Assistant Designer

**Assistant Designer - Kidswear
**What we're like**

At BIG W everyday’s a big day. For you, this could be the start of something big.

There are over 15,000 of us, in the biggest cities and the tiniest towns. And each of us has an important role to play to help make a real difference for families by providing real value, real solutions and real care.

If you have a passion for designing and delivering great customer and team experiences, a desire to join a business that is rapidly evolving into a purpose led digital retailer enabled by a great store network, and you’re looking for a place that cares about your development and growth, you could be who we’re looking for.
- Strategic role to deliver BIG W’s transformation journey
- Great career development with supportive leadership
- Innovative, agile and flexible culture

**The Role**

A unique opportunity for an Assistant Designer to join our close-knit Kidswear Design team. This is a chance to gain experience across multi categories and brands whilst working within a friendly, supportive and creative team environment.

Some other responsibilities would include:

- Extensive product research of competitors, overseas and local retailers
- Oversee all fabric and trim submissions with the Designer, communicate comments with key stakeholders
- Assist the Designer with technical set up of styles and handover to vendors
- Perform design briefs as directed by Designer through research, preparation and maintenance of range boards and sample management
- Attend fit sessions with the Designer and Garment Technologist
- Ensuring design development of range and handover are completed in line with the business critical path.
- Attending and participating in team meetings
- Supported to learn and develop skills set within the team framework

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will be passionate about deliver amazing customer experiences through the products you design
- 1-2 years experience in a similar role
- Bachelor's degree or similar in fashion design
- Competent in Adobe Creative suite, especially Illustrator
- Design Assistant experience within a retail organisation an advantage
- Organised with attention to detail and the ability to coordinate multiple concurrent tasks/activities
- A confident, proactive approach capable of working effectively in a team within a fast-paced environment

**What's in it for you?
- Leading and contributing to the key element of BIG W Transformation journey
- An attractive remuneration package including base, super and bonus
- Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia both across BIG W and Woolworths
- Tech options - Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, are early adopters of Agile and have BYOD options too
- An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people
- Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive

**Joining the Group
As part of the wider Woolworths Group, we care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. BIG W is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.