Reports to:
Co-founder/CEO
Job Overview:
Supporting Womenswear Design Manager with the end-to-end design process for womenswear and coaching of the wider team to deliver outstanding results.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Supports the design process, including:
- Researches and creates moodboards to identify new trends for the up coming collections
- Hold design meetings (when design lead is on annual leave) & regularly presenting to the teams
- Attend sign off meetings with design lead presenting product to co-founders & other stakeholders
- Organise and attend design & factory trips
- Designing and developing samples on trips
- Develops ideas for all product categories
- Working with the design lead identifying best sellers / slow sellers – coming up with ideas for move ons / re colours / identifying missed opportunities etc
- Sources fabrics and trims with factories
- Create sketch technical drawings and CADs
- Advising the junior members of the team with technical advice
- Work out print placements and set up tech packs for factory
- Brief freelance designers
- Chase through new branding with factories
- Work closely with senior designer on the menswear department
- Works with the social team to collate new ideas and feedback on design ranges for further development
- Assist on special projects i.e collaborations
Supports the technical process, including:
- Maintain the critical path throughout the design process
- Chase through samples with the factories on a daily basis
- Attend fit sessions and comment for any improvements or amends
- Update workbooks with fit comments
General office and design duties, including:
- Keep fabric swatches, trim samples and fit samples organised
- Review samples regularly to add to Depop box
Requirements
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, CAD, Photoshop, Adobe & Illustrator
- Confidence and ability to work at fast pace, creating sketched CADs and technical drawings for factories, setting-up print placements for factories
- Trend-focused with an eye for detail
- Capable of working autonomously and making strong creative decisions
- Flexible working approach, diligent and able to adapt to the needs of the team
- Great understanding of the Jaded London brand and customer
- Strong Team player and passionate for the brand and its success
- Great management skills /coaching junior members of the team
Benefits
- 50% Employee Discount
- 24 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
- A paid day off on your birthday
- A paid moving day per year
- Hybrid Working Arrangements - 1 day per week WFH after 6 month probation
- Pension Scheme
- Bonus Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
- £500 employee referral bonus scheme
- Local Business Discounts (joe and the juice, cafés, fitness, beauty etc)
- North-West London office location directly located next to good transport links
- Casual office dress code (your style of dress is up to you, wear what you feel best in)
- Fully-stocked kitchens and fridges (hello endless brekkie and snack supply, see ya afternoon munchies)
- Regular Office Social Events (e.g. payday socials)