- Creating trend and mood boards - Prepare Design Specification Sheets - Liaise with merchandisers, pattern makers and sample and making sure that the samples are made correctly - Creating/visualising an idea and producing a design by hand or using computer-aided design (CAD); - Keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours and shapes in order to apply knowledge of latest key items - Planning and developing ranges; working with others in the design team, such as buyers and forecasters, to develop product to meet a brief; - Liaising closely with sales, customers and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure the item suits the customer, market and price points; - Understanding design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns, toiles and technical specifications for designs; - Sourcing and selecting newness when required. E.g fabrics, special trims, new fastenings and new embellishments; - Adapting existing designs for mass production; developing a pattern that is cut and sewn into sample garments and supervising the creation of these, including fitting, detailing and adaptations;

- Diploma holder in Fashion Design or related discipline - More than 2 years’ experience in fashion industry - Have an understanding of fabrics - Knowledge in seasonal trends - Can communicate ideas to machinist and pattern cutters - Experience working alongside sales - Creative, stylish, self-motivated, responsible, independent & able to work in tight schedule - Good skills in using design software such as: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop etc. - Able to hand sketch - Strong fashion trend, new materials, fabrics & market sense. - Passionate & Enthusiastic for design with a very commercial handwriting. - Good command of spoken and written English