Fashion Designer

5 days ago

Melbourne, Australia The Talent Mill Full time

**Australian Designer - Melbourne**

This brand stands for exceptional quality, effortless luxury and the celebration of craftsmanship. They believe in quality over quantity when it comes to building a capsule wardrobe of carefully curated pieces with a design philosophy of creating classic, lasting pieces that become the most loved items in your wardrobe.

This brand is now looking for a skilled Designer to join their team, working closely with the creative director in their Richmond studio.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Ensure critical path deadlines are met to support the company in deliver product on time and in full
- Assist the Creative Director in conducting seasonal trend research
- Sourcing fabric that meets the briefs of the Creative Director and margin requirements of the business
- Design product ranges that meet the White Story image, and product mix and margin strategies
- Create accurate technical sketches and design briefs for the Patternmaker
- Creation and maintenance of all design boards including range boards, mood boards and fabric boards
- Quantification and ordering of bulk fabric, ensuring it arrives in line with the critical path to and achieves margin goals
- Managing fabric inventory and documentation including invoicing and filing
- Organise and run fit sessions, capturing all comments, and communicating to the patternmaker, sample machinist and production team as required
- Handover of confirmed styles to the Production Team in line with the critical path
- Liaise with local and offshore suppliers and manufacturers, with the goal to build strong partnerships and successful outcomes for both parties
- Lead offshore product development from initial technical pack, through to costing, fit comments, and QA, placing bulk orders and ensuring on-time delivery

**Key skills and attributes required**:

- Previous experience in a fashion design role within Womenswear
- Highly proficient in Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop
- Ability to create accurate technical sketches
- Excellent fabric knowledge and experience in sourcing
- In-depth garment construction knowledge
- Highly organised with excellent time management skills to manage and deliver in line with the business calendar
- Experience in designing and developing cohesive ranges across all product categories
- Excellent communication skills, attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced and hands on environment

The Talent Mill Recruitment division is a bespoke recruitment consultancy and talent acquisition specialist within the fashion, lifestyle, and retail industries. With more than 10 years of specialist expertise with luxury retail, Australian & Contemporary designer, beauty, and lifestyle brands globally we discover, recognise, and connect inspiring individuals to the most desirable brands as 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 relationships with all stakeholders.

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