Job Description
My client is seeking a strong Senior Denim Designer to join their modern, multi-cultural, office in China, Beijing. This company has a huge global presence and are looking for someone who understand the Chinese market to join their denim brand. I'm seeking a very strong designer who is excellent with detail, is creative and able to look at designer runway trends and adapt these to the commercial Chinese market.
Main Responsibilities will include:
- Support denim Design Manager for the continuous success/ growth of the denim brand in the fast changing China market, keep update with market trends and new product opportunities.
- Build and deliver strong designs with a creative, innovative and consumer target focused approach and line with the annual growth plan.
- Take lead where needed in the execution of denim design from initial briefing (research on latest denim trend ), to samples and production.
- Propose the ideas to reflect/ update on denim collection in terms of design/fabric/wash/denim accessories (per style level).
- Prepare and participate in Denim hub to ensure the assigned collection can cover the latest fashion trend and denim styling.
- Work on trend alert research and trend ppt per development season.
- Provide clear brief on the design sheets (Technical manufacturing package), translate and update sketches into system.
- Take leading role in sample fitting, review and provide comments on all samples in term of design details, fabric & washes
- Create and maintain all design records, including technical data sheets and all relevant details.
- Constantly update wash-/ fabric quality, fitting, finish, details and product to market demands.
- Responsible for seasonal laundries visit for wash creation
- Ensure effective communication / visits to existing suppliers in China.
- Maintain close daily cooperation with Denim CDM, ensure effective and highly efficient workflow within calendar deadlines.
- Assure proper communication with buying team & Technicians throughout the whole design development process
- Responsible for Bi-Monthly Store visit report for brand ( & its key competitors )
- Frequent inspiration trips in Asia.
- Responsible for analyzing sales figures,
- Highly involved in preparation for selling meeting material and visual merchandising guidelines in stores for the Chinese market, in co-operation with Design manager / Display/ Merchandizing teams.
- Coach and shadow Designer/ Junior Designer in different technical areas when needed.
Person specification
- Bachelor's degree in fashion design or related disciplines
- Overseas education or background is preferable
- Minimum 5 years' experience in fashion design and development with at least 3 years in designer level or up
- Strong fashion sense in different areas
- Knowledge on global jeanswear and trend-leading street/ casual-wear brands
- Passion in fashion trends/ fast fashion business
- Solid experience in design development, from trend research, sketch preparation, fabric and details sourcing, to design concept presentation
- Good technical sense on denim fabric, material, fitting and washing development
- Ability to work in multicultural environment and being a strong communicator
- Achievement motivated with good analytical skills
- Excellent literacy in Mac & Microsoft Office application, Adobe illustrator and photoshop.
- Good spoken & written English
- Experience on denim is a MUST
