Chief Stylist & Design Lead

Surprise Paris; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

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Résumé du poste

Surprise Paris, a daring French brand, seeks a head stylist in Paris to lead the style department across Knitwear, Woven, Denim, and Cut & Sew. You will manage the full design process from concept to production and create technical specs for suppliers.

You will organize fittings, iterate on prototypes, and benchmark competitors while reporting directly to the founder & CEO and the Creative Director. This is a fast-growing role with great creative freedom.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to stand-out creatively.
• Good sketching skills with understanding of volumes, shapes, colors, fabrics and yarn makers.
• Understand technical specs and requirements from factories (yarn counts, GG…).
• Excellent communication skills in English and French.
• Previous experience as a stylist in a similar role is a must.

Responsabilités

• Create compelling collections (Knitwear, Woven, Denim, Cut&Sewn) following brand values and DNA.
• Propose new emerging trends, details and potential creative collaborations.
• Manage all design process from research to yarn/fabric selection.
• Express creative skills from drawings into production.
• Create technical specs for suppliers.
• Organize fittings and iterate prototypes up to SMS.
• Conduct market research and competitive benchmarking.

Connaissances

Creative vision

Sketching skills

English communication

French communication

Understanding fabrics

Description du poste

Surprise Paris, a daring French brand, seeks a head stylist in Paris to lead the style department across Knitwear, Woven, Denim, and Cut & Sew. You will manage the full design process from concept to production and create technical specs for suppliers.

You will organize fittings, iterate on prototypes, and benchmark competitors while reporting directly to the founder & CEO and the Creative Director. This is a fast-growing role with great creative freedom.