Fashion Designer​/Senior Fashion Designer

Fashion Designer/ Senior Fashion Designer

Location:

Haggerston (N1, De Beauvoir Town)

CEO/ Creative Director

The Fashion Designer/ Senior Fashion Designer will work closely with the Creative Director to translate the seasonal creative vision into distinctive, commercially relevant collections that reflect the Huishan Zhang aesthetic.

• Translate seasonal briefs from the Creative Director into research, mood boards and initial design concepts.
• Carry out ongoing trend, market and archive research to identify new product opportunities.
• Produce clear, accurate design sketches and technical drawings for the atelier, technical team and suppliers.
• Develop designs within the agreed range plan, price points and critical path.
• Work closely with the Fabric Developer on seasonal fabric, colour, trim and material development.
• Develop print, embroidery and embellishment artwork and brief suppliers accordingly.
• Communicate effectively with sample development and production teams in China, reviewing samples and providing clear design and development feedback.

• Collaborate closely with Sales on seasonal range planning, ensuring the collection provides the right breadth of options across categories, product types, price points and customer requirements.
• Balance creative direction with commercial potential, product cost and production feasibility.
• Support the development of exclusives, special projects and market-specific requirements where appropriate.
• Review sales statistics and sell thru with the commercial team to inform future collection development.

• Maintain a clear overview of the collection throughout the season, ensuring designs, samples and key decisions remain aligned with the agreed range plan.
• Act as a key creative link between the Creative Director, Sales, PR and development teams, to ensure collection requirements are understood and delivered.
• Provide guidance and direction to junior design team members where appropriate.
• Maintain clear and organised seasonal design information and support effective communication across teams.

• Creative support of lookbook, marketing, visual merchandising and branding as directed by the Creative Director.
• Work alongside the PR Manager to oversee seasonal lookbook shoot production.
• Help establish the creative direction for shoots in line with the seasonal concept and Creative Director's vision.
• Contribute to casting, styling, location/set and overall visual direction.
• Oversee garment and collection presentation on set to ensure the final imagery accurately represents the creative vision.

• Significant experience in luxury or designer womenswear, ideally at Senior Designer level.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a sophisticated approach to womenswear, silhouette, fabrication and detail.
• Strong hand-sketching and CAD skills, including Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Excellent understanding of luxury fabrics, garment construction, embroidery, embellishment and finishing.
• Experience working with overseas sample development and production teams; experience with China is advantageous.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience contributing to range planning and collection reviews.
• Ability to interpret sales and customer feedback and translate this into relevant product opportunities.
• Experience contributing to fashion shoots, lookbooks or collection presentations.
• Strong organisation and critical-path management skills.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working across creative, commercial and international teams.