Graphic Designer / Designer - APPAREL

Caprice is a market leader in licensed and branded apparel within the Australian retail market. As a company we work with international brands such as Disney and Warner Bros as well as with major Australian retailers such as Kmart, Big W and Target. The Caprice product offering crosses numerous categories including Apparel, Footwear, Bags and Accessories as well as Home.  As a company we pride ourselves not only on design and innovation but also our positive and motivated work place.

Description:

The candidate will report to the Account Manager to develop and design licensed apparel/sleepwear/underwear/accessory ranges across different categories, including mens, ladies and kids. You must possess the ability to drive fashion forward yet commercial trends, designs, and be driven, motivated, with the ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic team environment.  The designer role focuses very much graphic design (much less on fashion/garment design) and would suit a candidate with a strong graphics background in an apparel setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Researching key trends, shapes, colour palettes to create mood boards that direct each season.

• Designing storyboards of product in Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Graphic design including creating yardage and placement prints.

• Liaising with production assistants and garment technicians on executing designs.

• Managing the licensing approval process for own concept designs.

Key Skills and attributes:

• Strong graphic design skills in Photoshop and Illustrator.

• Tertiary Education in Fashion Design or Graphic Design.

• Previous experience as a Graphic Designer in Apparel/Sleepwear and/or licensed apparel preferable.

• The ability to design creatively within licensor brands requirements.

• A knowledge of garment manufacture, fabrications and print types.

• The ability to work in a fast paced dynamic team atmosphere.

• Must be self motivated, organised and have a positive attitude.