Location: Head Office in Abbotsford
Work Type: Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Designer to join a vibrant team at Princess Highway.We are seeking a creative and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about unique & inspiring fashion.
Our Designers are:
- Always on trend.
- Creative and artistic.
- Passionate about design.
- Committed to delivering the best possible designs on time, all the time.
Duties will include:
- Design seasonal ranges for the Brand from theme concepts ensuring Brand image and aesthetic are adhered to and comply with design budget.
- Continuously undertake market research to ensure the brand remains on trend.
- Identify, interpret and implement print and pattern trends .
- Creates technical specifications for design styles.
- Creates CAD Illustrations for styles.
- Ensure styles are developed to agreed specification.
- Sourcing fabrics and trims.
- Fitting garments.
- Preparing spec sheets and range books.
- Approval of lab dips, prints, and embroideries.
- Communicating with offshore factories, and monitoring the sampling process ensuring critical time lines are adhered to.
- Contribute to marketing and photo shoot concepts and ideas.
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
- A hands on approach and enjoy the challenges of the apparel industry.
- A good commercial acumen.
- A keen eye for fashion and upcoming trends and the ability to translate this into unique designs.
- Knowledge of garment construction and production methods to ensure high quality and correct fit is achieved.
- A high level of accuracy and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
- 3 years experience in a similar fashion design role.
- Ability to work in a fast based environment with tight deadlines.
- Highly proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Textile design experience; ability to design seamless repeat yardages and offer alternate artwork/colour ways/scale, is preferred.
- Undergraduate, tertiary or equivalent degree in Fashion Design.
If this sounds like you, and you are keen to join the design team please apply now.
To apply
Email resume and expression of interest to: fxhr@factoryx.com.au