designer London, England
Job description
About us
Dune London, is the leading affordable luxury footwear and accessories brand in the UK, with broad distribution across both the UK and internationally. It has 50 stores in the UK and over 100 in 25 countries around the world. The company is entering a period of sustained growth both through additional stores, expansion of sales on its online channels and through third party partners both in the UK and globally.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary the group has over the years built an enviable position as the specialist in quality fashion footwear and accessories which has given it a unique position at the high end of the high street.
About the role
The Dune Group is looking for a talented, enthusiastic and hardworking Junior handbag and accessories designer join its busy design team. An established fashion brand with thirty years in the industry, this is an exciting and dynamic role working alongside the footwear design and buying team in delivering bespoke, feminine and beautiful collections that really capture the seasonal trends. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain invaluable industry experience.
About you
What we need from you:
- Passion for design and an eye for detail
- To be able to offer original ideas to evolve brand best sellers.
- Support the senior designer in developing product that is right for the market level
- An understanding of the buying process & critical paths
- Researching trends, new materials & trims with an ability to collate and focus key messages
- Sketch and CAD skills to help produce clear and concise specifications to brief to factories
- Develop excellent relationships with other head office departments
EXPERIENCE / COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Graduate caliber with a flair for design with great creativity and imagination
- PC literate with a good knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop & PowerPoint
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to work across a number of projects at any one time
- Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to work cross-functionally and with external suppliers at all levels
- Good writing skills, use of language and grammar
What’s in it for you?
- Friendly and open culture with plenty of opportunity for development
- Free Gym membership
- We recognise retailing as an art and offer bespoke professional apprenticeship programmes
- A competitive commission scheme which rewards the teams’ sales efforts
- Uniform Allowance – you’ll receive a seasonal allowance to showcase our latest product whilst working in store
- Working with charitable organisations to help raise funds and give something back. Our current charity partner is Mental Health UK who provide invaluable support for mental wellbeing
- 60% employee discount on Dune products – what’s not to love!
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays – pro rata if part time)
- We’re happy to talk flexible working & understand the importance of work-life balance
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance for all team members
- We look after our people – employee awards where we celebrate success and reward commitment
- Team incentives and socials – we like to have fun!
- Company growth and opportunity; Dune is opening new stores and channels and evolving all the time, we encourage and support our team members to enable continuous professional career development and provide opportunity for progression
- Open-minded company, welcoming thoughts and ideas to be shared
- Access to our employee assistance programme, retailTRUST, who provide loads of resources to support with wellbeing and personal development, offer free counselling, legal advice and financial guidance.
- Our own Wellbeing Allies – there to talk when you need them.
What happens next?
We will take a good look at your application and if we don’t feel we are right for you, we’ll make sure we let you know but sadly we are not able to give tailored feedback.
If we are excited to find out more about you, we will give you a call and arrange to talk.
A few things that might help:
- Research the brand and the role; browse our website; and visit our store
- Make sure you have plenty of examples to show off all your amazing skills and experience relevant to this role
