Design Assistant
Crew Clothing Company
Design Assistant - Knitwear
Full-Time (4 days in office, 1 from home)Kingston-on-Thames
At Crew Clothing, we believe clothes are about so much more than “just clothes”. Designed with the spirit of the south coast in every stitch, our crossed oars are a mark of timeless British style. These are clothes for life’s best moments.
We believe in collaboration, kindness and creativity, in celebrating our successes and championing our customer at every step of the way. From ’93 to now, people have been at the heart of everything we do. It’s in our name – Crew.
Purpose of the role
To support and assist the team in the administration of design tasks, presentations, archiving and studio maintenance. Responsibilities
Administration:Sample management – keep samples organised on hangers and rails in studio and back room archive
Travel admin – costings and booking travel and accommodation for design team
Design Studio – keep good organisation within the studio and recommend better ways to a better creative environment
General office duties – filing, post, answering telephone calls, monitoring stationary stock levels
Note taking during presentations if required
Assist in setting up room for meetings and presentations
Assisting on chasing up samples from suppliers
Setting up product boards and maintaining
Design
Research – internet and external research on current trends and styling. Keep a constant library of reference for the designers to pull off
Range plans – keep range plans up to date and ready for sign-off meetings, but in liaison with artworker so work is not duplicated
Basic CAD and colouring in Adobe CS4 to support designers and maintain the range plans
Art working – briefs set by designers to produce basic stripes, checks and prints. Prepare signed off artwork for suppliers (factory sheets and CD’s)Fabric and trim folder library – maintain good organization/ archive of the fabric and relevant file systems. Responsible for sending colour to suppliers
Working with designers to update lab dip f