FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORIES DESIGNER
Creative Recruitment
We have an exciting role for a creative Footwear & Accessories Designer to join a leading fashion accessories brand. You will join a great team of designers reporting into the Design Manager. Offices are in London and they work hybrid 3 days in the office, 2 days remote.
THE ROLE As the Designer you will support the design team in creating a range of footwear & accessories (Handbags & lifestyle) designs. Assist with the day to day running of the department, research & collating relevant trend and shop reports to feed back to design & buying.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Have solid commercial and industry relevant experience across women’s footwear and accessories
Have a strong understanding of and passion for accessory brands
To be engaged and enthusiastic about the fashion industry with strong knowledge of luxury and high street trends and have the ability to contribute and apply this to our brand
Passion for product with technical understanding, with the ability to work across multiple product categories
Assist in the creation of branding and hardware design which is integral to the brand DNA Excellent communication skills with your team, other teams and suppliers
Eye for presentations and confidence to present ideas to the team
Ability to interpret relevant trends that can inspire all collections
Be proactive and use one’s initiative, forth coming with ideas
Flexible mindset that can adapt & manage their own workload
Needs to be a team player but also motivated to work on their own accordEXPERIENCE REQUIRED2yrs plus commercial/industry experience working for fashion footwear & accessories brandsA well-rounded portfolio that showcases your creativity, versatility, and technical skillset
Degree in fashion design, footwear & or accessories
Highly organised with strong attention to detail. Drawing & CAD skills are essential
Proficient use of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Illustrator & Photoshop specifically)PowerPoint / Office software
Please send CV and portfolio stating your salary expectation