Knitwear Designer role at Roland Mouret

As a result of continued growth at Roland Mouret and the development of the knitwear category within our collection, we are looking for an experienced, passionate, innovative and dedicated knitwear designer to join our team and work alongside the Creative Director and Knitwear Product Developer to produce an exciting and commercial knitwear collection.

We want to hear from someone with a real passion for knitwear who can push the boundaries and excite us with their designs while appreciating the Roland Mouret brand aesthetic.

Main duties will include:
-Ensure that the company brief for the brand is adhered to.
-Plan the range.
-Produce initial trend, range and pack concepts and colour boards.
-Produce key shapes for each product category.
-Working with the Knitwear Developer, source and match all trimmings, button linings etc. for initial samples.
-Review initial samples with the Creative Director and Collection Development team to assess styling issues prior to fitting.
-Communicate design ideas in a confident and enthusiastic manner.

We are looking for someone with the following skills/attributes/experience:
-Creative flair and innovation and a proactive approach to design.
-Commercial industry experience required since graduating, ideally with a luxury brand(s).
-Able to identify key trends, and interpret these in a relevant and commercial way for the customer.
-Must be able to work in a fast paced fashion environment.
-Excellent understanding of garment construction and in particular knitwear manufacturing methods.
-Able to work on their own – take initiative.
-Communication, interpersonal and influencing skills at all level.
-Strong organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines is essential
-Target driven with a passion for fashion and the confidence to grow and develop.
-Ability to produce technical sheets for manufacturing products.
-Flexible with working hours including overtime and travel.
-Strong CAD skills and Illustrator experience.
-Creative and innovative with confidence to present ideas to others.
-Good presentation skills.
-Digital approach to working processes.

For more details and to apply go here

Knitwear Designer Role at Roland Mouret

Job Description

As a result of continued growth at Roland Mouret and the development of the knitwear category within our collection, we are looking for an experienced, passionate, innovative and dedicated knitwear designer to join our team and work alongside the Creative Director and Knitwear Product Developer to produce an exciting and commercial knitwear collection.

We want to hear from someone with a real passion for knitwear who can push the boundaries and excite us with their designs while appreciating the Roland Mouret brand aesthetic.

Main duties will include:

  • Ensure that the company brief for the brand is adhered to
  • Plan the range
  • Produce initial trend, range and pack concepts and colour boards
  • Produce key shapes for each product category
  • Working with the Knitwear Developer, source and match all trimmings, button linings etc. for initial samples.
  • Review initial samples with the Creative Director and Collection Development team to assess styling issues prior to fitting.
  • Communicate design ideas in a confident and enthusiastic manner.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone with the following skills/attributes/experience:

  • Creative flair and innovation and a proactive approach to design.
  • Commercial industry experience required since graduating, ideally with a luxury brand(s).
  • Able to identify key trends, and interpret these in a relevant and commercial way for the customer.
  • Must be able to work in a fast paced fashion environment.
  • Excellent understanding of garment construction and in particular knitwear manufacturing methods.
  • Able to work on their own – take initiative.
  • Communication, interpersonal and influencing skills at all level.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines is essential
  • Target driven with a passion for fashion and the confidence to grow and develop.
  • Ability to produce technical sheets for manufacturing products.
  • Flexible with working hours including overtime and travel.
  • Strong CAD skills and Illustrator experience
  • Creative and innovative with confidence to present ideas to others
  • Good presentation skills
  • Digital approach to working processes

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Graduate Knitwear Development Internship at Roland Mouret

London based, Fashion label Roland Mouret are offering a year, paid Knitwear Development Internship for graduates.

We are looking for a vibrant, ready to hit the ground running, passionate knitwear graduate to join our Collection Development team.

General daily task consist of; working closely with the knitwear collection development team assisting with CAD work, you will need excellent skills in Adobes software (Illustrator and Photoshop) , general errands, researching knits/trims, booking couriers, keeping the collection development office clean and tidy, general filing and upkeep of in-house knit library/archive.

It would be desirable for you to have worked in a fast based fashion environment before. Specifically in knitwear.

Working closely with the knitwear collection development team you will get to experience how a fast – paced luxury fashion house runs. You will get to work on many projects including the main line and pre collection.

Closing date – June 12, 2015

For full details and to apply go here.