About the job
ALIGNE is a women-led brand focused on creating stylish and sustainable clothing. We are looking for a Senior Freelance Designer (Womenswear) on a fixed four month contract in order to facilitate the expansion of our categories.
Overview
Reporting to the Creative Consultant, the Freelance Senior Designer (Womenswear) is responsible for working under the Design Lead in creation of the ALIGNE collections from concept to completion to adhere to the CEO’s vision.
Job Description
* Working under the Design Lead to ensure the best understanding and development of seasonal creative concepts.
* Be able to work independently and display confidence in following through styles from sketch to production, ensuring all sketches are defined and put into development by the team.
* Demonstrate technical awareness and knowledge of garment construction.
* Bring your own original ideas to convey freshness and relevance to the product. Support the fabric research and colour card inspiration and own your creative fabric to sketch process.
* Working closely with the Design Lead for day-to-day support and management, attend inter-category and inter department meetings to ensure development is achieved within the timelines set by the CEO.
* Work collaboratively with all key departments to develop the collection in the vision of the CEO and achieve consistency in product.
* Develop a close working relationship with the Technical Team, providing them with clear, complete and updated design information for them to pass onto our factories to ensure successful prototypes and styles.
Qualifications
* Creative thinker, with the ability to think outside the box and an eye for detail.
* Strong sketching, fabric knowledge with a flair for colour and trends.
* Technically strong with good knowledge of garment construction.
* Experience ideally gained in the luxury design industry (but not a must).
* Ability to multi-task and work effectively on several projects simultaneously.
* Goal oriented, result driven individual.
* Commercially minded, quickly responding to business/market needs.
* Strong team player who is able to work across multiple teams and under pressure.
* High work ethic, integrity and reliability with a “Hands on” attitude.
* Great time management skills.
* Proficient in Adobe CC.
Please note that while there may be the possibility of extension if required, this opportunity is for an initial fixed four month contract.