[JOBS] DESIGNER ASSISTANT WOVENS : JIGSAW CLOTHING LONDON

LOCATION

Kew Gardens, London

REPORTS TO

Head of Wovens

JOB PURPOSE

To assist the Women’s Design team supporting on all administrative aspects and helping in creating a commercially innovative and balanced range and introducing fresh ideas to the company.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist and provide administrative support to the women’s design team in all steps of the design process, ensuring team meets critical deadlines in development of the collection.

• Assist in completion of tech/design packs and CAD across the women’s design team.

• Maintain responsibility for updating technical drawings / CADS and line sheets for all styles throughout the season for Buying and Merchandising meetings.

• Keep design boards in the studio up to date at all times.

• Creation of sketches, photoshop mock-ups and technical drawings / CADS and specifications for clear and effective communication with Product Development and factories.

• Prepare all seasonal colour standards and lab dips to send to factories.

• To collate seasonal colour palettes, gather colour standards and keep colour archive in order.

• Develop new material experiments, draping on the stand and creating finishing/stitch trials.

• Conduct extensive research through library, online, vintage and maintain an archive of image references.

• Assist in photoshoot sample coordination for campaigns and look book.

• Attend fabric appointments and the London Textile Fair, to help with sourcing of cloths and awareness of supplier base.

• To keep garment archive in order: ensuring it doesn’t become overloaded, reducing/selling items when necessary with guidance of the Product Development manager.

• To keep record of all samples bought by design and log in excel document for financial/budget purposes/

• To contribute to research for theme, fabric, print and colour for the collection.

• To help print designer when need to collate print boards and information for meetings.

• Continual awareness of keep competitors, aspirational products and cultural highlights affecting the world of art and design.

• To attend Monday morning trade meetings when possible to gain insight into the business best and worst sellers.

BEHAVIOURS FOR SUCCESS

• Commercial and brand focused

• Passionate and creative about design and product

• Strong and clear communication skills

• Good organisational skills

• Creative spirit, problem solving skills

• An overview of what is happening within the industry

• Attention to detail, proactive nature

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Assists team in completing tasks in accordance with critical dates

• Maintain an up to date overview of work in progress

• Provide assistance to the team to ensure maximum support

• Regular informal review meetings to discuss progress

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• Experience working for a like-minded brand

• Higher education or degree in Fashion related studies

• Confident sketching hand

• Proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop

• Possesses a good understanding of garment construction