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, fabric, and 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 sales performance to inform design direction
- Lead all fittings: schedule fittings based on when items are received from manufacturers, gather necessary models or team members for try-ons, review product for style, measurement, fit and fabric revisions. Clearly and expertly document, and communicate all feedback accurately to the manufacturers.
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Document and archive all work on the drive in an organized and structured manner
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Test quality of samples (wash tests, all day wear test etc.) to ensure that the fabric and sewing of the garment are excellent
Who You Are:
- Able to sketch digitally and freehand
- Multitasker
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisation and admin 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
- Your designs demonstrate a love for structure, detail and maximalism
Requirements:
- Must be London-based and able to commute to our Shoreditch office
- Must have an excellent portfolio. Applications without a portfolio will not be accepted
- Must write a cover letter
- 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.