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Form of workFashion Designer
About Tutu du Monde:
A global leader in the childrenswear category, Tutu du Monde operates in Sydney, and is stocked in over 150 doors internationally including Harrods, Selfridges, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, David Jones and Farfetch, as well as through its own US, European and Asia Pac online sites.
Harnessing the design principles and fabrication techniques of women’s RTW and couture, Tutu Du Monde has taken the world by storm since its inception in 2009 and is now favoured by celebrity children and parents worldwide.
This global success has led to prestigious partnerships with other global iconic brands such as Disney, Barbie and Universal, with more exciting collaborations to come. A rare opportunity exists to become an integral part of the dynamic team at this fashion powerhouse. This position offers both support and autonomy, and an opportunity to be a part of an ever-growing design and production team.
At home, the brand operates from beautiful offices in Alexandria, with a dedicated design space, an organised working environment, and regular and reasonable working hours.
The role:
We are looking for a Garment Designer, ideally with experience in Childrenswear and/or Luxury Apparel, to work with the Creative Director on design ideation and execution of garments and accessories within new and existing categories. Minimum of 5 years of experience required.
Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- Work with the Creative Director with accurate & thorough style set up for all collections in cloud based PLM system
- Create tech sketches in Illustrator
- Work on and assist with print artwork edits, scaling & Vector prints.
- Create & accurately manage Range Plans with complete information for all styles in new seasons at development stage through to SMS finalising.
- Lead or work with the Creative Director in new design projects.
- Lead or work with the Creative Director with beaded panels design & artwork approvals from creation to SMS approval stage.
- Prompt & professional correspondence with external suppliers.
- Providing external suppliers with accurate style related information & target pricing when handing over new season development.
- Create & manage Proto & SMS tracker for new seasons.
- Ensuring that all Proto & SMS development is handed over to external suppliers on time & in accordance to the Critical Path.
- Manage beaded panel tracing approvals for Proto & SMS.
- Manage the approval & commenting process with external suppliers from approved Proto garment sample to SMS garment sample.
- Issue SMS labelling information to external suppliers.
- Receive in Proto & SMS into the business & distribute to the relevant departments with relevant documentation.
- Sign off on all Proto & SMS invoices for payments.
- Ensuring daily, weekly & other prioritised deadlines are met using effective time management & organisational skills.
Values:
- Teamwork - actively participate as a member of the Sales, Design and Production teams and broader Tutu Du Monde team, to assist with accomplishment of team and business goals.
- Always act in a respectful, professional & supportive manner with timely communication with all team members.
Skills and experience:
- Reliable with strong attention to detail, communication and organisational skills
- Tertiary qualifications in fashion design
- 5 years relevant experience in a similar position
- Competent knowledge and working understanding of fabric and garment construction
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience liaising with off-shore vendors
- High level of accuracy
- Ability to successfully multi-task and contribute to a dynamic team environment
- Ability to work autonomously and proactively
- Planning and time management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
