Fashion Designer

About the role

MESHKI, a fashion brand focused on empowerment, inclusivity and sustainability, is looking for a Fashion Designer who can turn emerging trends into products quickly. The role suits a commercially minded, adaptable designer who moves from concept to final product with speed, accuracy and a strong eye for what customers want now. You will design across a broad mix of categories, balancing trend-led and core commercial styles.

Key responsibilities

• Design from initial concept to final product, covering entry through exit price points
• Respond quickly to trends, social and influencer movements and sell-through performance, turning insights into reactive styles and chase opportunities
• Develop mood boards, colour palettes, sketches and silhouettes that suit diverse body shapes
• Conduct trend and market research, including social media, street style, store visits, consumer behaviour and competitors
• Create accurate tech packs and work with Garment Tech so designs meet quality standards on time and on budget
• Lead fittings and make quick adjustments to fit, finish and construction
• Select fabrics and materials with a focus on cost, availability, suitability and speed to market, championing preferred fibres and lower-impact alternatives
• Collaborate with Buying, Merchandising, Garment Tech and Marketing on range architecture and drop schedules
• Review weekly sell-through data and use commercial insight to inform repeats, reworks and future designs
• Support and guide a Design Assistant within your POD, giving regular feedback

Required profile

• 3+ years of fashion design experience, ideally in a fast-paced, trend-driven or DTC environment
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or a related field
• Strong portfolio showing commercial, trend-led design capability, including CAD examples and resort or warm-weather product
• Comfortable working to short lead times, shifting priorities and handling multiple drops at once
• Excellent verbal and written communication and a collaborative approach
• Strong attention to detail on quality and fit, even at pace

Required skills

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop)
• CAD software and other design tools
• Solid knowledge of garment construction and fabric properties
• Commercial instinct to turn trends into best-selling product quickly

What we offer

• Employee discount and monthly clothing allowance
• Bi-weekly breakfasts, access to thrive days and monthly culture incentives
• MESHKI wellness program and flexible working arrangements
• Training programs, workshops, global conferences, free access to Headspace and Masterclass
• Clear career advancement pathways