Location: London, E1
Reporting to: Senior Print Designer
Department: Design
Contract type: Full-time, office based
Submissions must include a PDF of your portfolio
The Role
We are looking for an Assistant Print Designer to join our team on a full-time basis, with experience in luxury or premium brands.
The role supports the Senior Print Designer throughout the design process from initial research, design development through to production.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting with seasonal print and ready to wear research
- Working closely with Senior Print Designer to create and develop seasonal prints across all collections
- Assisting with developing and managing seasonal colour palette
- Development of Engineered Print across selected styles within each collection
- Supporting communication with regards to print across departments, maintaining smooth development processes including print launches, colour and sample fabric management
- Preparation of all related material for seasonal production handovers
- Assisting with print production and engineered print production artwork Involvement in preparing key print assets for wider communication
- Participation in special projects and show preparation where necessary
- Design admin duties: organisation and maintaining of print research and development, strike off archive and development folders, keeping print information up to date.
- Working closely with Print Designer on dept’s daily schedule and requirements
- Supporting design team as a whole: helping to maintain organisation of design room, keeping record of archive pieces in house and preparing the required spaces ahead of print meetings.
Required Skills & Experience
- Degree in Fashion Design, Textile Design or similar with strong interest in print design
- 2yrs + experience within fashion industry at a luxury/premium level specialising in Print
- An understanding and connection with the Erdem brand and aesthetic
- The ability to demonstrate a creative voice with a distinct point of view
- Strong research, concept, creative and drawing skills with an excellent sense of colour
- Excellent skills in Adobe Photoshop and good understanding of InDesign and Illustrator
- Ideal candidate to also have technical knowledge of Screen Printing
- Initiative and drive
- Team player
- Analytical and problem solving
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Organised, efficient and meticulous