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Assistant Footwear Designer

Contract Type: Full Time
Location: London
Salary: £26000 - £32000 per annum
REF: 4964_1727190669
Contact Email: emma@trprecruitment.com

Job Description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Footwear Designer to work with a reputable global brand.
This is a great opportunity for someone who has been working within footwear for 2 years and looking to progress your career.

This role is based in Central London

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

  • Assisting in the design and development of trend and market-driven footwear collections each season.

  • Researching trends, colours, materials, trims with a strong sense of the footwear market.

  • Producing initial sketches, both hand-drawn and digital, of footwear concepts. Contributing with innovative and original designs to the collection.

  • Providing detailed technical drawings and specifications for prototype development.

  • Weekly updates with the development team and/or factories on current projects.

  • Reviewing prototypes, amendments, fittings.

  • Researching into innovative and sustainable materials, footwear constructions, production methods.

  • Competitor shopping trips, analysing the footwear and fashion market to drive design inspiration for upcoming collections.

  • Working closely with senior designers, development team and other product categories to align brand design strategy.

  • Assisting senior designers with range plans, collection overviews and colour CADs

  • Preparing collection presentations for design reviews, and keeping them up-to-date with design changes throughout the season.

  • Assisting in footwear catalogue photoshoots and collection launches.

Person Specifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Fashion/ Footwear Design or equivalent work experience.

  • Minimum 2 years of professional design experience.

  • High proficiency in Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop and Microsoft Office.

  • Have a flair for design with great creativity and imagination.

  • Must be able to build all tech packs and pass specs in a detailed, organised and clear manner for factory proto- sample-making.

  • Understanding of material viability and footwear construction.

  • Strong time management and communication skills.

  • Strong proactive work ethic.