Menswear Assistant Designer - Outlets
Full-Time
Kingston-on-Thames
Crew Clothing Company was founded in
Salcombe in 1993. Today Crew is a great British brand, and our success
lies in our authentic passion for producing great looking, well-made
clothes. We now have more than 110 stores and a thriving website, and the
business continues to grow.
Our people are at the heart of our
company. With a passion for exceptional service, and a love for our
product, our team is dedicated to offering the best customer experience –
nothing is too much trouble.
Purpose of the role:
We are looking for a Menswear Assistant Designer to
come and join the outlet team and be responsible for the designs and design
pack set ups for all Menswear product in Outlet. This comprises of a mix of new
versions of previous Prime bestsellers but also driving newness and focusing on
categories where Outlet out performs the Prime range due to us having a
younger, wider customer base.
Responsibilities:
Supporting the Design function in:
* Designing and developing a full
range of with direction from the Senior Designer and Head of Design.
* Researching all areas needed to
design a commercial balanced range such as current and previous sales figures,
seasonality, trend and yarn development.
* Presenting range to management at
sketch review.
* Responsible for creation of
highly accurate design packs and liaison with supply base to ensure samples are
delivered on time
* Ensure Crew Clothing Core ranges
and continuity product are relevant and commercial and update where needed.
Key Accountabilities:
* Accountable for the ownership of
key areas within menswear outlet.
* Accountable for hitting all
critical path deadlines and ensuring a full range of samples for sign off.
* Following the seasonal process
from concept to product handover.
* Attend first fittings for all the
range to ensure design intent is met
* Strong teamwork across the design
function as well as working closely with Buying, Merchandising and Tech
teams.
* Proactively finding all sales and
brand knowledge needed to build a balanced range
* Accountable for bringing a high
level of creativity
Cross-functional working:
* Working with the options given by
Merchandising and understanding the range balance.
* Work with buying teams to build a
commercial range and understand range balance within the context of the total
business.
* Collaboratively working with tech
teams in fits to make sure quality is excellent and design intent is met.
* Professionally raising concerns
over issues that might arise over all areas of product development with
suppliers / factories or the internal team to your line manager to seek to
resolve
* Working with the rest of the
design team on joint projects and ranges as well as any departmental jobs to
help the department run smoothly.
* Reacting to sales and working
into OTB efficiently alongside the Buying teams & the Head of design to
ensure in season opportunities are taken
* Leading by example of deadline
achievement, professional cross-functional liaison, fresh thinking and proven
track record of sales success.
Skills & Experience:
* A minimum of 1 years experience
in a similar brand, or comparable retailer, work at a Design Assistant capacity
* Able to demonstrate relevant
professional experience/professional or academic qualifications
* Ability to influence &
communicate effectively, with excellent people skills
* Computer literate (Adobe
Illustrator and Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel)
* Understanding of knitted garment construction,
pattern cutting and finishing
* Excellent eye for detail and
quality