Design Coordinator

Location: Woburn Walk, Bloomsbury, London WC1H

Reports to: Creative Director

Working alongside: Creative Projects Coordinator, Product Developer, Design Assistant

Working Hours: Full Time, Monday – Friday, 9:30am to 6pm, 45 minute lunch

Contract: Permanent

Job Purpose

We are looking for a passionate Design Coordinator to work directly with the Creative Director to deliver exceptional collections, to bring the vision to life. You will have an excellent eye for detail and cultural awareness. You will be responsible to ensure the smooth and efficient coordination of the Design department, building a strong work-ethic and a high level of standard across each project and the team. You will ensure Halfpenny London standards are met through processes, quality of product, and professional conduct.

We work in a fast-paced environment, so willingness to take part in all aspects of the team and a passion for your work are key.  There is a great opportunity to input into the creative journey here at Halfpenny London, sharing your knowledge and experience as part of our team, so this is a great opportunity for the right candidate.

Key duties & responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Creative Director to research, develop, sketch and communicate the seasonal collections to the team
• Follow and develop the seasonal brief and work together with the design team to research, explore, expand and refine creative design ideas
• Use your experience and awareness of fashion and culture during the collection development process
• Have the ability to discuss and translate ideas to the product development team
• Source new fabrics
• Deliver the collection handover with the Creative Director to the Product Developer in line with the critical path
• Have an exceptional sense of storytelling throughout all areas of design, being able to strongly relate this to Halfpenny London brand codes.
• Lead any embroidery and beadwork styles within the brand, developing all samples, taking confirmed orders to suppliers, and ensuring deadlines are followed for delivery
• Ensuring pricing and quality are always perfected and maintained
• Create accurate technical drawings to support product development
• Ongoing collaboration with the Atelier team during the development phase to include: Working with the Product Developer during fit sessions to achieve the designs
• Analysis of textiles with the Product Developer to select the best option for the designs
• Contribute both technical knowledge and aptitude of design flair in collection fittings
• Manage the critical path of all bespoke orders with the Creative Director working with the Product Developer and Sales Team to execute deliverables
• Responsible for budgeting and tracking the department spend, in line with the company budgets

The Candidate:

• 3-5 years experience in a fashion design team
• You are a highly creative, optimistic, intuitive problem solver who is a solution-oriented person and thrives from working with a luxury product
• Strong technical drawing ability with excellent working knowledge of the Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator in particular)
• Knowledge of draping, garment construction and fabrics
• Possesses a strong eye for detail, shape and proportion
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, ensuring critical path is honoured
• Highly passionate about product innovation and product quality
• You will operate in a professional manner, as a proud representative of Halfpenny London, leading the culture of the brand. This means bringing a problem-solving attitude, a friendly approach, and a courteous manner in all dealings
• Ability to work positively within a team
• Strong communication skills able to collaborate with multiple departments
• Personal accountability and integrity
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills to meet all seasonal deadlines.
• Eager to learn and adapt to new systems and processes

Note: This list is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job. The content above is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the role. This does not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.