Your responsibilities will include:
- Create or visualize an idea and produce a design by hand or using computer-aided design (CAD)
- Create mood boards to show to clients
- Keep up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, and shapes
- Plan and develop ranges, often based on a theme
- Work with others in the design team, such as buyers and forecasters, to develop products to meet a brief
- Liaise closely with sales, buying and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure items suit the customer, market and price points
- Understand design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns and technical specifications for designs
- Visit trade shows and manufacturers to source, select and buy fabrics, trims, fastenings and embellishments
- Adapt existing designs for mass production
- Develop a pattern that is cut and sewn into sample garments and supervise the creation of these, including fitting, detailing and adaptations
- Oversee production
- Negotiate with customers and suppliers
- Showcase your designs at fashion and other trade shows
- Work with models to try out your designs and also to wear them on the catwalk at fashion shows
- Manage marketing, finances and other business activities, if working on a self-employed basis.
A minimum of 2-3 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience as a creative designer required
- Strong sense of creativity and ability to keep up with current trends
- Ability to get involved in workplace teamwork.
- Proficient with Excel, Outlook, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Proficient in English Preferred
- Fashion Design Degree Preferred *Creative Designer"
- Multi-faceted, detail-oriented, & highly organized individual
- Ability to prioritize, handle multiple tasks and team player
- Proficient with Excel, Outlook, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Proactively follow up on pending inquiries from sales teams
- Prepare meeting samples and coordinate
- Work between designers, sample, production and sales teams
- Input sales orders, purchase orders and cut tickets into ERP system
- Create tech packs to be sent for costing to suppliers
- Lead fitting sessions & give insight on fit improvements
- Create fit comments & communicate with vendor
- Creativity, innovation and flair
- An eye for paint and a feel for fabrics and materials
- The ability to generate ideas and concepts, use your initiative and think outside the box
- Design and visualisation skills, either by hand or through computer-aided design (CAD)
- Technical skills, including pattern cutting and sewing
- Garment technology skills and knowledge
- A proactive approach
- Commercial awareness and business orientation
- Self-promotion and confidence
- Interpersonal, communication and networking skills
- The ability to negotiate and to influence others
- Team working skills
- Good organisation and time management.