UMENCO is recruiting a passionate Assistant Designer to join the team at a contemporary womenswear brand.

The Assistant Designer will support the Head of Design in developing and executing a strategic vision, contributing to the management of design direction from conception to final styling, including contribution to the selection of fabrics, trims, silhouettes, lab dip colours, print strike offs, and patterns.

They will assist with the whole range design, across all categories under the creative direction of the Head of Design and the Designer, and will help with the range development and presentation materials for strategy reviews including trend, colour and fabric boards.

Under their remit, the Assistant Designer will monitor and follow up on the sourcing and development of fabrics, embroidery, trims and sample requests with external vendor/factories.

They will attend all fit sessions from the first fit to production samples’ ensuring that the product is technically executed to the highest standard and of commercial fit.

The talent we seek will be able to develop professional relationships with other team members to ensure optimal communication, efficiency and productivity, and will hold strong communication competencies, particularly with factories to achieve positive results in the development phase.

Our ideal talent will present with knowledge about seasonal trends, a strong technical knowledge of woven and knitwear construction and materials, and a fundamental understanding of colour and print.