Fashion Designer - Product Development

Apparel Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Apparel Group in Dubai, UAE, is seeking a Fashion Designer in Product Development to translate creative ideas into commercially relevant fashion products. The role blends CAD-based design with trend awareness and range development, coordinating with buyers and planning teams to meet customer preferences, market requirements, and defined price points.

You will create fashion concepts using CAD tools, develop product ranges, collaborate with buyers, forecasters, and design teams, and apply

Qualifications

• Experience translating concepts into fashion designs using CAD tools.
• Knowledge of fabrics, colours, textures and production requirements.
• Ability to develop product ranges in line with a brief and market needs.

Responsibilities

• Create and visualize fashion concepts and translate ideas into designs using CAD tools.
• Develop product designs with consideration for technical requirements and commercial objectives.
• Plan and develop product ranges in line with the assigned brief.
• Work with buyers and forecasters to develop products that meet defined requirements.
• Apply an understanding of design from a technical perspective throughout the development process.

Skills

CAD-based design

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Trend awareness

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

CAD software

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Job Snapshot

Fashion Designer - Product Development

Role: Fashion Designer

Location: Dubai, UAE

Industry: Apparel and Fashion

Function: Fashion & Accessories Design

Experience: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Position Overview: Apparel Group is seeking a Fashion Designer in Dubai, UAE to develop design concepts and translate creative ideas into commercially relevant fashion products. The role combines CAD-based design, trend awareness, range development, and close coordination with buying and planning teams to ensure products respond to customer preferences, market requirements, and defined price points.

Job Details

Country: UAE

City: Dubai

Industry: Apparel and Fashion

Function: Fashion & Accessories Design

Salary: Not disclosed

Gender: No Preference

Candidate Nationality: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Work Arrangement: On-site

• Create and visualize fashion concepts and translate ideas into designs using computer-aided design tools.
• Develop product designs with consideration for technical requirements and commercial objectives.
• Plan and develop product ranges in line with the assigned brief.
• Work with buyers and forecasters to develop products that meet defined requirements.
• Apply an understanding of design from a technical perspective throughout the development process.

Trend and Market Awareness

• Keep up to date with emerging fashion trends.
• Monitor developments in fabrics, colours, shapes, and broader design directions.
• Apply relevant trend insights when developing concepts and product ranges.
• Consider customer expectations, market positioning, and price points during the design process.

Cross-Functional Coordination: Work closely with buying and planning teams throughout product development to ensure each item is appropriate for the intended customer, market, and price point. Maintain ongoing communication with relevant teams as designs and ranges progress.

Design Skills

• Proficiency in computer-aided design.
• Strong working knowledge of current design software, including Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
• Understanding of fashion design from both creative and technical perspectives.
• Ability to translate ideas and briefs into product designs.
• Awareness of fabrics, colours, shapes, and changing fashion trends.
• Ability to multitask across design and product development activities.
• Proactive approach to assigned responsibilities and cross-functional coordination.