Monsoon Designer (12 months FTC)

Monsoon; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a passionate Casual-Wear Designer who will play a pivotal role in creating unique collections that reflect current trends and embody the brand's values. This position involves conducting thorough trend research, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality samples. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills, a keen eye for design, and the ability to inspire and lead a team. Join a dynamic environment where creativity and collaboration are at the forefront, and make a significant impact on the fashion landscape.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Bonus day holiday after 6 months

Pension enrollment

Private Healthcare

Life assurance

Flexible working approach

Early pay day Friday finish

Generous staff discount

Interest-free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Established designer with creative and technical ability to design casual collections.
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence and persuade.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trend research and create seasonal casual trends for the brand.
• Manage critical path planning and ensure timely delivery of samples.

Skills

Trend Research

Fabric Sourcing

CAD Skills (Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator)

Communication Skills

Technical Design Skills

Time Management

Education

Fashion BA Hons or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

What will you do as a Casual-Wear Designer?

• Trend research and sourcing – work closely with the head of design to identify and create seasonal casual trends for the Monsoon Accessorize brand including key fashion shapes, fabrication, prints, embroideries, and colors for the season.
• Ability to plan and range build to deliver a diverse yet cohesive collection.
• Contribute to new reference material, including industry knowledge and research for the department to use throughout the season.
• Protect and ensure identified trends and key items are completed through to the sign-off stage.
• Create unique, in-house collections that deliver newness and commerciality.
• Compile strong reference material, including researching catwalk and comp shop trends, industry feedback, etc., to support mood boards and color palettes.
• Producing/creating design specs and embroidery layouts. To create beautiful first samples and liaise with factories/supply base to produce best in class for the department with attention to detail.
• Responsible for the day-to-day running of the department/self, to ensure samples arrive on time and are executed to the desired level. Ensuring all deadlines are met and critical path is followed.
• Work with buying and merchandising teams to engineer garments into price architecture.
• Ownership of the casual category to deliver new balanced collections for the department.
• Technical skills and finesse to translate brand values through beautiful embroideries and embellishments.
• Fabric sourcing. Innovation into price points. Continue to source and push boundaries on fabric innovation/yarn dyes and plains.
• Passionate about casual daywear and delivering the best for the business.
• International travel may be required.

Critical Path Management

• Responsible for critical path planning of design time for the casual category.
• Where required, assist in the planning of the Critical Path for product areas, ensuring effective communication with suppliers and relevant team members.
• Meet deadlines and the critical path.

People and Talent Management

• Motivate and inspire the print department to support development in the occasion department.

Health and Safety

• Ensure a safe working environment by complying with Health and Safety Guidelines and take action to deal with any issues.

What will you need to succeed as our Senior Designer?

• Hold a Fashion BA Hons or equivalent qualification.
• Established Designer with creative and technical ability to design casual end-use collections.
• Passionate and enthusiastic to drive the best for the department.
• Have a desire to continue to learn and develop self and skill set.
• Ambitious to be part of a dynamic and creative team to define the brand and occasion category.
• Self-motivated with an ability to work under own initiative.
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence and persuade, and build strong working relationships.
• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and work under pressure.
• A good eye for casual product, both soft and structured, with a good understanding of embroidery and embellishments.
• Good understanding of casual jersey products.
• Fabric sourcing ability and good technical skills to develop beautiful products and first samples.
• Confident in presenting collections/concepts and pitching ideas across the team.
• Confident and versatile people skills to influence and persuade the wider team to vision.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of ‘brand handwriting’.
• Has a passion for trend and fashion-forward casual products alongside a love of heritage Indian handwriting.
• CAD Skills - Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator.
• Quick and accurate ability to hand sketch designs, attention to detail.

What will we offer you in return?

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Bonus day holiday each year after 6 months service.
• A pension that you will be automatically enrolled in after 3 months.
• Private Healthcare.
• Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme).
• A flexible working approach.
• Early pay day Friday finish.
• A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products.
• Interest-free season ticket loans.
• Additional discounts such as Westfield discount, etc.

If this all sounds great and you feel you are who we are looking for, let us know and apply today.

At Monsoon Accessorize we don’t focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

We provide reasonable accommodations as needed to people with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] to discuss any specific requirements.