Design Assistant - Sportswear

The purpose of the Sportswear Design Assistant is to support the team in the administration of design tasks, presentations, archiving, and studio maintenance., Administration:

• Sample management - keep samples organised on hangers and rails in studio and back room archive
• Travel admin - costings and booking travel and accommodation for design team
• Design Studio - keep good organisation within the studio and recommend better ways to a better creative environment
• General office duties - filing, post, answering telephone calls, monitoring stationary stock levels
• Note taking during presentations if required
• Assist in setting up room for meetings and presentations
• Assisting on chasing up samples from suppliers
• Setting up product boards and maintaining
Design:
• Research - internet and external research on current trends and styling. Keep a constant library of reference for the designers to pull off
• Range plans - keep range plans up to date and ready for sign-off meetings, but in liaison with artworker so work is not duplicated
• Basic CAD and colouring in Adobe CS4 to support designers and maintain the range plans
• Artworking - briefs set by designers to produce basic stripes, checks and prints. Prepare signed off artwork for suppliers (factory sheets and CDs)
• Fabric and trim folder library - maintain good organisation/ archive of the fabric and relevant file systems. Responsible for sending colour to suppliers
• Working with designers to update lab dip file
• Product Development - support designers on communicating with suppliers on the product development cycle, e.g. sending out packs, sending approvals of fabrics/colour/trim
• Organising the filing of product development documentation, PLEASE NOTE: When attaching your CV or work examples it is very important that you name your files to include your name and not just "cv.doc" or "curriculum vitae.docx" or "my_illustration.jpg". Instead use a format like this "joe_bloggs_cv.docx"
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• Degree or equivalent qualification in fashion design or related
• Excellent CAD skills
• Proficient with Illustrator, Excel and other related programmes
• Good eye for detail, organised and pride in work
• A good team player
• A keen interest in fashion, design and the marketplace
• Thrives on working in a fast-paced environment
• Keen to learn and acquire new skills
  
  About: Here at Crew Clothing Company we are committed to ensuring our customers look and feel great in our designs. Whether it's a casual lunch out with friends or a more formal day at the office, we inspire style and confidence in the quality of our clothing and the warm welcome from our teams.
It's a great time to join the Crew World, we have many exciting opportunities as our company continues grow and flourish and we welcome new talent to help us achieve our goals. Our people are well mannered, enthusiastic and committed to delivering an exceptional experience for our customers whether they shop on the web, at one of our events or in one of our many stores across the country. Back To Results At Crew Clothing, we believe clothes are about so much more than "just clothes". Designed with the spirit of the south coast in every stitch, our crossed oars are a mark of timeless British style. These are clothes for life's best moments. We believe in collaboration, kindness and creativity, in celebrating our successes and championing our customer at every step of the way. From '93 to now, people have been at the heart of everything we do. It's in our name - Crew.

What Crew Clothing can offer you:
• Staff Discount
• Uniform allowance
• Pension scheme
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Training and career development
• Supportive and rewarding culture