Now Hiring | Luxury Multi-brand | Melbourne
The Brand |
Our luxury client hosts a range of emerging and contemporary designer brands across their twenty plus stores and growing. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join them in a newly created role for a Junior Designer reporting to an inspirational and renowned Creative Director, and working in a small and dynamic design team.
The Role |
1. Support the Creative Director in developing and executing a strategic vision
2. Help and contributing to the management of design direction from conception to final
3. styling, including contribution to the selection of fabrics, trims, silhouettes, lab dip colours, print strike offs, and patterns
4. Assisting with the whole range design, across all categories, womenswear in both woven and knitwear in line with the creative direction of Creative Director and the Senior designer
5. Helping with the linesheet development and presentation materials for strategy reviews including trend, colour and fabric boards
6. Monitoring and follow up the sourcing and development of fabrics, embroidery, trims and sample requests with external vendor/factories
7. Attend all fit sessions from first fit to production samples’ ensuring that product is technically executed to the highest standard and of commercial fit
8. Strong communication skills with factories to achieve positive results in the development phase
The Skillset |
9. 3+ years minimum womenswear industry experience
10. Knowledge on seasonal trends and market responses would be advantageous
11. Strong technical knowledge of Woven and knitwear construction and materials with strong colour and print sense
12. On-site working arrangements
13. Strong Communication and interpersonal skills and range development experience
14. Strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Excel and Outlook
15. Ability to prioritize and manage workload with multiple deadlines
This role is a full time offering, based in their Balaclava HQ. There is a strong salary offering available, development opportunities, frequent travel, and the opportunity to work closely with some of the industries most experienced profiles - this role is not to be missed!
The Talent Mill Recruitment division is a bespoke consultancy and talent acquisition specialist within the fashion, lifestyle and retail industries. With more than 10 years specialist expertise with luxury, lifestyle & fashion brands globally we discover, recognize, and connect inspiring individuals to the most desirable brands as a trusted support to founder-led start-ups, SME’s and multinational corporations within the fashion & retail industry.
Recruitment – but make it ethical not transactional. Quality over quantity – always. Truly consultative and delivered at pace. We hold a genuine passion and expertise for the industries we support, and offer a unique and modern recruitment proposition – one where we develop long term, meaningful connections, add value and deliver an unforgettable service.
Angela Millar