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Assistant Designer – Womenswear
Fashion Industry Company
London, , United Kingdom
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Job Description
The role: Assistant Designer – Womenswear
Where is it based: Greater London House, Mornington Crescent, London
The hours: 9.00am – 5.30pm (Monday to Thursday), 9.00am – 5.00pm (Friday)
The Story so far…
Company burst on to the scene in 2000 and hasn’t looked back. We are the UK’s number one fashion and beauty destination, and as a recent survey showed, we are the second most visited fashion website on the planet. With over 60,000 product lines across womenswear, menswear, footwear, accessories, jewellery and beauty, we’re setting the pace in a worldwide fashion revolution. With around 1,500 new product lines being introduced each week, we’re ambitious and we certainly know our stuff. We ship to 237 countries and also have specific sites targeting the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Russia and China, with offices in London, Sydney, New York, France and Germany and China. This is all part of our strategy, which we call Company Future.
Our ambition is to be the world’s no.1 online fashion brand for 20-somethings, having set ourselves a target to reach £1bn annual sales by 2015. Therefore it is really important to us that we continue to attract top talent across the globe to help us realise our goals. If you’re looking for an opportunity to go places and really take your career forward, we could be the perfect fit for you!
The Company Way
We do things a certain way - The Company Way. It’s our DNA and runs through every single thing we do here - it defines who we are, what we do and how we do it. Some things change, these don’t.
We are Passionate; we are proud to be a part of Company, we always give our best and we celebrate our successes.
We are Customer Obsessed; we know our customers love fashion and we understand what they want, we know our stuff inside and out, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
We are Restlessly Innovative; we don’t stand still, we give it a go and we’re brave.
We are Collaborative and Respectful; We work together to get the job done, we grow ideas from within, we make things happen and we do the right thing.
People are the future of our business and we have really big ideas. We know we need people who can turn these ideas into reality – it’s our people that make the difference.
The Person:
We are passionate about our people; they’re the future of our business, which is why we invest time and effort in recruiting the perfect match! Our employees are passionate about Company, their role and the overall success of the company. We are all motivated to drive our own success and achieve individual objectives. Communication is key to any role here as our employees continually build relationships at all levels across the business. We’re fast paced, so all employees need to able to adapt to change pretty quickly, be enthused and excited about what’s around the corner for us.
The Role:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Researching, developing and designing to support the senior designer on the department
• Assisting on a department who design commercially relevant fashion forward ranges
• Attending weekly trade meetings and reacting to sales information
• To research current and future trends by a collection of different sources in order to continuously improve and develop the Company collection. This includes shop reports, sourcing at markets and with fabric/ trims mills.
• Sourcing new fabrications and trimmings is a key part of the job role.
• Working closely with in-house buying teams, alongside an experienced senior designer to present design ideas and develop product
• Working with the technical team to support on fits on a weekly basis.
• Develop strong working relationships with suppliers, liaising with suppliers oversees on a daily basis
• Working on embroideries and print placement: computer skills are compulsory.
Skills and experience you will need:
• Previous experience in designing for an aspirational brand or similar high street retailer
• Good understanding of the Company Brand and Customer
• Proficient Computer skills including Microsoft office and CAD: Photoshop, Adobe and Illustrator
• Self-motivated
• Enthusiastic
• Fashion forward
• Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work to multiple deadlines