Assistant Fashion Designer

Location: Sachin GIDC, Surat. Experience: 2–3 Years Industry: Textile / Garment / Fashion – Women's Wear Employment Type: Full-Time

As a junior fashion designer assistant, you will support the fashion design team in all aspects of the design process—from ideation, sketching, and fabric research to sample production and collection delivery. You will act as a key contributor to ensure timely execution of design concepts, maintain visual coherence of the brand, and assist with day-to-day design operations.

• Assist the senior designer in creating design concepts, mood boards, colour palettes, and trend research.
• Produce sketches (hand and/or digital) of garments, accessories and coordinate with design team to refine.
• Perform fabric, trim and component research: sourcing swatches, liaising with suppliers, tracking costs and availability.
• Develop tech-packs and spec-sheets (measurements, construction details, materials) for sample rooms and manufacturers.
• Work closely with sample room and production team to follow through fit sessions, sample revisions, quality checks and approvals.
• Maintain and update design files, archive past seasons, and manage design library (swatches, sketches, prints).
• Support creation of presentation boards for internal reviews, buyers, and marketing teams.
• Monitor and ensure brand style consistency across collections and assist in coordinating with other departments (merchandising, marketing, sales).
• Stay on top of fashion trends, competitor activity, and market intelligence; present findings to the team.
• Occasionally assist with photo shoots, lookbooks, packaging visuals, or in-store display design as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in fashion design, apparel merchandising, textile design, or a related field.
• 0-2 years of fashion design experience (internship experience counts).
• Proficient in drawing/illustration (hand & digital) and fashion-design software (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or similar).
• Basic knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, grading, fabrics, and trims.
• Strong interest in fashion trends, fabrics, and print & surface design.
• Good eye for detail and accuracy in spec sheets and tech packs.
• Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team and across departments.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and manage shifting priorities.
• A portfolio showcasing design sketches, mood boards, and sample work is required.
• (Optional) Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to keep records/archives.