Textile Graphic Designer
The Graphic Designer is primarily responsible for creating print designs, embellishments, embroideries and any other graphic work for the Forever New
Summary about this job
Fashion & Textile Design
Company: Forever New Clothing
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +61-7-6418-4266
Fax: +61-3-5219-7263
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Detail information about job Textile Graphic Designer. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Mid-senior level textile graphic designer opportunity
- Inspiring and creative design approach
- Generous employee discounts and incentives
Forever New is one of Australia's fastest growing fashion clothing and accessories brands, proud to be founded in Melbourne during late 2006. Forever New has been on a journey of global expansion and today operates in over 300 stores in ten countries
The Role:
The graphic designer is primarily responsible for creating print designs, embellishments, embroideries and any other graphic work for the Forever New brand. They must be commercially aware of current and future trends at all times.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ensure comprehensive knowledge of local and overseas market trends
- Analyse relevance of trends for brand and develop accordingly in collaboration with Buyer & Designer
- Ensure ‘finger on pulse’ of emerging trends to ensure Forever New is first to market with new image trends
- Create/visualise outstanding new art works in line with Forever New handwriting
- Demonstrate broad awareness of competitors and external trends, identifying missed opportunities
- Proactive participation in weekly design meetings, contributing to group discussion by sharing new ideas and observations
- Prepare trend boards, with direction from monthly story boards
- Provide input at artwork development stage to ensure the design is commercial, in line with Forever New handwriting and technically achievable
- Ensure all artwork has colour/thread/bead information clearly attached
- Ensure all artwork is correct to scale for required garment, and graded accordingly
- Ensure all yardage artwork to be correctly put into repeats
- Printing technique to be clearly indicated on artwork
- Discuss the deadline for the brief to ensure clear understanding of desired completion date
- Offer a choice of artwork/colour ways/scale when presenting the completed brief
- Ensure brief is clearly executed when sent to China
About You:
- Passion; A love for fashion and enthusiasm for FN
- A strong work ethic
- ‘Big picture’ thinking; contribute to team and business objectives
- Professional presentation
- Resourceful and resilient
- Develop & encourage others to deliver results
- Use personal initiative and be creative to grow the business
- Honesty and integrity
- Display a ‘can do’ attitude
About us:
Join a privately owned globally expanding retailer who are dedicated to team collaboration and innovation whilst promoting our vision and values – ‘Inspiring Confidence and Beauty’. Forever New is an entrepreneurial, fast-paced and dynamic environment. Our aim is to ensure that we have and culture which is engaging, collaborative and energetic.
Forever New benefits include:
- Generous employee discounts and benefits including the cafes in our business park
- Work for an international expanding global retailer
- Modern offices located in Richmond close to public transport
- Enjoy our exciting social committee events, regular sample sales and team events