Assistant Designer - Own Brand
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THE ICONIC is seeking an Assistant Designer for Own Brand in Sydney, reporting to the Own Brand Buying Manager. The role leads concept and development in your category, secures accurate tech packs and timely samples, maintains fabric and trim sourcing, participates in fit sessions, and supports trend forecasting and range planning to keep the assortment commercially strong. Requirements: at least 2 years in a design or product development role, experience with print fabric and trim development, excellent communication and negotiation skills, a keen fashion sense and strong time management; Illustrator and Photoshop are advantageous. We offer flexible hybrid work, learning days, parental and birthday leave, staff discount, wellbeing and volunteering. To apply, tailor your portfolio to show fabrications, trims, prints and tech packs and highlight cross-functional collaboration.
Since 2011, THE ICONIC has redefined the future of retail in Australia and New Zealand. As the #1 fashion e-commerce & lifestyle destination in the region, our e-commerce platforms provide an inspiring and seamless end-to-end customer experience through our own technology innovations.
THE ICONIC Commercial team sits at the heart of fashion, product and customer insight —blending data, trends and commercial smarts to shape what our customers see, love and shop next.
Our Category Buying team partners closely with Planning to curate exciting, customer-first ranges that drive sales, maximise profit and keep THE ICONIC ahead of the curve. From spotting what’s trending to building forward-thinking assortments, the team plays a key role in delivering a platform of choice for our customers.
Working hand-in-hand with Finance, Operations and teams across GFG, Commercial helps bring our strategy to life — ensuring we make smart decisions, forecast accurately and deliver the future of fashion, every day.
We are currently looking for a Assistant Designer to join our own brand team. Reporting into our Own Brand Buying Manager, this role is essential in driving the conception and development of all product in your allocated category by always driving innovation & creativity.
About the role:
- Understand and drive company wide strategies and OKR’s.
- Maintain a close link with manufacturers to ensure seamless handover of developments, taking direct accountability for making sure all sample technical packs submitted are accurate, completed and submitted in line with set timeframes
- Communicate regularly with the Design Team to ensure any critical design issues or developments are highlighted and resolved when required
- Select, develop, and source fabrications, colours, trims etc. in line with company standards
- Attends fit sessions and uses technical ability to ensure best fit is achieved and approve final samples with GT when required
- Support with sample management, Tech packs and Tech Drawing
- Support with trend forecasting
- Approve all details of final product in line with original design brief
- Understands the manufacturing structure of the supplier’s business in order to recognise cost & manufacturing opportunities for every design submitted
- Participating in range planning meetings to ensure the range is balanced in styling, colour and fabrications.
- Ensuring range boards are up to date and planned accordingly
What it takes
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a design team with Product Development or Design.
- Experience with Print, Fabric and trim development
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong trend forecasting skills with a commercial eye for fashion
- Ability to time manage work load in a fast-paced environment and prioritise tasks effectively
- Proficient in illustrator and photoshop would be advantageous
- Knowledge of industry regulations and compliance requirements.
Life at THE ICONIC
From our ways of working to our growth mindset and sustainable approach, we each add unique value and have an incredible amount of fun doing it! People are our greatest asset and our ICONITE experience is designed to empower you to do your best work.
Here’s what to expect when you join THE ICONIC:
- Flexible working. We offer a hybrid working model so you can do your best work in a way that works for you
- The learning collective. Get your knowledge fix with our learning days, hackathons & Linkedin Learning
- Parents at THE ICONIC. Access to our parental leave program and an extra day off for your kids' first day of school every year
- Birthday leave. Enjoy a paid day off for your birthday and an ICONIC voucher to treat yourself
- Curate your style. No matter what your style is, we have got you covered with our Amazing staff discount and our famous sample sales
- Wellbeing. Access to our Fitness Passport and our company wellbeing programs
- People first. Access to our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
- Volunteer days. Work as a Charity Partner with Thread Together for society and environmental change.
We are committed to providing reasonable arrangements to all individuals participating in our application and interview process, and while performing job functions. If you require any accommodations or adjustments prior to the submission of your application or throughout your interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team directly: [email protected]
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