Design Assistant – Sportswear
Full-Time (4 days in office) – Kingston-on-Thames
Purpose of the role
To support and assist the team in the administration of design tasks, presentations, archiving and studio maintenance.
Responsibilities
* Sample management – keep samples organised on hangers and rails in studio and back room archive
* Travel admin – costings and booking travel and accommodation for design team
* Design Studio – keep good organisation within the studio and recommend better ways to a better creative environment
* General office duties – filing, post, answering telephone calls, monitoring stationary stock levels
* Note taking during presentations if required
* Assist in setting up room for meetings and presentations
* Assisting on chasing up samples from suppliers
* Setting up product boards and maintaining
Design
* Research – internet and external research on current trends and styling. Keep a constant library of reference for the designers to pull off
* Range plans – keep range plans up to date and ready for sign-off meetings, but in liaison with artworker so work is not duplicated
* Basic CAD and colouring in Adobe CS4 to support designers and maintain the range plans
* Artworking – briefs set by designers to produce basic stripes, checks and prints. Prepare signed off artwork for suppliers (factory sheets and CD’s)
* Fabric and trim folder library – maintain good organization/ archive of the fabric and relevant file systems. Responsible for sending colour to suppliers
* Working with designers to update lab dip file
* Product Development – support designers on communicating with suppliers on the product development cycle, eg. sending out packs, sending approvals of fabrics/colour/trim
* Organizing the filing of product development documentation
Key Skills and Experience
* Degree or equivalent qualification in fashion designs or related
* Excellent Computer skills in CAD, Adobe, Illustrator, Excel and other related programmes
* Good eye for detail, organized and pride in work
* Must be a good team player
* A keen interest in fashion, design and the market place
* Thrives on working in a fast paced environment
* Keen to learn and acquire new skills
What we can offer you
* Staff Discount
* Uniform allowance
* Pension scheme
* Refer a Friend scheme
* Training and career development
* Supportive and rewarding culture
Compensation: Competitive salary
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