As a Design Assistant at boohoo you'll be responsible for supporting the wider design team with the day to day running of the department. This role is very creative, but also requires someone who is highly organised as you will work on multi deadlines to ensure our design team are creating the best possible products for our customers. To stand out in this role, you must have your finger on the pulse of all upcoming trends and have an eye for commercial opportunities to share with your wider design team. Things move fast here at boohoo, so be prepared to keep on top of the ever evolving fashion world here in our Manchester Office.
Your team
In the Design team, we make sure every brand has products they can be proud of. We design and influence everything the Group buys, so we’re a vital part of each brand’s identity. We’re there when inspiration strikes, looking at research and future-trend forecasts to see what our customers want to buy. We want our brands to be trendsetters, and we’re proud to be industry leaders with the freedom to shape our brands and push boundaries.
What you'll be doing
- Keeping up to date with relevant trends and in turn presenting this back to the Designer/Senior Designer on your department.
- Working with the Senior Designer to ensure technical packs are sent out on time.
- Assisting in technical fits with the garment technology team. Writing notes throughout these meetings to share with your team.
- Collating design packs which will then be sent out to the wider business on a weekly basis.
- Chasing samples with suppliers and communicating with them when needed.
- Organising multi deadlines and ensuring that all administrative tasks are completed to support the team's day to day running.
- Regularly arranging fabrics for the design department and ensuring products are ready for any meetings where rack ups are required.
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
- Design based degree preferable. Passion about boohoo, essential.
- Experience using CAD systems, such as Photoshop and Illustrator is favourable.
- Strong understanding of boohoo's customer and key competitors.
- Great knowledge of fashion trends, this is something you are passionate about.
- Excellent organisation skills and have the ability to adapt quickly.
- A team player. Someone who enjoys going above and beyond to support others in the team where needed, especially during peak times.
Why join us
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. Beyond this we offer each and every employee the below benefits:
- There’s up to 40% discount off all our brands
- Opportunity to take part in Learning and Development training- expanding your knowledge on areas outside of your day to day.
- Core hours enable you to flex your working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis
- You’ll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes- where your impact on the business will also impact you!
- Benefits that support your health and wellbeing
- Our social calendar? Next level!
- Opportunity to progress both within your brand and also internally across our 12 other fashion brands!
- With HQs in Manchester and London and offices across the globe, we offer a buzzing atmosphere and the boohoo family culture wherever you work
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