We are a long standing, established, soft separates womenswear supplier, working with a range of online retailers.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a junior designer to join our small NW1 London based team to support the designers with design development & admin. This role would suit someone who is looking for their next step after a first entry level position.
We are looking for someone with a commercial eye, who is able to work within a small team & is eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
Duties include:
- Creating technical design specs / tech packs to send to our overseas sample room for initial development sampling.
- Fitting development samples with the rest of the design team & sending fit comments to our overseas sample room
- CADS / presentation boards
- Working with the design team researching current & future trends through various sources to identify newness for quick reaction.
- Reacting to sales information & key trends to create commercially relevant designs & update bestsellers for our customer base across woven, jersey & cut & sew fabrications.
- Sourcing fabric & trims from overseas
- Trim / fabric organisation, pricing & archiving – keeping seasonal information organised & updated
What we are looking for in a candidate:
- Must have a minimum of 1 years’ relevant experience as an assistant or junior designer at a supplier or a brand (not placement)
- Proficient in Adobe photoshop/ Illustrator & Microsoft office
- A good base understanding of garment construction & how to create a garment spec / tech pack for a factory sample room.
- Strong hand drawing / CAD garment sketching skills to efficiently communicate ideas
- Self-motivated with excellent planning & organisational skills
- A commercial, feminine handwriting is essential with attention to detail
- Strong presentation skills & confidence in presenting designs in meetings
- Able to work well within a small team with the ability to problem solve & remain calm under pressure.
- A basic print knowledge / awareness would be advantageous but not essential.
Please send a few examples of your work along with your application in jpeg format.
Please note due to the anticipated interest in this role only
successful applicants will be contacted.