SC51 OPPORTUNITIES

Graphic Designer

Sonneti

One Western Avenue Business Park Mansfield Road London W3 oBZ

To predict, develop, establish & present, a strong visual graphic look for SC-51 /Sonneti for all product areas within the collection.

Head of Design

Design:

To manage the design process and meet all critical dates set for all relevant product areas.
Create, develop, design, execute and evaluate a variety of graphic themes and approaches and concepts for all product areas that complement and enhance all the collections produced.
Create, develop, design, execute and evaluate a variety of graphic themes and approaches and concepts for labels, swing tickets, button designs and rivets that complement and enhance the collections.
Present to the Head of Design, Brand manager & CEO, relevant research, inspiration and back up information sufficient to produce dynamic products for new & existing seasons.
Develop and execute display concepts that allow SC-51 product to be creatively merchandised.
To manage, organise, oversee and implement the Swatch book and all associated attributes.
To propose & present 3D & internet based POS & brand enhancing design ideas that relate to the promotion of the brand for the purpose of in-house, showroom & retail environments.
Influence the design team in terms of design direction for products through knowledge, research and own design inspirations.
Collate, gather and present themes, directions and relevant products or artefacts that will influence or produce on-trend graphics for all product areas.

Planning and Organisation:

To manage the design process and meet all critical dates for all relevant product areas.
Ensure that all designs are entered onto the PDM system at the correct times with the relevant level of detail
Understand and work within the approved pricing ratios making suggestions to reduce costs whilst maximising profit.
Work closely with the design team to ensure that all deadlines are met for all product areas
Plan, organise & manage the Swatch Book and associated attibutes.(cads,colourways,photographs,backdrop setting/theme)

Communication and Influencing:

Regular communication with the production team, ensuring that Merchandisers understand the graphic direction and that design elements are not compromised in production
Regular communication with production factories, ensuring that the graphic concepts are fully communicated and understood and any issues or challenges are dealt with effectively prior to production taking place.
If required, work on-site with production factories to monitor how graphics come out of production making suggestions for improvement and enhancement.
Have a constant and ongoing communication with the head of design & Brand Manager to ensure that all Graphic goals are creatively & commercially achieved.

Commercial Focus:

Demonstrate knowledge and experience for the market place at which the product is sold at & to make contributions to the wider SC-51 strategy that influence the profitability of the brand.

The Core Attitudes of the company:

Passionate:

About fashion, about doing a great job, enthusiastic, solution focused, unafraid to challenge, loves lifestyle, trend aware

Creative:

Gains creative inspiration from a variety of sources, doesn't accept the status quo, can make suggestions for change and influence others about alternative ways of doing things, can develop solutions

Honest:

Friendly:

Builds strong relationships quickly, is not forgotten easily, collegiate, has a sense of humour, outgoing personality, listens, communicates simply and effectively

Driven:

Ambitious, has a clear career plan, achievement focused, deadline lead, organised, tenacious, great time planner

Professional:

Customer focused, experienced in role, makes great business decisions, commercial

Other key requirements:

A relevant design degree
At least 3 years experience as a graphic designer, with experience in the relevant field of fashion for men's apparel.
Experience in garment construction - understands how garments are put together and graphics can impact the design and construction of garments
Experienced in a variety of graphic applications and techniques including ink printing, rubberising , embroidery etc
Advanced level in Photoshop, Illustrator etc