[JOBS] JUNIOR DESIGNER─DIGITAL DRESSES : RIVER ISLAND LONDON

Ready to join one of the most successful fashion brands on the high street? Do you have a passion for fashion? Driven to achieve? United to win? If your answers are yes, we think you’ll love it here on the Island…

A newly created position due to the huge success of our recently launched Digital Dresses department, giving our customer greater offering of dresses online - from beach to the races! 

With one dress sold every 15 seconds consistently since launch Our ‘Dresses to Go’ email featuring Chloe Lewis secured the highest engagement of the year so far, and social content performed strongly reaching 6 million customers. We're so excited to see whats next for this team!
Our Design Team deliver stand-out, affordable fashion with the unique style and touches that underpin the River Island handwriting.

As a Junior Designer, you’ll start to influence the direction for your categories, and will be accountable for full development cycle of products for inclusion in the final ranges, that represent key trends and drive commercial results.

Key Accountabilities:

· Develop product from concept to completion that represents key trends and commercial opportunities

· Through sound understanding of fabric, engineering, fit and quality, produce designs to a high technical standard, and high first sample hit rate, for the level of the market

· Through broad market and customer awareness and research, and a thorough understanding of the River Island brand, input ideas to influence Product Development discussions that address key trends and opportunities

· Start to show an understanding of sales history, sales and margin targets and range plans for your own area of accountability to ensure designs are aligned to deliver on commercial opportunities

· Starting to develop relationships and collaborate with Buying counterparts, suppliers and fabric mills, identifying opportunities for newness

Key Experience Required:

· Previous experience as an Assistant Designer or equivalent is essential

· Qualifications or studies relevant to Design are essential

· Must be able to provide a portfolio of Design work

Job Role Competencies

· Advanced Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills are essential
· Advanced Product Development skills
· Strong technical and creative design skills
· Strong organisation skills
· Strong verbal communication skills
· Foundational commercial awareness
· Strong interpersonal effectiveness and self-awareness
· Foundational network in the market and industry
· Self-starter, curious and continuous learning mindset
· Action-oriented
· Adaptable
· Passion for RI brand and customer