Junior Footwear & Accessories Designer

Haymarket; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Job description

We have an exciting role for a creative Junior 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 3-4 days in the office, 1-2 days remote.

THE ROLE
As the Junior 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 accord
  
  

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 1-2yrs commercial/industry experience working for fashion footwear & accessories, handbag brands
• A 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 expectations.

Creative Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.