I am an apparel professional/TD making a career pivot. Having earned certifications in Project Management and Scrum and completed a BA degree just this May. I started Fashion Unframed to share the knowledge and resources I gained to help others in our industry successfully make the same transition. Join me on my Substack and Instagram to get guides on upskilling and to discuss the future of fashion tech jobs: Substack https://substack.com/@fashionunframed / IG https://www.instagram.com/fashunzon7/.
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Hey! I just followed you on Substack — I’m currently completing my UX Design Foundations certification through Parsons x Yellowbrick while rebranding my styling business, Label God Style Service. I’d love to hear more about your pivot and how you’ve connected your apparel background to UX. Appreciate what you’re sharing through Fashion Unframed — this kind of transparency is rare and needed in fashion tech.
Hi YoungGod-I haven’t gone into UX, more into transitioning into roles that correlate for example business process analyst project management, I was able to freelance in that capacity working at a higher level creating process standards from an apparel expertise point of view side, basically analyzing the TD processes, how can TD teams be more efficient and united assure the dev teams have working guides to help align teams processes. I love to talk a out this because at TD’s we are experts and sometimes leadership in high level role don’t know the pain points tech designers carry
That’s really interesting — how did you find that type of work? My background is in fraud analysis and business operations at Bank of America, and I’ve been looking for ways to transition that experience into fashion or process-driven roles like what you described.
How funny I’ve actually been looking to move toward a larger enterprise, ideally in banking or a global company with a broader reach. In fashion, most of the stronger opportunities tend to be at larger organizations with more complex systems companies like The Gap, VF, Nike, or Under Armour. Since the industry doesn’t really have standardized job titles, it’s best to search using keywords like operations, process improvement, account management, or implementation.
I can definitely see the effort you’re putting into building out UX it’s an area that’s in high demand, especially at larger companies that invest in dedicated UX departments. If you’re planning to stay in NYC, there are still a few major headquarters around; you might also explore parallel retail companies like Macy’s or Saks, beauty or jewelry areas, Loreal, Tiffanys. With AI I think TD roles will be gone there’s a lot of work on pattern creation and 3D acceleration moving to india/offshore. thanks for following me, I love to share and hopefully grow a network of support 