Designer - Girls Sleepwear
Join a highly successful and experienced Design team who are focused on delivering on trend and fashionable product for our customers
Summary about this job
Fashion & Textile Design
Company: Kmart
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-3-2917-6807
Fax: +61-3-9887-2522
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Detail information about job Designer - Girls Sleepwear. Terms and conditions vacancy
- See your designs in all of our Kmart stores across Australia & NZ
- Work in collaboration with the Merchandise/ Buying team
- Kmart is a design led company
At Kmart, our families come first for the lowest prices on everyday items and our vision is to make everyday living brighter for all of our customers, every time and everywhere they shop with us.
As Australia’s brightest retail star, we have experienced great success in recent times but for Kmart this is just the beginning of our exciting journey ahead! We have big plans in place to ensure we deliver our vision and significantly expand our business. With another 40 new stores opening across Australia and New Zealand, the growth of our online business and expansion into new markets, we are on a mission to improve the Kmart shopping experience for all our customers, who are at the heart of everything we do. There has never been a more irresistible time to join Kmart!
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced Girls Sleepwear, Underwear and Socks Designer to join our Design team, based in our Head Office in Mulgrave. This is a critical role in our kidswear design team, so we are seeking a well-qualified candidate who has strong experience in girlswear design, with inner and/or outer wear design experience, capable of jumping in and hitting the ground running in this fast paced environment. This is a graphics heavy role, so your skills designing graphics is essential.
This opportunity will see you work collaboratively with the merchandise teams and partnering with a buyer whilst at the same time researching and developing apparel product from concept to final sign off, managing the production of artwork for overseas manufacturers, interpreting briefs given on product requirements, and working closely with a buying team throughout the seasonal cycle.
You will work in an environment that supports your creative flair and you will see millions of Kmart customers wear your designs. The role has a strong trend component, and you must be capable of completing significant research across diverse portfolios concurrently. Therefore you will need to be highly collaborative and analytical, have a structured approach, be incredibly well organised with strong time management skills, deadline driven and process orientated. Given we are a Design led model, your knowledge and opinions will be valued, so you will require the ability to build great working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
Your success in this role will be measured by your ability to ensure speed to market, understanding of market trends and product differentiation from competitors. Essential to this role is your sound background in graphic design, garment construction, technical drawings, fabric knowledge, textile yardages, range building and print placements. In addition you must have a strong working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator CS and Adobe Photoshop CS. Your strong account management skills will also give you the ideal background to excel in this position.
You will benefit from joining an amazing business and a dynamic team who are all committed to the success of Kmart and providing our customers with a great shopping experience. Our values – Think Customer, Take Care, Live Integrity, Grow Together and Reach Higher will resonate with you deeply and you’ll enjoy being part of a growing, iconic Australian business that has a fantastic culture that is non-hierarchical, diverse and inclusive. Your work environment will be highly collaborative, fast-paced and progressive, with no two days the same!
At Kmart we aim to ensure our teams reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
Candidates interested in this position should apply directly to this advertisement as we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
To apply please upload your current resume and PORTFOLIO and complete the online application form.