Brand and Design Assistant

4 weeks ago

Havant Hampshire, United Kingdom FatFace Full time

Role: Design Assistant Department: Design, Womenswear
Reports to: Designer
Contract: Permanent
Working Arrangements: Hyrbid Working (3 days per week office based)

Role Overview

FatFace has an exciting opportunity for a passionate and enthusiastic Design Assistant to join the team. The successful candidate will provide support in designing a commercial range of products which is in line with the Design direction and brand strategy, with our womenswear team.

Role Responsibilities
Assist in the creation of print designs, producing designs, creating repeats and recolouring prints.
Provide support for gathering information on season trends appropriate for the Fat Face brand, through research and competitor visits. Assist in the completion of the concept boards for presentation meetings
Assist in the production of design packs, ensuring accurate and timely completion, working with the design team to achieve the design vision
Be aware of selection meetings and ensure proto samples are chased in as required
Prepare design samples, boards, and information for meetings to ensure all requirements are satisfied
Manage all design samples, labelling and tidying up as appropriate
Feedback on current trends and styling information and make suggestions for product designs, understanding the implications on the critical path
Keep up to date with department and product sales performance and trading activity and feedback into the design process
Carry out department product filing and general admin tasks as required
Develop self through store, competitor, shows and suppliers visits. And through increased awareness of other functions and company activity
Provide support across the wider design team as required
Align self to companies social and environmental mission and champion any actions that you can directly impact at all times.

Skills and Experience
~ A relevant Degree in Fashion Design/Textile Design/Print & Graphic Design
~1+ years of experience in a design related role – we would consider those with a relevant degree but no working experience, providing you have a proven portfolio with relevant work to show
~ Basic experience of design process
~ Good communication skills – good oral and presentation skills
~ Impact and influencing skills - able to influence externally and internally, displays drive, energy, enthusiasm and a can-do attitude
~ Able to organise and prioritise, deal with change well, able to suggest improvements to working practices and systems
~ Team working


Role Competencies
An understanding of the product development cycle
Use of computerised design system – Photoshop, Illustrator
Understanding of customer profile, competitors, and product offer
Basic understanding of design working practises and terminology
Some understanding of the supply chain for product and fabric sourcing and development Brand & market aware
Passion for product
Affinity with the FatFace brand
Key Contacts & Relationships

Internal:
~ Product team

External:
~ Suppliers

Accountable for Resources
Company integrity – relationship with externals
Brand integrity within category

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