[JOBS] ASSISTANT PRINT DESIGNER : LIPSY LONDON

About Lipsy

Lipsy is a young fashion brand that’s fast moving & constantly evolving to remain ahead of the style game!

Bringing fresh and innovative designs that make our customers look (and feel) amazing. We are the brand that creates oh-so gorgeous clothing for fashion loving women.

Lipsy is all about attitude, not an age.

 It’s for the women that reach for an inspirational lifestyle in a world of fun and glamour. We are so passionate about what we do and love to work together with energy and enthusiasm to create an acclaimed working environment.

About the Role

 Lipsy is known for it’s beautiful print handwriting and signature occasion prints.

We are looking for an Assistant Print Designer to work alongside and support our Senior designer in the in house print team.

We are looking for someone who is highly creative, has a great eye for colour print & pattern and enjoys designing prints in a fast paced environment.

You will be responsible for supporting print admin, finalising and sending out files, organising the print archive, pantoning prints, engineering artworks to scale, designing artworks and repeat prints, liasing with suppliers, contributing to print research and design team presentations and assisting with catwalk/ comp shop reports.

 Skills Required

• Demonstrate an ability to design trend relevant and commercial prints for womenswear, girls wear and Lipsy home.

• Creativity is at the heart of what we do- a love for drawing/ painting/ design is a must.

• Demonstrate a strong knowledge of the Adobe suite and the ability to put prints into repeat/ create screen prints when necessary.

• Inspire by bringing newness with key ideas relevant to the brand. A love of social media trends, influencers and catwalks is a must.

• Help to Identify key prints for the season and design into the trends, with the help of your line manager.

• Demonstrate a willingness to develop relationships with the buying and merch teams.

• Work under pressure and focus on delivering the best product needed for department.

• Previous knowledge of a fast paced/ trend lead work place is a bonus.

• Work closely with the garment design team, alongside the critical path to deliver key print for the season.

• Must continue to push and develop yourself within the role. You will have lots of opportunity to learn from the more experienced members of the team and grow as a print designer.

• An understanding of the Lipsy customer.

• Actively contributing in trend and competitor analysis, making recommendations for changes or developments.

• Ability to confidently spec print to send to factories, and be able to lease wth suppliers regarding strike off amendments.

• Help with team admin- keeping records of prints that have been actioned and organising the print archive.

• Textiles/Fashion Qualification / Other qualification-ideally at Degree Level.

• PC / Mac literate - Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel, Word, Adobe Suite.

• Trend Aware.

• Understanding of how to translate fashion trends into commercial product/print opportunities relevant for Lipsy.

• Good interpersonal / communication skills and be able to work with the team.

• Organisational skills are a must.

• Broad understanding of current competitive marketplace (comparative shopping).

• Customer knowledge.

• Ability to initiate, build and maintain great relationships with Design and Buying teams.

• Willingness to learn presentation skills.

• Can work under pressure whilst maintaining a positive attitude.

• Communicate effectively with all internal and external teams.