Menswear Designer

An experienced Menswear designer to work as part of our Design Team in our London studio. 

The candidate would be working with our Design team across all aspects of the main collection and signature range - Including initial research,  must be able to translate ideas from initial brief, produce strong concept research, sketches, photoshop rendering and 3D developments, producing toiles & mock ups and final designs. 

Technical

·      CAD Literate, skills in Illustrator, Photoshop, inDesign or other 3D software

·      In charge of generating and updating internal menswear linesheet/ relevant charts throughout the season, and passing accurate info to sales and production team. 

·      Certifiable design qualification or relevant experience - at least 1.5 years experience in a similar role 

·      Able to ensure all new products are developed and industrialised to an agreed quality standard whilst considering relevant pricing strategies

·      Follow critical path timeline

·      Strong knowledge of menswear garments and tailoring constructions

·      Knowledge of collection development process, set up of the Technical Sheets/documentation per collection

·      Able to embrace the full design and development process and its impact on sales function and how a product is brought to market on a global basis

Administrative

·      Previous experience working with teams

·      Excellent organisations, time management and presentation skills

·      Constant reviewing of the assortment and taking action accordingly

·      Attendance of design, merchandising and production meetings as required. Participate and assist all show & styling fittings and castings, involved in all show preparation and backstage support - including changing models, prepare showbox contents, garments and accessories allocation, garments prep, finishings and checks pre show.

·      Design and development administration & email correspondence

·      Assist pre/ post show studio organisations, archiving samples and prototypes accordingly each season. 

·      Participate in sales campaign prep and showroom support if needed.

·      Experience working to a design/product development calendar

Interpersonal

·      Work with the design team throughout the entire process including collection build out

·      Work with factory and suppliers-written communication and personal visits when required

·      Communicate and collaborate with the production team with regards to supplier communication

·      Travel - local and international (as and when required), 

·      Knowledge of the fashion and lifestyle marketplace

Please note, this role will be full-time based from our Studio in London. 

Please send all applications to info@simonerocha.com with your CV and mini digital portfolio