Junior designer - Womens wear - multi product

Company:  Dennis Day Ltd
Location: London
Closing Date: 26/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
We are a long standing, established, soft separates womenswear supplier, working with a range of online retailers.We have a fantastic opportunity for a junior designer to join our small NW1 London based team to support the designers with design development & admin. This role would suit someone who is looking for their next step after a first entry level position.We are looking for someone with a commercial eye, who is able to work within a small team & is eager to learn in a fast-paced environment. Duties include:-      Creating technical design specs / tech packs to send to our overseas sample room for initial development sampling.-      Fitting development samples with the rest of the design team & sending fit comments to our overseas sample room-      CADS / presentation boards-      Working with the design team researching current & future trends through various sources to identify newness for quick reaction.-      Reacting to sales information & key trends to create commercially relevant designs & update bestsellers for our customer base across woven, jersey & cut & sew fabrications.-      Sourcing fabric & trims from overseas-      Trim / fabric organisation, pricing & archiving – keeping seasonal information organised & updatedWhat we are looking for in a candidate:-      Must have a minimum of 1 years’ relevant experience as an assistant or junior designer at a supplier or a brand (not placement)-      Proficient in Adobe photoshop/ Illustrator & Microsoft office-      A good base understanding of garment construction & how to create a garment spec / tech pack for a factory sample room.-      Strong hand drawing / CAD garment sketching skills to efficiently communicate ideas-      Self-motivated with excellent planning & organisational skills-      A commercial, feminine handwriting is essential with attention to detail-      Strong presentation skills & confidence in presenting designs in meetings-      Able to work well within a small team with the ability to problem solve & remain calm under pressure.-      A basic print knowledge / awareness would be advantageous but not essential.Please send a few examples of your work along with your application in jpeg format.Please note due to the anticipated interest in this role onlysuccessful applicants will be contacted.
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