Womenswear Designer

Reports to:

Co-founder/CEO

Job Overview:

Supporting Womenswear Design Manager with the end-to-end design process for womenswear and coaching of the wider team to deliver outstanding results.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Supports the design process, including:

• Researches and creates moodboards to identify new trends for the up coming collections
• Hold design meetings (when design lead is on annual leave) & regularly presenting to the teams
• Attend sign off meetings with design lead presenting product to co-founders & other stakeholders
• Organise and attend design & factory trips
• Designing and developing samples on trips
• Develops ideas for all product categories
• Working with the design lead identifying best sellers / slow sellers – coming up with ideas for move ons / re colours / identifying missed opportunities etc
• Sources fabrics and trims with factories
• Create sketch technical drawings and CADs
• Advising the junior members of the team with technical advice
• Work out print placements and set up tech packs for factory
• Brief freelance designers
• Chase through new branding with factories
• Work closely with senior designer on the menswear department
• Works with the social team to collate new ideas and feedback on design ranges for further development
• Assist on special projects i.e collaborations

Supports the technical process, including:

• Maintain the critical path throughout the design process
• Chase through samples with the factories on a daily basis
• Attend fit sessions and comment for any improvements or amends
• Update workbooks with fit comments

 General office and design duties, including:

• Keep fabric swatches, trim samples and fit samples organised
• Review samples regularly to add to Depop box

Requirements

• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, CAD, Photoshop, Adobe & Illustrator
• Confidence and ability to work at fast pace, creating sketched CADs and technical drawings for factories, setting-up print placements for factories
• Trend-focused with an eye for detail
• Capable of working autonomously and making strong creative decisions
• Flexible working approach, diligent and able to adapt to the needs of the team
• Great understanding of the Jaded London brand and customer
• Strong Team player and passionate for the brand and its success
• Great management skills /coaching junior members of the team

Benefits

• 50% Employee Discount
• 24 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
• A paid day off on your birthday
• A paid moving day per year
• Hybrid Working Arrangements - 1 day per week WFH after 6 month probation
• Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• £500 employee referral bonus scheme
• Local Business Discounts (joe and the juice, cafés, fitness, beauty etc)
• North-West London office location directly located next to good transport links
• Casual office dress code (your style of dress is up to you, wear what you feel best in)
• Fully-stocked kitchens and fridges (hello endless brekkie and snack supply, see ya afternoon munchies)
• Regular Office Social Events (e.g. payday socials)