Acne Studios Senior women's wear designer - Outerwear & Leather

Acne Studios; France; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A progressive luxury fashion house is seeking a Senior Women's wear Designer to create striking collections that reflect the company's vision. The role requires a creative individual with over 7 years of experience in high-end design. Responsibilities include collaborating with various teams, conducting market research, and participating in all design processes. The ideal candidate should have strong research and communication skills, along with a degree in design or textiles. A portfolio submission is mandatory.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a design studio for high-end brands.
• Strong research, conceptual, and creative skills.
• Good sketching skills and a clear understanding of proportions.

Responsabilités

• Create collections aligned with the creative designer's vision.
• Propose new stylistic trends and potential collaborations.
• Participate in the full design process from research to finalization.

Connaissances

Creative skills

Communication skills in English

Research skills

Teamwork

Formation

Academic degree from design and/or textile education

Description du poste

Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone's contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.

CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As Senior Women's wear Designer, your main contribution will be to provide strong, forward-thinking creativity with the ability and understanding to translate design proposals into products and contribute to ensure product line is consistent with company's identity and as well as demands and expectations from creative director and design director.

You will report to Design director. You will play a vital role in:

• Create strong collections according to the direction set out by the creative designer and design director across the designated product categories and special projects
• Propose new emerging stylistic trends, concepts and potential collaborations
• Participate in full design process from research stage, colour and material choice through to drawings and draping's
• Attend fittings and follow-up on finalization and validation of prototypes through to SMS
• Benchmark competitors and conduct regular research to stay informed on market trends
• Partner with product development and pattern to follow up on prototypes during development process
• Maintain good working process and ensure balanced communication with all cross functional departments

Please attach your portfolio to your application.

WHO YOU ARE

You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.

Specific personal qualities for this role:

• Cultured, refined, inspiring and a creative individual
• Flexible, energetic with a positive solution oriented mind set
• Cooperative with the ability to thrive in a fast paced environment

Specific experience and knowledge for this role:

• Academic degree from design and/or textile education
• Experience in working within a design studio for at least 7 years preferable from high-end brands
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English
• Strong research, conceptual and creative skills
• Good sketching skills, understanding and sense of proportions, shape, colour and material

What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone's individual expression of their own identity.