Lead Associate - Fashion Designer

Job Description

As a Lead Associate, you will play a pivotal role in achieving the business objectives and deliver high-quality results. The position requires 4.0-8.0 years of experience, demonstrating strong design leadership skills and the ability to drive success. Roles and Responsibilities: Research seasonal trends, colours, prints, fabrics, and styling for all wovens & knit categories for Womens Western Wear. Contribute in seasonal concepts development. Creating digital sketches based on seasonal concepts and rendering the same with appropriate color/prints. Create prints (mostly all-over-prints) based on brand direction. Maintaining line sheets for seasonal range plans. Responsible for creating detailed tech packs that illustrate design, construction & measurement details with high accuracy. Collaborate with Buying and Sourcing teams for effective design development. Conduct fitting sessions in collaboration with fit-tech team. Fabric/print/surface design follow up and approvals. Must have expert knowledge of womenswear fabrics & their appropriate usage, for both wovens & knits. Execute timely on seasonal calendar deadlines. Contributing well researched ideas to support catalog and marketing for the brand. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs. Analyse industry trends and market dynamics to implement best practices for team success. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, only NIFT graduates. Demonstrates high level of aesthetics and creative ability with a strong understanding of youth culture. Well rounded experience in Womens Western Wear design. Strong organisational skills and highly detail-oriented. Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate ideas. Ability to manage multiple deadlines and calendars. Ability to handle work independently with minimal supervision. Highly proficient in design CAD softwares like ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP to create garment sketches & complicated prints. Proficient in EXCEL/SHEETS & POWERPOINT/KEYNOTE/SLIDES.