Designer - Aje Athletica & Aje Studio

AJE Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Aje, Melbourne-based fashion house, is seeking a Designer for Aje Athletica & Studio to join the Head Office team. The role focuses on designing and developing performance-inspired collections while maintaining the brand’s signature aesthetic.

You will create mood boards, color palettes, and sketches, and produce tech packs with detailed specifications for suppliers. Collaboration with Production and Garment Tech is essential to ensure sample quality and precise execution.

Qualifications

• Support the design and development of Aje Athletica & Studio collections.
• Research market trends, consumer preferences and emerging trends to inform design decisions.
• Create mood boards, colour palettes, and sketches to develop collection concepts.
• Help create innovative, functional products that delight customers.
• Create and maintain tech packs and critical style information for suppliers.
• Work with Production and Garment Tech to ensure samples meet quality standards.
• Provide detailed technical specifications and assist fittings for accurate translation to final product.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of Athletica & Studio collections.
• Research trends to inform design decisions.
• Create mood boards, colour palettes and sketches.
• Develop innovative, functional products that engage customers.
• Create tech packs and convey construction details to suppliers.
• Coordinate with Production and Garment Tech to ensure sample quality.
• Provide technical specifications and support fittings for final product translation.

Skills

Mood boards

Color palettes

Sketching

Trend research

Collaborative design

Tools

CAD software

Tech packs

Coversheets

Job description

Aje was created in 2008 to translate the effortless Australian lifestyle into fashion.

Designed for an elegance grounded in ease, our garments empower our customers to feel relaxed, assured and beautiful.

Our company strives to invite freedom of self-expression in each architectural store environment, bringing our customers a confidence and beauty that elevates their every day to an occasion.

Join icon fashion house Aje as Designer - Aje Athletica & Studio at our Aje Head Office in Melbourne.

About this opportunity:

• Support the design and development of Aje Athletica & Studio collections, combining performance-focused innovation with the brand’s signature aesthetic
• Research market trends, consumer preferences and emerging trends to inform design decisions
• Create mood boards, colour palettes, and sketches to develop innovative and cohesive collection concepts
• Support in creating innovative, functional products that delight and engage customers
• Create and maintain tech packs and critical style information including CADs and coversheets, clearly communicating all design, fit, trim, technical construction and finishing details to suppliers
• Work closely with Production and Garment Tech teams to ensure samples meet quality, fit and performance standards
• Provide detailed technical specifications and support fittings to ensure designs are accurately translated into final product