Senior Eveningwear Designer (UK)

About Us: AZAZIE stands as the leading direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-tailer, providing an array of bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, evening wear, and accessories. Designed in Los Angeles, AZAZIE disrupts the traditional wedding industry by presenting made-to-order gowns at an affordable price point. The brand is dedicated to promoting body-positive fashion, ensuring that all dresses, available in sizes 0-30, are meticulously cut and sewn to order.

Job Overview: Azazie’s Design team is the driving force behind our brand’s commitment to beautiful, authentic designs with quality materials and construction. We are seeking an experienced Designer to join our growing design team! This position reports directly to Azazie’s Lead Designer and will be a key voice in assisting the creative process.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Reports to Creative Director/Lead Designer and provides vital support to the team during the development stage.
• Develops high-quality designs that align with the company’s brand and goals.
• Introduces innovative design ideas and techniques to enhance the company's offerings.
• Oversees product development from tech pack concept to delivery by corresponding with the sample room.
• Provides fitting comments to ensure proper fit and brand integrity when required.
• Research and integrate current market trends/inspirations/new colors.
• Creates and submits tech-packs for all categories.
• Encourages and promotes objectives, following the development schedule, and improving workflow.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Social, PR, and Creative departments.
• Supports guiding and mentoring junior designers providing feedback which includes refining their design/construction knowledge throughout the development process.
• Assist Lead Designer with creation of product flows, storyboards, mockups, prototypes.
• Assist Lead designer with regular schedules projects (development cycles), Special projects (New colors, Fabric Development, New Collection Developments/Brand Collaborations, etc.)

Qualifications:

• Degree in Fashion Design.
• Five + years of evening wear/relevant fashion experience.
• Must present an online portfolio of design work, showcasing your proven track record of successfully launching products from concept to launch, detailing your role in each.
• An acute eye for style, color, fabrication and construction.
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience with Microsoft Office; Excel.
• Strong communication skills (email and personal).
• A strong desire for adventure frequently required to talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and color vision.

Azazie, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Azazie, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

This job description is not an employment contract. It is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements may be changed or added at the discretion of Azazie at any time.