Responsibilities:
- Hybrid role combining fashion design and product development
- Have a great understanding of culture- past and present, and translate that into clothing
- Manage design process from conception to final styling
- Market research to identify new trends, fabricand techniques
- Collaborate with team members to select seasonal themes and create new concepts
- Create product sketches and technical drawings
- Review product for style and fit, and revise if necessary
- Present story, mood board, colour boards to the team
- Work with founder to decide design direction of the brand each season
- Ability to communicate with manufacturers daily and effectively
- Oversee and manage product life cycle from inception through to final- update sample tracker and critical path
- Create product listings on website and know all products extremely well
- Work with merchandiser to analyse performance to help with design direction
Who You Are:
- Able to sketch digitally and freehand
- Multitasker
- Excellent communication skills
- Must have a great eye and an excellent sense of style and colour
- Trendsetter and non-conformist
- Identify opportunities and think outside of the box
- Exceptional work ethic and comfortable with hard and pressured work
Requirements:
- Must have a portfolio. Applications without a portfolio will not be accepted
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud – specifically Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
- Proven understanding of trend and colour forecasting
To apply for this role, please send your CV along with cover letter and portfolio to careers@kaicollective.com.