Senior Womenswear Designer

Jaded London; London; Hybrid; NOK 533,000 - 685,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Holiday allowance

Birthday day off

Moving day

Hybrid work

Pension

Bonus scheme

Employee assistance

Referral bonus

Local discounts

Office location

Casual dress

Kitchens & snacks

Office socials

Job summary

Jaded London seeks a proactive Womenswear Design Assistant to support the Design Manager in the complete design process from moodboards to samples. You will help brainstorm trends, coordinate fittings, and coordinate design trips with factories, while coaching junior designers to deliver strong outcomes.

You will work closely with senior designers across menswear and womenswear, contribute to collaborations, and participate in social team feedback to refine ranges.

Qualifications

• Excellent computer skills with MS Office, CAD, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Ability to sketch CADs and create technical drawings for factories.
• Trend-focused with an eye for detail and strong creative decisions.
• Capable of mentoring junior team members and coaching others.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end womenswear design process from moodboards to samples.
• Lead design meetings and present to teams when the lead is away.
• Attend sign-off meetings with design lead and stakeholders.
• Organise design and factory trips and develop samples.
• Develop ideas for all product categories and identify best sellers.
• Create sketch drawings and CADs; prepare tech packs for factories.
• Brief freelance designers and coordinate with factories.
• Maintain the critical path and update fit comments.
• Collaborate with social team on design ranges and feedback.
• Assist on special projects and collaborations.

Skills

Microsoft Office

CAD

Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Tools

CAD

Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Job description

Reports to:

Co-founder/CEO

Job Overview:

Supporting Womenswear Design Manager with the end-to-end design process for womenswear and coaching of the wider team to deliver outstanding results.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Supports the design process, including:

• Researches and creates moodboards to identify new trends for the up coming collections
• Hold design meetings (when design lead is on annual leave) & regularly presenting to the teams
• Attend sign off meetings with design lead presenting product to co-founders & other stakeholders
• Organise and attend design & factory trips
• Designing and developing samples on trips
• Develops ideas for all product categories
• Working with the design lead identifying best sellers / slow sellers – coming up with ideas for move ons / re colours / identifying missed opportunities etc
• Sources fabrics and trims with factories
• Create sketch technical drawings and CADs
• Advising the junior members of the team with technical advice
• Work out print placements and set up tech packs for factory
• Brief freelance designers
• Chase through new branding with factories
• Work closely with senior designer on the menswear department
• Works with the social team to collate new ideas and feedback on design ranges for further development
• Assist on specialprojects i.e collaborations

Supports the technical process, including:

• Maintain the critical path throughout the design process
• Chase through samples with the factories on a daily basis
• Attend fit sessions and comment for any improvements or amends
• Update workbooks with fit comments

General office and design duties, including:

• Keep fabric swatches, trim samples and fit samples organised
• Review samples regularly to add to Depop box

Requirements

• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, CAD, Photoshop, Adobe & Illustrator
• Confidence and ability to work at fast pace, creating sketched CADs and technical drawings for factories, setting-up print placements for factories
• Trend-focused with an eye for detail
• Capable of working autonomously and making strong creative decisions
• Flexible working approach, diligent and able to adapt to the needs of the team
• Great understanding of the Jaded London brand and customer
• Strong Team player and passionate for the brand and its success
• Great management skills /coaching junior members of the team

Benefits

• 50% Employee Discount
• 24 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
• A paid day off on your birthday
• A paid moving day per year
• Hybrid Working Arrangements - 1 day per week WFH after 6 months probation
• Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• £500 employee referral bonus scheme
• Local Business Discounts (joe and the juice, cafés, fitness, beauty etc)
• North-West London office location directly located next to good transport links
• Casual office dress code (your style of dress is up to you, wear what you feel best in)
• Fully-stocked kitchens and fridges (hello endless brekkie and snack supply, see ya afternoon munchies)
• Regular Office Social Events (e.g. payday socials)