Job Title: Fashion Assistant

Location: Carlisle, CA3 8SY

Hours: 37.5 hours a week- Monday- Friday

Salary: Competitive Salary DOE

Our client, a national leader in the fashion retail sector are looking for a Fashion Assistant to join their team based at the Carlisle Office

Reporting to the design team, the role will assist the design team in producing and delivering trend direction and commercially designed fashion ranges.

This position is ideal for someone who is looking to forge a career in either buying or merchandising within a head office environment.

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for keeping the department generally tidy and organised in stationary/trims/boards etc.
• Log and photograph bought samples
• Keep design drive organised

Trend and Design Process

• Produces local high street shop reports for the design team to use.
• Contributes towards research of trends, colour, stories and tracking
• Assists the design team across all aspects of design role to gain experience.
• Develops skills in computer aided design to become a competent user of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop computer design packages.
• Assist designer by preparing CADing designs and spec packs for factories/suppliers.
• Learn to design multi-product

Commercial Awareness

• Ensures regular store visits are made to keep aware of competitors, inspirational and aspiration brands and report findings to assist the designers range build.
• Demonstrates understanding of customer profile and brand handwriting.

Administrative

• Responsible for keeping the department generally tidy and organised in stationary/trims/boards etc.
• Log and photograph bought samples
• Keep design drive organised

Effective Working relationships

• Effectively communicate in appropriate manner.
• Effectively builds relationships across peer group in order to drive performance through teamwork.

The ideal candidate would –

• Be educated to degree level (but not essential)
• Have excellent computer skills, particularly excel
• Have a keen interest in Fashion.
• Have good time management skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work in a fast paced industry
• Have a passion for retail
• Have attention to detail
• Have strong analytical skills

If you feel these qualities describe you, then we would like to hear from you.

Please submit your career details to Andrew Bridges at PDA SEARCH & SELECTION LIMITED.