About: RIXO’s story began in 2015 in the London living room of best friends Henrietta Rix & Orlagh McCloskey, born from their passion for vintage. Our philosophy is to evoke a wanderlust & free spirit in all our wearers, filling a gap in the contemporary market with easy-to-wear, feminine shapes and high-quality materials. Always inclusive, always empowering, we create a fusion of original hand-painted prints and timeless silhouettes to flatter every woman, irrespective of age, season, size, nationality or time of day.
In the last three years, we’ve grown quickly and are now stocked by over 100 wholesale partners across the world - from Net a Porter and My Theresa online, to Selfridges, Saks Fifth Avenue and David Jones across the globe in the real world. We recently won the Drapers Award for Premium Brand of the year, and we’re only just getting started!
A rail of vintage dresses. A London flat. Two best friends who wanted to build the brand they couldn't find. That was 2015. Today, RIXO is six stores across London, New York, and Ireland, known for original hand-painted prints, bias-cut silhouettes, and sizing up to a UK 26. We design for every woman, every occasion, every body. The pieces are meant to be worn, loved, and kept.
Overview of the Design Admin Assistant
Rixo has an exciting opportunity and is looking for a Design Admin Assistant to join our Design Team to provide day-to-day support and help deliver collections in line with our Creative Director's vision.
This is an entry-level role, and we are looking for someone who is curious, highly organised and a strong team player.
Responsibilities of the Design Admin Assistant:
Assisting the wider Design Team with research including shape, fabrication and trim for each season
Assisting the designers on the creation of design packs
Keeping our design systems accurate and up to date, from style and product creation through to final sign-off. This includes uploading all tech packs to our PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software, preparing seasonal tech packs ready for designer sign-off, and creating and updating development and production BOMs (Bills of Materials) on PLM
Actioning labdips at concept stage and organising sourcing packs for suppliers on new trims, tracking and following up with suppliers
Constant communication with suppliers, arranging weekly video calls where necessary to track approvals and trim sourcing
Supporting Design in production meetings, helping track and communicate key updates and deadlines
Helping keep the critical path for design up to date, flagging anything that may affect dates or delivery
Tracking design approvals, actions, comments and development changes
Keeping our Miro boards updated ahead of meetings
Taking accurate "to do" notes for the design team during design reviews
Supporting colour notes during sample review, and following up as needed
Editing CADs after sample reviews and fittings
Maintaining a tidy design area in our office, organising samples and filing submissions
Managing DHL for the design team
Managing our vintage archive - tagging and logging all vintage samples, and tracking reference samples out and back to make sure everything's accounted for.
What Rixo is looking for:
A love for vintage fashion, are excited by trim and detail, and have a good eye for colour
Some experience at entry level in a design team, or as a design assistant in womenswear, luxury or contemporary brands
A degree or equivalent qualification, technically minded
Strong communication skills and can build relationships internally and externally
Great attention to detail and can handle multiple priorities
A self-starter with a can-do attitude and comfortable taking ownership of your workflow
Resilient, adaptable and confident working in a fast-paced environment
Inspired by working at RIXO and passionate about womenswear and fit
Proficient with Illustrator and Photoshop
CAD and hand-sketching ability a bonus.
Why Rixo?
Hybrid working: three days on-site each week.
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Generous staff discount across all RIXO collections plus early access to sample sales before anyone else.
Team socials that actually happen. We celebrate the work and the people behind it.
Health cash plan to cover the everyday stuff: opticians, physio, dental. The things that add up.
