Location
Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
THE ROLE:
As a Junior designer, the primary function of this role is to design commercial ranges and collections for BoohooMAN across both short and medium lead time areas. The Design Team look for inspiration all around the world, along with street style, vintage shopping, music, sport, art, the catwalk and all things creative, to design the latest product for the range. It's all about newness, and finding and designing the most exciting product for our customer, whatever their style.
YOUR TEAM:
We’re boohooMAN. Our menswear collections and ground-breaking campaigns have taken the market by storm. We want to be the world’s number one streetwear brand, and our affordable and accessible looks have allowed us to push boundaries and bring the latest styles to life. We focus on our customer’s style and confidence, setting trends and offering choice. Product is everything to us and we’re not in the habit of doing anything sub-standard, not now, not ever. Creativity is key and delivering strong creative concepts is crucial to the brands vision, with our core values:
Be involved, Be disruptive, Be bold.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
Ability to create CADs, new shapes and produce tech packs for production.
Main role is to help deliver and complete projects within specified time frames in line with business requirements.
You will report directly into the Design Manager and support the team during and in preparation of presentations/ strategy meetings.
Mentor and manage entry level, interns and assistant level team members.
Responsible for driving a key department projects and trends.
Co-operate with the buying teams to drive product and collaborate with assistant designers to fulfil tasks in hand.
Ability to understand design briefs and develop ideas through to concept.
Work closely with the buying and QC teams to ensure developments come in correct.
Ability to pull trend research and extract key messages for development using daily trade reports.
Responsible for keeping up-to-date with fashion trending messages, as well as updating fabric and trim sourcing packs.
Responsible for putting new reactions from daily new-in reports into work.
WORKING WITH US:
To succeed here, you have to love working at pace. It’s relentless, but we love it. Change is a certainty – you need to adapt and be agile. We want you to challenge the status quo, innovate and be open to trying new things. We’re always pushing boundaries. We empower our people, giving them freedom and autonomy to learn and grow in their roles. We’re passionate, agile, creative and one team.
MORE ABOUT YOU:
Computer Skills: Must be proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat & CAD
Previous experience working in a menswear design role at either Assistant or Junior level.
Confident working across all multi categories with a strong creative mindset
Strong commercial handwriting and understanding of the boohooMAN brand and customer
Fashion forward-thinking and directional trend eye
Brilliant time management and resilience
Comfortable working under your own direction or as part of a team
Ability to communicate confidently, effectively and appropriately with colleagues, suppliers, wider team & senior members
WHY JOIN US:
We’ve set our sights on dominating the global e-commerce fashion market, and because we’re 13 brands (and counting), there are plenty of opportunities to grow your career. Our mission is to create a workplace where everyone is respected, their individual differences are valued, and they can be themselves at work without exception.
You’ll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes
Core hours enable you to flex your working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis
Benefits that support your health and wellbeing
There’s up to 40% discount off our all of our brands
Our social calendar? Next level
With HQs in Manchester and London and offices across the globe (some are dog friendly!), we offer a buzzing atmosphere and the boohoo family culture wherever you work
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