Director of Talent is looking forward to hearing from you! Feel free to watch and learn more about our team here!
Tailor: NYC, Hoboken, NJ & Greenwich, CT
alts | Alteration Specialists is looking for Tailors
We are looking for a dynamic professional Tailors, distinguished by their charisma, technical prowess, and professional integrity. This role will include, sewing on the machine, and supporting the fitter/tailors and tailor shop manager. This is a full time role in New York City, Brooklyn, Hoboken, NJ and Greenwich,CT with an hourly rate, full benefits, and opportunities for future growth.
Responsibilities
Machine Production and Sewing
- Demonstrate that you are meeting personal production targets
- Cultivate proficiency with men's, women's, and bridal alterations as well as alterations of difficult fabrics
Analytics
- 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
- You are a hard worker. You’re have a passion for sewing and work with speed and quality.
- You are mission driven. 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.
- You are systematic. You derive pleasure from being highly organized, creating order, and checking things off your list.
- You are detail-oriented. You take pride in delivering beautifully altered garments and you meticulously check work for accuracy.
- You are 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.
- You have great professional integrity. You take ownership over your work, ask for help when you need it, and are committed to your own growth and development.
Experience
- 5+ years of alteration tailoring experience required
- Proficiency in English recommended
*This is a mid-career role.*
Why the Role is Compelling
As a Tailor for an Alts team, you would play an integral role in working in the heart of the business with your expertise in sewing and alterations. 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.
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.
Compensation
Range is from $18/hour- $30/hour*
Standard/Basic Tailors are between $18-$22/hour
Intermediate from $23-$26/hour
Advanced $26-30/hour
*This is based on skill level and classification of tailoring work