Womenswear Fashion Designer / Product Development Manager

Kai Collective is a London-based contemporary brand intentionally crafted to make women feel their most confident. We make unique thoughtful pieces that fill the gap for statement high-quality pieces at an attainable price point. We're not just creating clothes; we're providing a conduit for self-expression and self-actualization.

Founded in 2016, we are a bootstrapped lifestyle brand focused on delivering value and achieving consistent yearly growth and profitability.

This role is dynamic, challenging, and exciting, playing a pivotal role in the company's success.

Responsibilities:

• Hybrid role combining fashion design and product development


• Have a great understanding of culture- past and present, and translate that into clothing


• Manage design process from conception to final styling


• Market research to identify new trends, fabric, and techniques


• Collaborate with team members to select seasonal themes and create new concepts


• Create product sketches and technical drawings


• Review product for style and fit, and revise if necessary


• Present story, mood board, colour boards to the team


• Work with founder to decide design direction of the brand each season


• Ability to communicate with manufacturers daily and effectively


• Oversee and manage product life cycle from inception through to final- update sample tracker and critical path


• Create product listings on website and know all products extremely well


• Work with merchandiser to analyse sales performance to inform design direction


• Lead all fittings: schedule fittings based on when items are received from manufacturers, gather necessary models or team members for try-ons, review product for style, measurement, fit and fabric revisions. Clearly and expertly document, and communicate all feedback accurately to the manufacturers.


• Document and archive all work on the drive in an organized and structured manner


• Test quality of samples (wash tests, all day wear test etc.) to ensure that the fabric and sewing of the garment are excellent, Your file must be a .doc, .pdf, .docx, or .rtf. No larger than 10MB

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• Able to sketch digitally and freehand


• Multitasker


• Excellent communication skills


• Excellent organisation and admin skills


• Must have a great eye and an excellent sense of style and colour


• Trendsetter and non-conformist


• Identify opportunities and think outside of the box


• Exceptional work ethic and comfortable with hard and pressured work


• Your designs demonstrate a love for structure, detail and maximalism


Requirements:

• Must have an excellent portfolio. Applications without a portfolio will not be accepted


• Must write a cover letter


• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud - specifically Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator


• Proven understanding of trend and colour forecasting
  
  Kai Collective is a London-based contemporary brand intentionally crafted to make women feel their most confident. We make unique thoughtful pieces that fill the gap for statement high-quality pieces at an attainable price point. We're not just creating clothes; we're providing a conduit for self-expression and self-actualization.


Founded in 2016, we are a bootstrapped lifestyle brand focused on delivering value and achieving consistent yearly growth and profitability.

We are looking for dynamic, intelligent, hard-working and innovative candidates to join our team.


• Competitive salary


• Clothing discount


• Beautiful office in Shoreditch


• Fun, intellectually stimulating and exciting working environment


• Opportunity to make a huge change in a small brand with a great purpose


• Tuesdays WFH most of the time