Monsoon Designer (12 months FTC)

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 looking for a Casual-Wear Designer to report into the Design Manager. Your role will involve developing and designing original ranges in line with overall Monsoon brand strategy, handwriting and business objectives.

You will be creating unique and beautiful designed embroideries and embellishments alongside key denim and linen ranges that underpin the casual collection including the categories of casual wovens, casual jersey, linen, denim and outerwear.

What will you do as a Casual-Wear Designer?

• Trend research and sourcing – work closely with head of design to identify and create seasonal casual trends for the Monsoon Accessorize brand including key fashion shapes, fabrication, prints, embroideries, colours for the season.
• Ability to plan and range build to deliver a diverse yet cohesive collection.
• Contribute to new reference material, including industry knowledge and research for the department to use throughout the season.
• Protect and ensure identified trends and key items are completed through to sign off stage.
• Create unique, in-house collections which deliver newness and commerciality.
• Compile strong reference material, including researching, catwalk and comp shop trends, industry feedback etc to support mood boards and colour palettes.
• Producing / creating design specs and embroidery layouts. To create beautiful first samples / liaise with factories/supply base to produce best in class for dept./attention to detail.
• Responsible for the day to running of dept/self, to ensure samples arrive in time and are executed to the desired level. Ensuring all deadlines are met. And cp is followed.
• Work with buying and merchandising teams to engineer garments into price architecture.
• Ownership of the casual category to deliver new balanced collections for the department.
• Technical skills and finesse to translate brand values through beautiful embroideries and embellishments.
• Fabric sourcing. Innovation into price points. Continue to source and push boundaries on fabric innovation/yarn dyes and plains.
• Passionate about casual daywear and delivering the best for the business.
• International travel may be required.
  
  

• Responsible for critical path planning of design time for casual category.
• Where required assist in the planning of the Critical Path for product areas, ensuring effective communication with suppliers and relevant team members.
• Meet deadlines and the critical path.
  
  

• Motivate and inspire print department to support development on the occasion dept.
  
  

• Ensure a safe working environment by complying with Health and Safety Guidelines and take action to deal with any issues.
  
  

• Hold a Fashion BA Hons or equivalent qualification.
• Established Designer with creative and technical ability to design casual end-use collections.
• Passionate and enthusiastic to drive best for the dept.
• Have a desire to continue to learn and develop self and skill set.
• Ambitious to be part of a dynamic and creative team to define the brand and occasion category.
• Self-motivated with an ability to work under own initiative.
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence and persuade, and build strong working relationships.
• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and work under pressure.
• A good eye for casual product, both soft and structured, with a good understanding of embroidery and embellishments.
• Good understanding of casual jersey products.
• Fabric sourcing ability and good technical skills to develop beautiful products and first samples.
• Confident in presenting collections/concepts and pitching ideas across the team.
• Confident and versatile people skills to influence and persuade wider team to vision.
• Ability to demonstrate and understanding of ‘brand handwriting’.
• Has a passion for trend and fashion forward casual products alongside a love of heritage Indian handwriting.
• CAD Skills- Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator.
• Quick and accurate ability to hand sketch designs, attention to detail.
  
  

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Bonus day holiday each year after 6 months service.
• A pension that you will be automatically enrolled in after 3 months.
• Private Healthcare.
• Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme).
• 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.
• Additional discounts such as Westfield discount, etc.