Assistant Designer - Miss Selfridge London, England
Job description
We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting-edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.
We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.
Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.
THE BRAND…
ASOS is one of the UK’s top fashion and beauty destinations, expanding globally at a rapid pace. Our values are to be authentic, brave, creative, and disciplined, and we live and breathe these in everything we do.
Miss Selfridge is built on its rich heritage which originates from its early beginnings in the 1960’s. Key influences are drawn from our beautiful vintage archive which has become the DNA for the brand we know today. With a feminine girly aesthetic, the range is filled with timeless pieces that are pretty with purpose. Boho, vintage florals, and embellished garments are the heartland of the brand. Giving our ‘Miss S girl’ an outfit for every important occasion, creating memories for life. It’s about girls dressing for girls, best friends, empowering each other through the brands iconic and signature styles.
THE TEAM…
Fast paced, dynamic and passionate. The Miss Selfridge design team lead the way to inspire and constantly deliver the latest trends that reflect our brand DNA. As a close working team, we are constantly striving to be the newest and the first!
THE ROLE…
As an Assistant Designer, you will be working predominantly with the Senior Designer to support multi categories including Dresses/Tailoring and jersey. While also assisting the wider design team across the brand where needed. Identifying key trends and influencers will be an important part of this role to ensure we are first to market with key product areas. Agility with the ability to multitask is also important. Miss Selfridge is a multi-product brand so there will be opportunity to get involved in most product areas, working towards ownership on your own category.
What you'll be doing...
- Assisting in research, development, and design for Miss Selfridge, including identifying key shapes for the season, colour, fabric and building a range alongside the senior designer which creates first to market pieces and offers choice for our global customer base.
- Integrating yourself into a focused brand way of working, always thinking head-to-toe.
- Building relationships with suppliers and advising factories on direction, construction, key details, materials, and trims.
- Adhering to the critical path to achieve deadlines, ensuring product is developed for the relevant and optimum selling period.
- Create mood and colour boards and share creative ideas to shape and develop the Miss Selfridge collection and to create trends for the season. This may also include shop, social media, catwalk and street style reports and sourcing new fabrications and trimmings.
- You will also work alongside the buying teams to reacted to sales information and alongside your Senior designer present design ideas and develop product to drive the range.
- Supporting our culture by driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies.
Who We’d Like to Meet
- An amazing attitude and passion that reflects the Miss Selfridge DNA.
- 2-3 year’s experience in industry.
- Passionate about vintage and strong sense of style.
- Strong commercial handwriting and understanding of the Miss Selfridge Brand and Customer.
- Someone who is forthcoming and confident in presenting exciting new ideas back to the Senior designer and wider team.
- Photoshop, Adobe, CAD and ideally hand sketch.
- PLM knowledge beneficial
- Key eye for print & colour
- A fashion forward perspective who is immersed in everything to do with the Gen Z customer.
- Strong time management skills and strong organisational admin skills
- A strong team player.
- The confidence to identify problems and make improvement suggestions, seeking practical ways to overcome barriers and remaining calm under pressure.
- Willingness to travel in the UK as required, for supplier meetings and inspiration/ development Trips.
Additional Information
What’s in it for you...
- Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
- ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
- Employee sample sales
- Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
- 25 days paid annual leave + an extra day for your birthday
- Discretionary performance related bonus scheme
- Private medical care scheme
- Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
Our Commitments
We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how are we doing it?
We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We’ve also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.
We have several employee networks that operate as safe spaces, to help support and celebrate our people - find out more here.
Do you need any reasonable adjustments? Our recruitment team will be happy to support you in the best way possible if you feel comfortable raising this. It’s also our policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for roles they have applied to.
If you have any questions about the policies we have in place to support our employees (e.g. our parental leave approach), just let our Talent team know.
