Walk-in | Fashion Designer

Atharv Apparels; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Atharv Apparels in Kolkata is seeking a fashion design graduate to join our design team. You will conduct trend research, collaborate on new product concepts, create CAD sketches, and develop tech packs, patterns, and costings for production.

Strong garment construction and pattern making skills, textile knowledge, and ability to present technically complex designs from concept to final specs are essential. Portfolio showcasing construction details is required.

Qualifications

• Garment construction and pattern making are core technical skills for fashion design graduates.
• Textile and fabric knowledge influence material choices and construction details.
• Portfolio should demonstrate technically complex designs and construction methods.

Responsibilities

• Research current fashion trends and determine consumer preferences.
• Collaborate with design team to develop ideas for new products based on research data.
• Design sketches for new products with a design team.
• Create clothing patterns for mass production.
• Test fabrics, colors, and textures for each design.
• Oversee the production of designs, including fittings, pricing, and marketing considerations.
• Select fabrics and trims.
• Create tech packs with detailed specifications.
• Develop CAD sketches to present to stakeholders.
• Oversee the prototype sample process.
• Work with the design team to create mood boards.
• Create cost sheets and product lists.

Skills

Garment construction

Pattern making

Textile knowledge

Education

Fashion design degree

Tools

CAD software

Tech packs

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Researching current fashion trends and determining what consumers will like
• Collaborating with the design team to develop ideas for new products based on research data
• Designing sketches for new products with a design team
• Creating clothing patterns for mass production
• Testing and deciding on fabrics, colors, patterns and textures for each design
• Overseeing the production of designs, including carrying out fittings, determining prices and managing marketing
• Selecting fabrics and trims
• Creating tech packs with detailed specifications
• Developing CAD sketches to present to stakeholders
• Overseeing the prototype sample process
• Working with the design team to create mood boards
• Creating cost sheets and product lists

Preferred candidate profile

Garment construction knowledge and pattern making capability are the most fundamental technical skills for any fashion design graduate entering the professional market. An employer who reviews a portfolio showing technically complex designs will expect the candidate to be able to describe how those garments were constructed . Textile and fabric knowledge is a form of technical intelligence that affects every design decision a fashion design graduate makes in professional practice, from the initial selection of materials for a concept to the final specification of construction details that depend on how specific fabrics behave