The Accessories & Bags Design Assistant will report into the Accessories & Bags Senior Designer, supporting the designing process to bring to life the Creative Director’s vision across our bags and accessories product lines. This is an exciting and varied role that requires a pro-active Designer who thrives in a fast paced and vibrant environment but can remain calm under pressure. 

Mission of the Accessories & Bags Design Assistant 

Working closely with Accessories & Bags Senior Designer, Accessories & Bags Designer and Design Director for collection offer, timing and budget on all bags and accessories women collections 

Responsibilities of the Accessories & Bags Design Assistant:

• Manage the fabric and proto archive 
• Manage all samples, prototypes and corrections, to be delivered and communicated to the product development team in Italy after each fitting and design meeting 
• Design and research to prepare concepts and collections 
• Technical sketch definition for design and metal details of bags and other accessories 
• Coordinate communications with product development team in Italy 
• Colour cards proposal of main combinations 
• Fabric to sketch launch (attributions) 
• Rendering of accessories and bags 
• Mock-up of accessories and bags  
• Correction of the protos  
• Scans of designs and specs to send to Product Manager 
• Recording notes during fittings and follow up presentations 
• Preparing for design meetings and concepts  
• Prepare product groups with materials and colour proposal  
• Being a responsible team player, working as part of a professional design team 
• Meeting collection deadlines 
• Responsible for the organisation of the accessories and bags fitting room 

 Your Talent:  

• Demonstrable experience in a luxury fashion house, preferably in bags and/or accessories 
• Understanding the Stella McCartney heritage, ethical values and brand DNA 
• Having the confidence to interpret the style of Stella McCartney  
• Affinity with the values of Stella McCartney, the brand identity and style of the accessories and bags collection 
• Excellent organisation skills  
• Experience in dealing with confidential information 
• Working in a fast-paced environment  
• Ability to work under rigorous deadlines with high pressure and change 
• Ability to work independently and under direction 
• Team player attitude 
• High-level technical skills 
• Excellent drawing skills 
• Experience with CAD software, including Photoshop 

Reward

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products
• Matched pension contribution up to 6%
• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance
• Annual Health Screening
• 25 days annual leave (not including Bank Holidays) + 1 day of Birthday leave
• Flexible working/core hours
• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages
• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme
• Discounted gym and fitness memberships (Classpass) 
• Health cash plan
• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services
• Employee referral bonus

Optional/ Paid Benefits: Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.