Womenswear Design Assistant

Assembly Label; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Assembly Label is seeking a Design Assistant to join our Alexandria Head Office design team. This role supports day‑to‑day design tasks and contributes to developing our collections within a growing, multi‑channel fashion brand.

The Design Assistant will help with admin, CAD work, tech packs, sample coordination and showroom setup, while learning under the Senior Designer and collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in fashion design or a related field.
• Fashion Design qualification or equivalent.
• Knowledge of fabrics, colour, and digital artwork.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office; strong Illustrator and Excel skills.
• Understanding of garment fit, construction, and technical design principles.
• Collaborative team player with strong communication.
• Aligned with Assembly Label values: Humble, Hungry and Smart.

Responsibilities

• General design department administration and data entry.
• Master data and style workflow maintenance in dashboards and visual range plans.
• Support the design team in creating tech packs and inputting key style data.
• Assist with incoming sample co-ordination and documentation.
• Ensure the design room is organised with samples, fabrics, trims and digital files.
• Create and update CADs to represent seasonal collections.
• Manage range presentation documents with attention to detail.
• Inform stakeholders of changes regarding product attributes and range structure.
• Assist with showroom setup each season for range meetings and reviews.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Fashion Design or relevant qualification

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Assembly Label is looking for a Design Assistant to join our Design team at our Alexandria Head Office. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career creative to gain hands‑on experience supporting the design process and contributing to the development of our collections within a growing, multi-channel fashion brand.

The Role

The primary purpose of the Design Assistant is to support the Design team with the day-to-day tasks involved in developing and delivering Assembly Label’s product collections.

Key Responsibilities

Admin

• General design department administration and data entry. Master data and style workflow maintenance in the seasonal dashboards and visual range plans.
• Support the Design team in creating tech packs and inputting key style data.
• Assist with incoming sample co-ordination and documentation.
• Ensure the Design Room is kept organised and maintained at a high standard, including organisation of samples, fabrics, trims and digital files.

Design

• Creating and updating detailed CADs to represent the seasonal collections.
• Creating and managing range presentation documents, ensuring a high level of detail and accuracy.
• Trend and competitor research, including silhouette, colour and fabrication.
• Inform key stakeholders across the wider business of changes regarding product attributes and range structure.
• Working closely with the Design team on executing showroom set up each season for various range meetings and reviews, ensuring all materials, samples and assets are available to showcase.
• Responsible for taking meeting notes, compiling action points and following them through.
• Accountable for upholding the Assembly Label culture – a spokesperson for the brand, both internally and externally.
• Responsible for working with the Senior Designer on your own self-development and career growth.

About You

• 2+ years’ industry experience in fashion design or a related field.
• Fashion Design or relevant technical qualification.
• Knowledge of fabrics, colour, and digital artwork.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office, with strong Illustrator and Excel skills.
• Understanding of garment fit, construction, and technical design principles.
• Collaborative team player who values teamwork and builds strong working relationships.
• Ability to support the execution and delivery of ranges in line with Assembly Label’s brand DNA.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Embodies Assembly Label’s values of being Humble, Hungry and Smart.

Applying

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups who reflect our wonderfully diverse community.