Assistant Designer - Babywear

Apparel Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Apparel Group is seeking a designer adept at turning concepts into visual designs using CAD. The role requires strong skills in Illustrator and Photoshop and a keen eye for current fashion trends.

You will plan and develop ranges, collaborate with buyers and forecasters to align products with briefs, and liaise with buying and planning teams to ensure items meet customer needs and market price points. A technical understanding of design is essential, and a proactive multitasker will thrive.

Qualifications

• Experience in fashion design using CAD.
• Proficient with Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Knowledge of current fashion trends and fabrics.
• Ability to plan and develop ranges.
• Collaborate with buyers and forecasters to meet briefs.
• Coordinate with buying and planning teams to suit customer, market and price points.
• Understand design from a technical perspective.
• Be ready to multitask with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Create or visualize ideas and produce designs using CAD.
• Stay up to date with fashion trends, fabrics, colours and shapes.
• Plan and develop ranges.
• Work with buyers and forecasters to develop products to meet a brief.
• Liaise with buying and planning teams to ensure items fit customer, market and price points.
• Understand design from a technical perspective.
• Be ready to multitask and maintain a proactive approach.

Skills

CAD

Illustrator

Photoshop

Trend analysis

Multitasking

Proactive approach

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

• Creating or visualizing an idea and producing a design using computer-aided design (CAD).
• Well versed in latest designing software (Illustrator, Photoshop etc.).
• Keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours and shapes.
• Planning and developing ranges.
• Working with buyers and forecasters, to develop products to meet a brief.
• Liaising closely with buying and planning teams on an ongoing basis to ensure the item suits the customer, market and price points.
• Understanding design from a technical perspective.
• Readiness to multitask and should have a proactive approach