Overview:
Supports the Menswear Design team, researching and creating new and innovative commercial ideas, creating mood boards, new prints, and starting workbooks for factories for production.
Responsibilities and Duties:
· Working closely with the design and production teams to ensure an efficient workflow of designs, prints, and sample production.
· Assist and help research, and produce clear and detailed technical sketches.
· Assist in fittings, taking notes, and updating technical sketches on illustrator.
· Demonstrate a strong understanding of the design identity in line with Jaded London, provide a sense of colours and details, and deliver a high awareness of current trends.
· Continually researches new and innovative commercial ideas on a continual basis through sources; Instagram, Depop, catwalk, research trips, etc.
· Creates weekly ‘new in’ reports on a timely basis.
· Works efficiently to create 20 ideas per day to be sketched on CAD via Adobe illustrator.
· Demonstrates creativity in-line with the brand, creating print design mood boards with new ideas.
· Creates new prints from scratch and sets up prints for production.
· Makes a start on creating four workbooks a day for factories for production, to be passed to Designers.
· Makes amends to sketches post fit sessions, updating the critical path with information from factories.
· Supports the designers in all tasks as requested, including sourcing fabrics and trims.
· Ensures general office tidiness is maintained with samples put away correctly, filing fabrics, and keeping the workplace organised.
Requirements
* Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, CAD, Photoshop, Adobe & Illustrator.
* Highly organised with the confidence and ability to work at pace.
* Good time management with the ability to prioritise tasks and work to multiple deadlines.
* Trend-focused with an eye for detail.
* Flexible working approach, diligence, and ability 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.
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
* Pension Scheme (3% Jaded, 4% You)
* 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)