Accessories Designer

Accessories Designer

Kingston-on-Thames (4 days in office, 1 day from home)

37.5 Hours

Crew Clothing Company was founded in Salcombe in 1993. Today Crew is a great British brand, and our success lies in our authentic passion for producing great looking, well made clothes. We now have more than 70 stores and a thriving website, and the business continues to grow.

Our people are at the heart of our company. With a passion for exceptional service, and a love for our product, our team is dedicated to offering the best customer experience – nothing is too much trouble.

As part of the design team the Junior Accessories Designer is responsible for the designing of original, on-brand and commercial product which compliment the Customer positioning and answer the business strategy. The Junior Accessories Designer is responsible for ensuring they produce strong category designs, which maximise sales and profit for the various different sales channels, through the development of product and design and which are able to compliment the range balance.

Supporting the Design function in:

• Strong seasonal product ranges,
  always on-brand and mindful of previous sales success..
• Product that can be commercialised.
• Involvement in seasonal research,
  new ideas and inspiration to ensure the ranges stay fresh.

• Strong team working across all
  critical functions especially Product and Merchandising, as well as Sale and
  Direct.
• Understand the design and
  development process and ensure all key dates are met.
• Following the seasonal process
  from concept to product handover.
• Ensuring product designs match
  the supply base capabilities.

• Working with the options given by
  Merchandising and understanding the range balance.
• Working with Product teams and
  the supplier / factory base on initial costing’s and margin implications of all
  product development
• Chasing in and presenting
  prototype samples to Product and Merchandising teams as well senior management
  and Range presentations when required.
• Understanding the Range balance
  working with Product and Merchandisers, within context of the total business
• Attending proto fits with the
  Technical and Product teams.
• Professionally raising concerns
  over issues that might arise over all areas of product development with
  suppliers / factories or the internal team to your line manager to seek to
  resolve
• Tracking sales and taking
  ownership of product lines with the Product and Merchandising teams to gain
  learning’s for future growth and development for the brand and Crew Clothing
  customer
• Reacting to sales and working
  into OTB efficiently alongside the Buying teams & the Brand Director to
  ensure sales are potentialised and fulfilled within season if possible
• On-going liaison with the functional
  teams to ensure smooth and effective working relationships.
• Ensuring objectives are
  understood and progress monitored and supported to achieve the set outcomes.
• Leading by example of deadline
  achievement, professional cross-functional liaison, fresh thinking and proven
  track record of sales success.
• Reporting
  to Brand Operations Manager & Senior Designer on all aspects of the
  function to update and ensure smooth work flow at all times.

Essential:

• A minimum of 2 years experience
  in a similar brand ,or comparable retailer, work at a Design Assistant capacity
• Able to demonstrate relevant
  professional experience/professional or academic qualifications (Fashion design
  degree or similar)
• Ability to influence &
  communicate effectively, with excellent people skills
• Computer literate (Adobe
  Illustrator and Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel)
• Understanding of garment
  construction, pattern cutting and finishing
• Excellent eye for detail and
  quality
• Understanding of garment
  specification packages and developing them with factories