[JOBS] ASSISTANT PRINT DESIGNER : SAHARA

The Assistant to the Design Team/ Print Designer is a pivotal role in the organisation of the muti product Design department which helps to support and facilitate the creativity of the department.

It’s an important and a diverse role; one which also requires both excellent organisational, communication and design skills.

As a person, you will naturally be creative with a well-developed sense of colour and an innate love and knowledge of woven and jersey textile fabrics and prints.

You will be able to work to tight deadlines within a fast-paced environment and thrive in a busy department with ever changing priorities.

With a Design degree in print and minimum 3 to 5 years relevant experience under your belt or with several years working in a similar fashion field you will be keen to progress in your Design path.

Core Responsibilities

• Generating prints (art works) from scratch.

• Putting prints in repeat and do print colour ways

• Using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create CAD

• Translating designer sketches & creating specs using Illustrator & Excel and actioning first samples with factories

• Independently source fabrics and trims

• Assisting the Designers with the production of their seasonal colour palettes, helping with print and fabric sourcing

• Manage colour standards and lab dips, helping to maintain critical path deadlines

• Managing the entire sampling fabric process in conjunction with the Design team, including packing and sending/receiving fabric rolls

• Setting up & maintaining a fabric database for each season

• Updating and archiving style files and physical samples

• Amending samples for wholesale selling

• Creating wall charts of fabric styles to help build the range planning of the collection

• Help with maintaining an archive of Saharas best sellers, season on season

• Assisting in the research of trends within Sahara’s market, helping Sahara’s Designers to continue to develop and evolve Sahara’s collections

• Managing and maintaining the archive of past season's best-selling styles and keep records of all fabrics, ensuring the archive is kept well-organised and documented

• Ordering sample fabrics, yarns & trims where required and keeping a record of their costs and lead times

• Liaising between Production, Design, Merchandising and Wholesale departments, feeding back information on product performance and general comments where necessary

• Organising and maintaining records of departmental contacts, including suppliers

• Providing general administration support for the design department on a daily basis

• Handover collection to production at the end of the season

You Will

• Have experience in print design

• Be proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

• Have a good Excel knowledge

• Have an amazing attention to details

• Be very organised

• Have a ‘to do’ attitude

• Enjoy working in a busy environment

We Offer

• A competitive salary

• A generous holiday allowances

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous staff discount

• Prosecco every Friday afternoon (post lockdown)

• Payday Pizza (post lockdown)

Please apply with your portfolio and examples of print designs. Applicants without portfolios will not be considered