Getting into fashion is hard. Whether you're a fashion graduate or someone who has always loved clothes, the usual route is years of unpaid internships and CVs sent to brands that never reply. This is a real way in: a paid, permanent, full-time role at the heart of a fast-growing independent fashion brand in Ditchling, East Sussex.

Every FERAL garment passes through our Ditchling warehouse, and the Operations Assistant will be at the centre of it.  The successful applicant will check new stock as it arrives from our makers and inspect every piece before it reaches customers in more than 45 countries.

Working every day alongside the team that designs, develops and launches our products, the Operations Assistant will see what sells and why, what customers love and what comes back, and how a fashion brand actually runs behind the scenes.  It's hands-on work, and it's the best grounding in fashion you can get. 

The Operations Assistant will join FERAL as we go into Black Friday and Christmas, our biggest season, learning more about product, quality and customers in a few months than most people do in years at a head office.

What the Operations Assistant will do:

• Receive and check new stock and production as it arrives
• Be the last eyes on every garment before it reaches a customer: the loose thread, the wrong label, the print that's slightly off
• Pick, pack and dispatch orders to customers worldwide
• Keep our stock organised, accurate and ready for every drop
• Work closely with our operations and product team as new products land
• Spot problems early and bring ideas to improve how we work

What FERAL is looking for…

Required:

• Studied fashion, textiles or production, or you're obsessed with clothes and how they're made
• You notice the small details before anyone else
• Organised, quick and happy to get stuck in
• Understand that great careers in fashion start close to the product
• Want real responsibility and a business to grow with, not a job to clock in and out of

Bonus:

• Warehouse, stockroom or fulfilment experience
• Garment QC, or knowledge of fabrics and construction
• Experience with Shopify or fulfilment platforms
• An understanding of imports, exports or customs paperwork

Why FERAL?

The Operations Assistant will join while we're still early, which means direct access to the people making decisions and room to grow as fast as you can prove yourself.  Our operations director started as a fashion graduate and grew into leading it.  Our marketing director joined at 18 and grew into senior leadership within two years.  There's no fixed ladder here: as FERAL grows, new roles open up, and we fill them with people who've already shown us what they can do.

This is a rare chance to get inside a fashion brand that's still wide open and help build what comes next.

Application

Apply with a CV and a cover letter telling us why FERAL and what you'd love to learn here.