Creative Recruitment
We have an exciting role for a creative Footwear 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 days in the office, 2 days remote.
THE ROLE
As the Designer you will support the design team in creating a range of womens' footwear 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
- 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
- 2yrs min commercial/industry experience working for fashion footwear brands
- A well-rounded portfolio that showcases your creativity, versatility, and technical skillset
- Degree in fashion design, footwear
- 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.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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