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Senior Assistant Designer - WW Footwear, London
Client: ASOS
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: c037ec02f67e
Job Views: 9
Posted: 23.01.2025
Expiry Date: 09.03.2025
Job Description:
About the Role
As an Assistant Designer, you will be working closely with the Senior Designers on ASOS DESIGN FOOTWEAR, supporting to design all areas of shoes, creating trend lead ranges for our twenty something customer. This role offers an opportunity to thrive with a high energy team, with plenty of chances to grow a sought after skill set. We are looking for someone who loves fashion and has an endless enthusiasm for delivering new ideas and researching the latest trends! If you are looking to be part of a fast-paced, fashion-forward design team, this could be the opportunity for you.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Researching, developing and designing ranges for ASOS DESIGN Footwear, working across all categories for both casual and dressy products.
* Identifying key trends, shapes, and first-to-market styles with commerciality in mind to ensure the most fashion-forward range for our global customer base.
* Creating mood and colour boards to share creative ideas, predicting trends for the season through various sources such as shops, social media, catwalks, and cultural moments.
* Working alongside the buying teams to react to sales information and present design ideas to drive the range.
* Building relationships with suppliers and advising factories on direction, construction, key details, materials, and trims.
* Anticipating the needs of our twenty something customer using sales data, customer profile analytics, and trend research.
* Adhering to the critical path to achieve deadlines, ensuring product development aligns with the optimum selling period.
* Collaborating with the technical team on initial fits and problem-solving for the department.
* Researching and developing unique products, working on both long lead time and quick reaction short lead ranges.
* Supporting our culture by driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies.
Who We’d Like to Meet
* Previous footwear design experience for an aspirational brand or high street retailer.
* Experience working with Far East, European, and UK suppliers.
* A strong commercial handwriting and understanding of the ASOS brand and customer.
* Passionate about fashion with a keen eye for trends.
* Proficient in Photoshop, Adobe, CAD, PLM, and hand sketch skills.
* Experience executing tech packs and sketches for footwear product development.
* Strong organizational skills and the ability to work in a high-pressure environment.
* Ability to build great relationships with colleagues and suppliers.
* Confident in presenting new ideas to line managers, the wider team, and senior leadership.
* Able to identify product opportunities and help drive the brand forward.
* Comfortable with travel in the UK and internationally for supplier/product development meetings.
What’s in it for you?
* Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
* ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
* Employee sample sales
* Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
* 25 days paid annual leave + an extra day for your birthday
* Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme
* Private medical care scheme
* Flexible benefits allowance, which you can choose to take as extra cash or use towards other benefits
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