Womenswear Designer ASMC

Job description

Position: Womenswear Designer ASMC

Reports to: Head of Design

Location: London

Role Objective:

The Womenswear Designer is responsible for conceptualisation and design of the Adidas SMC Womenswear collection from concept to completion for Stella McCartney.

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside the Head of Design and Design team in the creative sessions for collection kick-offs.

• Strong in researching seasonal themes and inspirations, in collaboration with the Head of Design and the Design team.

• Be aware of current Sportswear innovations and technologies/trends.

• Work together with the Design team to implement colour palette seasonally as requested by the Head of Design.

• Work closely with the Design team on new fabric developments, new technical fabrics and fabric selection for the collection. Research and develop trims.

• Work with the Head of Design to define the sketches that will be sketched and put into development each season.

• Working with the Design Assistant on sketching and in some cases cadding designs for hand off to tech design at Adidas for all Adidas Stella McCartney collaborations.

• Participate in the fittings in-house and at the manufacturer.

• Establish effective constant working relationship with support tech team in Adidas, Germany and fabric, trim and product teams overseas.

• Strong sketch realisation.

• Proficient in fittings and confident in following through styles from sketch to production.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Skills and Experience Required

• Exceptional taste and creativity levels

• Ability to adapt to frequent change and a high pressure environment

• A strong team player and considerate of colleagues

• Proven experience in a current role

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships

• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

• Ability to cad, colour up print artworks, mood boards

• Good organizational skills, flexible to travel to Europe and Asia