Design and Develop Assistant

2 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Zimmermann Full time $40,000 - $60,000 per year

ZIMMERMANN has an opportunity for a highly enthusiastic Design and Development Assistant to join our Accessories and Lifestyle Team.

This role will assist with the development of Zimmermann multi-category accessories for Ready-to-Wear, Swim & Resort and capsule projects from initial idea through to bulk production.

  • Sending and tracking couriers.
  • Organizing & cataloging all samples and swatches.
  • Administration of the vintage archive (physical and digital) for all accessories and footwear items.
  • Assisting with initial sketches and specs for footwear and accessories collections
  • Collate pantone references for seasonal materials
  • Coordinate strike-offs and lab dips and follow up with comments for printed and woven fabrics and leather
  • Maintain seasonal design boards and presentations for all footwear and accessories ranges plus adhoc projects.
  • Prepare for meetings by printing any assets to be discussed or collating physical samples.
  • Coordinate sales sample ranges for seasonal range review meetings, styling days, wholesale
  • appointments and brand and content assets according to seasonal Critical Path key dates
  • Complete sample comments in PLM for P1, P2, SMS, PPS, and Bulk stages
  • Maintenance of seasonal WIPs for both Development and Production teams in PLM.
  • Finalise technical specs for PLM and supplier use.
  • Ensure supplier WIPs are up to date with costing information for initial style set up in PLM
KEY SKILLS
  • Completed a degree or tertiary course in Fashion and previous experience working in a similar environment
  • Strong illustration and technical drawing abilities
  • Have strong attention for detail and a knowledge of high-end accessory finishes.
  • Be exceptionally well organized and methodical.
  • Be able to combine both creative and technical skills.
  • Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
  • Details oriented with good technical garment and fabric knowledge especially for Trim, Stitch and Wash
  • Strong computer skills particularly with Illustrator, Photoshop, Outlook, Internet Research, Excel, and some experience with a production computer system like PLM.

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