Designer

Crew Clothing Company; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Crew Clothing Company in Kingston upon Thames is seeking a Junior Accessories Designer to craft original, on-brand, commercial accessory ranges that support the customer positioning and business strategy. You will contribute to strong category designs and ensure range balance across channels.

Working within the design team, you will collaborate across Product and Merchandising, manage key dates from concept to handover, and help translate seasonal ideas into commercially viable products for our

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar brand or retailer.
• Proven ability to design on-brand, commercial accessories.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Solid understanding of garment construction and finishing.
• Proficiency with Illustrator and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Create strong seasonal accessory designs that are on-brand.
• Collaborate with Product, Merchandising and Buying teams.
• Ensure designs meet deadlines and range balance.
• Present prototypes to senior teams and manage range handovers.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Garment construction knowledge

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Fashion design degree or similar

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Word & Excel

Job description

Accessories Designer

Kingston-on-Thames (4 days in office, 1 day from home)

37.5 Hours

Crew Clothing Company was founded in Salcombe in 1993. Today Crew is a great British brand, and our success lies in our authentic passion for producing great looking, well made clothes. We now have more than 70 stores and a thriving website, and the business continues to grow.

Accessories Designer

Kingston-on-Thames (4 days in office, 1 day from home)

37.5 Hours

Crew Clothing Company was founded in Salcombe in 1993. Today Crew is a great British brand, and our success lies in our authentic passion for producing great looking, well made clothes. We now have more than 70 stores and a thriving website, and the business continues to grow.

Our people are at the heart of our company. With a passion for exceptional service, and a love for our product, our team is dedicated to offering the best customer experience – nothing is too much trouble.

Purpose Of The Role

As part of the design team the Junior Accessories Designer is responsible for the designing of original, on-brand and commercial product which compliment the Customer positioning and answer the business strategy. The Junior Accessories Designer is responsible for ensuring they produce strong category designs, which maximise sales and profit for the various different sales channels, through the development of product and design and which are able to compliment the range balance.

Responsibilities

• Strong seasonal product ranges, always on-brand and mindful of previous sales success..
• Product that can be commercialised.
• Involvement in seasonal research, new ideas and inspiration to ensure the ranges stay fresh.

Key Accountabilities

• Strong team working across all critical functions especially Product and Merchandising, as well as Sale and Direct.
• Understand the design and development process and ensure all key dates are met.
• Following the seasonal process from concept to product handover.
• Ensuring product designs match the supply base capabilities.

Cross-functional Working

• Working with the options given by Merchandising and understanding the range balance.
• Working with Product teams and the supplier / factory base on initial costing’s and margin implications of all product development
• Chasing in and presenting prototype samples to Product and Merchandising teams as well senior management and Range presentations when required.
• Understanding the Range balance working with Product and Merchandisers, within context of the total business
• Attending proto fits with the Technical and Product teams.
• Professionally raising concerns over issues that might arise over all areas of product development with suppliers / factories or the internal team to your line manager to seek to resolve
• Tracking sales and taking ownership of product lines with the Product and Merchandising teams to gain learning’s for future growth and development for the brand and Crew Clothing customer
• Reacting to sales and working into OTB efficiently alongside the Buying teams & the Brand Director to ensure sales are potentialised and fulfilled within season if possible
• On-going liaison with the functional teams to ensure smooth and effective working relationships.
• Ensuring objectives are understood and progress monitored and supported to achieve the set outcomes.
• Leading by example of deadline achievement, professional cross-functional liaison, fresh thinking and proven track record of sales success.
• Reporting to Brand Operations Manager & Senior Designer on all aspects of the function to update and ensure smooth work flow at all times.

Essential

Key Skills & Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years experience in a similar brand ,or comparable retailer, work at a Design Assistant capacity
• Able to demonstrate relevant professional experience/professional or academic qualifications (Fashion design degree or similar)
• Ability to influence & communicate effectively, with excellent people skills
• Computer literate (Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel)
• Understanding of garment construction, pattern cutting and finishing
• Excellent eye for detail and quality
• Understanding of garment specification packages and developing them with factories

Skills

Accessories Design