Designer (Accessorize)
| Ref: | MON12564 |
| Salary: | Competitive |
| Department: | Design |
| Location: | Notting Hill, London (W11) |
| Position type: | Permanent |
| Hours / Duration: | 37.5 hours per week |
Our story began with one man and his vision; to bring vibrant, colourful, hand-crafted artisan clothes from faraway places to the markets of London. It is a journey that started on a hippy commune in Ibiza, 1970, and finished with an overland trip east, through Afghanistan and India. Now found in West London, we’re creating vibrant products, and sharing endless discovery.
We’re now looking for a Designer to join our Accessorize design team. The role will provide vision and design direction for all Handbag product categories; initiating and managing the critical path and creative design development across the collection that is cohesive; contributing to the overall Brand Strategy to maintain brand and range evolution in line with business objectives.
What will you do as a Designer?
Planning and Design
- Identify seasonal trends as appropriate for the Accessorize customer, including key fashion profiles, colours, fabrications and ‘must haves’ for the season. Contribute to and oversee strong and new reference material including industry knowledge and research for the department to use throughout the season. Ensure identified trends are actioned from initial concept through to sign off stage.
- Strong understanding of industry and competitor awareness, identify new opportunities and new product areas.
- Oversee, direct and produce design briefs within your area, ensuring the team maintain a professional standard of briefs relevant to the Accessorize handwriting
- Present at reviews and theme presentations
- Regularly review best practice and ways of working to achieve highest standard of design
- Ensure all designs are delivered in line with company strategy
- Create unique designs that deliver newness and commerciality right for the Accessorize customer.
- Manage and lead appointments, contribute to support management of budget
- Advanced level of CAD and hand sketching ability. Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills essential
Critical Path Management
- Manage and drive departments critical path to support Head of Design, highlighting any areas of concern or opportunity
- Ensure all designs are up to company standards and are communicated to suppliers in line with the critical path
People and Management
- Plan induction for new employees
- Support Head of Design ensure company/department information is communicated effectively to team through weekly huddles, team meetings etc.
- Coach and Develop team members
- Identify team training needs
Health and Safety
- Ensure a safe working environment by complying with Health and Safety Guidelines and take action to deal with any issues
What you will need to succeed as a Designer?
- Experienced designer with creative and technical ability to design multi-product collection
- Experience in supplier relationships and development across multi-regional supply base
- Collaborative approach to range development with a strong understanding of buying, merchandising and technical functions
- Strong eye for attention to detail design work and produces work to a high technical standard, with an excellent first sample hit rate.
- Forward thinking and innovative.
What will we offer you in return?
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
- A pension that you will automatically be enrolled in after 3 months
- Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)
- Private Healthcare
- A flexible working approach
- Early pay day Friday finish
- A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounted membership at our on campus wellness centre (pilates, yoga etc.)
- Additional discounts through our Benefits Portal etc
Please note all applications should include a portfolio and a link to your website to be considered for the role advertised.
If this all sounds great and you feel you are who we are looking for, let us know and apply today.
At Monsoon Accessorize we don’t focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
We provide reasonable accommodations as needed to people with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at careers@monsoon.co.uk to request discuss any specific requirements.