Design Assistant London, England
Job description
By adopting the values of Style & Truth across the whole business – from recruitment to product – we safeguard the long term health of the brand and we create more than just fashion.
DESCRIPTION
Founded in 1970, Jigsaw was the first premium fashion brand on the high street. Since then, the company has expanded worldwide to work with the finest mills, cutting edge photographers, up-and-coming models and renowned architects. But the search for the best in the industry never stops. As our journey continues, we're looking for passionate and talented people to learn about Style & Truth: a set of values that sets us apart from the rest of the high street, a belief that everyone should feel empowered to embrace their own style, be true to themselves, and not slavishly follow the fashion world. This means putting style before trends and truth before hype.
We are looking for a Design Assistant to the team in our Head Office in Richmond.
JOB PURPOSE
To assist the Women’s Design team supporting on all administrative aspects and helping in creating a commercially innovative and balanced range and introducing fresh ideas to the company.
KEY, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist and provide administrative support to the women’s design team in all steps of the design process, ensuring team meets critical deadlines in development of the collection.
- Assist in completion of tech/design packs and CAD across the women’s design team.
- Maintain responsibility for updating technical drawings / CADS and line sheets for all styles throughout the season for Buying and Merchandising meetings.
- Keep design boards in the studio up to date at all times.
- Creation of sketches, photoshop mock-ups and technical drawings / CADS and specifications for clear and effective communication with Product Development and factories.
- Prepare all seasonal colour standards and lab dips to send to factories.
- To collate seasonal colour palettes, gather colour standards and keep colour archive in order.
- Develop new material experiments, draping on the stand and creating finishing/stitch trials.
- Conduct extensive research through library, online, vintage and maintain an archive of image references.
- Assist in photoshoot sample coordination for campaigns and look book.
- Attend fabric appointments and the London Textile Fair, to help with sourcing of cloths and awareness of supplier base.
- To keep garment archive in order: ensuring it doesn’t become overloaded, reducing/selling items when necessary with guidance of the Product Development manager.
- To keep record of all samples bought by design and log in excel document for financial/budget purposes/
- To contribute to research for theme, fabric, print and colour for the collection.
- To help print designer when need to collate print boards and information for meetings.
- Continual awareness of keep competitors, aspirational products and cultural highlights affecting the world of art and design.
- To attend Monday morning trade meetings when possible to gain insight into the business best and worst sellers.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
- Assists team in completing tasks in accordance with critical dates
- Maintain an up to date overview of work in progress
- Provide assistance to the team to ensure maximum support
- Regular informal review meetings to discuss progress
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- Commercial and brand focused
- Passionate and creative about design and product
- Strong and clear communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Creative spirit, problem solving skills
- An overview of what is happening within the industry
- Attention to detail, proactive nature
- Experience working for a like-minded brand
- Degree in Fashion related studies
- Confident sketching hand
- Proficient in Adobe Suite
- Possesses a good understanding of garment construction
BENEFITS
- 25 days holidays
- Fantastic Staff discount schemes – up to 50% (and 70% on 5 items per season)
- Life Assurance
- Pension
- Access to the Retail Trust – Jigsaw’s wellbeing and benefits provider, for a whole host of resources, support and discounts
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications are encouraged from individuals regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships or pregnancy and maternity.
