Product Development Placement

Please note that only current university students who are required to complete a placement year as part of their course are eligible for this placement opportunity.Victoria Beckham Ltd offers a selection of work placement opportunities for those currently studying at university and looking to gain experience in the Fashion Industry. The placements we offer provide a varied and tangible learning experience that can be applied to roles in the future and support the university learning experience.Location: Hammersmith, LondonPlacement: 12-month placement, with the anticipated start date of September 2026The candidate will assist the Product Development team across all product categories, including Trims, from initial developments and prototypes though to final sign off of the collection.Job Description:Working between Product and Trim Development, this role primarily supports the Head of Collection and the Senior Product Development Manager along with all members of the PD Team.PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:To work with the RTW Atelier in the organisation or building Raw Material dockets to send tofactories, as well as collating the relevant patterns.Organise shipments and couriers to and from factories.Ability to anticipate technical problems, have a good knowledge of the impacts for production and anticipate issues, and implement corrective actions plan to find a solution.Assisting in collating the Technical Sheets (From the Garment Tech Team) to be input into the PLM system.Launching Dry Clean tests, based on feed back from Quality Meetings.Assist the Product Developers in all the development across various categories Leather, Denim, Woven + any relevant processes (pleating, washing etc).Assist the Development team in colouring up the sketches for the product overviewsAssist with packing the collection with the different team members whenever the collection needs to be shipped (showroom/show venue/photoshoots).Assist in measuring prototypes and SMS.Assisting with raising PO’s