Fashion Design Assistant at a Reputable Fashion Brand - WorQulture

WorQulture - Our client, reputable Fashion Brand, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Fashion Design Assistant

Location: Lekki phase I, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Availability to start: As soon as possible
Work Hours: Mondays - Saturdays (9am - 6pm)

 Job Summary

• Our client is searching for an Assistant Fashion Designer. They will be responsible for supporting designers by helping them create new materials, styles, colours and patterns for the fashion brand.
• As an Assistant Fashion Designer, part of your role will be to research current fashion trends, forecast what will be popular with consumers, and take inspiration from the world around you to create fresh and original designs with the head designer.
• You’ll aid in deciding on fabrics, colours and patterns, produce sample designs and adjust them for the approval of the head designer. Depending on your level of responsibility, you may work to your own brief or be given a brief to work towards.

Duties
Your duties would typically include:

• Producing clear and detailed technical sketches.
• Keep up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours and shapes
• Plan and develop ranges, often based on a theme
• Work with others in the design team, such as buyers and forecasters, to develop products to meet a brief
• Liaise closely with sales, buying and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure items suit the customer, market and price points
• Understand design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns and technical specifications for designs
• Daily supervise the pattern samples made
• Daily quality control of in-process and finished garments.
• Communicating technical and creative ideas to designers.
• Sourcing fabrics and trimmings.
• Creating mood, shape and trend boards.
• Make sure samples are made on time.
• Participating in meetings with customers and fabric agents.
• You may also inspect products (checking for quality) during the design process and when a product is completed.
• With experience, you could get involved in seasonal market research to help the design team develop a new product range and forecast trends for the following season.
• You would communicate concepts and ideas to the senior designer, using sketches, fabrics and trims.

Requirement

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications.

Remuneration
N70,000 - N100,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.