Assistant Designer is responsible for trend research, creating design concept, select colour stories by working closely with Category Designer for respective brand or department.
Key deliverables for the position are as following:
- Trend research and in-depth market survey in order to thoroughly understand the market needs.
- Exploration of patterns, colors and techniques to create new and unusual print designs keeping in mind the brands product range.
- Development of Print designs and planning unique and new placements, motifs and layouts.
- Research and develop ideas from various sources; scanning, redrawing and changing colour ways; using software packages to create new effects.
- To design and develop new prints seasonally.
- Provide design/concept boards to communicate design and seasonal direction for textile prints, materials and trims.
- experimenting with colour, fabric and texture.
- To work within a budget and to deadlines, whilst keeping up with current trends and production techniques.
- Creating fabric designs and patterns for woven, knitted and printed materials.
- Study fashion trends and anticipate designs that will appeal to consumers. keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours and shapes.
- Decide on a theme for a collection, planning and developing ranges.
- Liaising closely with sales, buying and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure the item suits the customer, market and price points.
- Qualifications and Education Requirements
Graduate/Diploma in design/apparel merchandising,
NIFT (Diploma in Textile Design)
Textile/ Garment/ Retail / Export Houses
1-2 Years
