We are looking for a passionate Fashion Design and Production Assistant with experience working in young women’s fashion.  This role will suit a talented junior-level designer with an eye for spotting new streetwear trends and experience working in a product development capacity.  This person must be a team player, who will live and breathe our brand, helping to develop a strong aesthetic and direction for the product.

The Design and Production Assistant will report directly into one of the Founders in this family run business and will be responsible for a variety of design-oriented tasks, including the administration of the product development process.

We are a hands-on, close-knit team, with an ambitious and fast-paced culture, looking for a creative and commercially minded individual who loves fashion, to join us.  This position is based in Surbiton.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Researches/identifies key trends, shapes, fits, colour, fabrication, and newness for the customer, within the brand perimeters
• Reacts to sales information and customer data to propose commercially relevant design ideas and concepts
• Advises on product direction, construction, key details, materials, branding and trims
• Creates mood boards
• Gains buy-in from the Team and relevant Influencers to new trends and product ideas
• Helps to CAD up ranges and graphics, as required
• Understand tech packs and how these translate into sample products
• Acts as point of contact to manage outsourced design and graphics
• Communicates sampling and order details to suppliers
• Monitors and manages the product and design critical path, to ensure product deliveries meet deadlines
• Spots potential problems and advises regarding delays
• Seeks advice and acts accordingly to remedy problems in design and production
• Seeks and facilitates the approval from the Founders of component product parts
• Provides admin support for design, fabric, trim, lab-dip, strike-off and sample approvals
• Provides admin support for fit and quality approval processes
• Confirms and raises orders according to instruction

About You:

• 2 years' minimum experience designing for an aspirational brand
• Experience in womenswear fit, fabrics, branding and graphics
• Competent user of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Fashion-forward perspective
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong time management
• Confidence to identify problems and make suggestions for improvement, seeking practical ways to overcome barriers
• Able to understand the customer and clearly communicate ideas levelled at the customer

Package:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Hybrid working model – Office based for at least 3 days per week.
• Monday to Friday
• Flexible working hours
• Full-time, Permanent

Application

Please apply via the application form with a CV, cover letter and supporting portfolio information.