Womenswear Design Assistant

About the role

Assembly Label is looking for a Design Assistant to join its Design team at the Alexandria head office. It is an opportunity for an early-career creative to gain hands-on experience supporting the design process and helping develop collections within a growing, multi-channel fashion brand. The assistant supports the Design team with the day-to-day tasks involved in developing and delivering product collections.

Key responsibilities

• Administer the design department, maintain master data and style workflows in seasonal dashboards and visual range plans, and enter key style data into tech packs
• Coordinate incoming samples and their documentation
• Keep the Design Room organised, including samples, fabrics, trims and digital files
• Create and update detailed CADs for seasonal collections and manage range presentation documents
• Carry out trend and competitor research on silhouette, colour and fabrication
• Inform stakeholders about changes to product attributes and range structure
• Help set up showrooms for range meetings and reviews, and take meeting notes and follow through on action points
• Act as a spokesperson for the brand internally and externally, and work with the Senior Designer on personal development

Required profile

• 2+ years' industry experience in fashion design or a related field
• Fashion Design or a relevant technical qualification
• Knowledge of fabrics, colour and digital artwork
• Understanding of garment fit, construction and technical design principles
• Collaborative team player with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills

Required skills

• Adobe Creative Suite, with strong Illustrator
• Microsoft Office, with strong Excel