At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist in creating a comprehensive range of footwear and collate trend reports.
- Company: Dune London is a leading affordable luxury footwear brand with over 50 UK stores.
- Benefits: Enjoy 60% employee discount, 25 days holiday, and blended working options.
- Other info: Position based in a new sustainable office in West London.
- Why this job: Join a growing team in a brand celebrating its 30th anniversary.
- Qualifications: Degree in Fashion Design and proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud required.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 32000 £ per year.
About us
Dune London is the leading affordable luxury footwear and accessories brand in the UK, with broad distribution across both the UK and internationally. It has 50 stores in the UK and over 100 in 25 countries around the world. The company is entering a period of sustained growth both through additional stores, expansion of sales on its online channels and through third party partners both in the UK and globally. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the group has over the years built an enviable position as the specialist in quality fashion footwear and accessories which has given it a unique position at the high end of the high street.
About the role
Our fabulous design team are looking for a Junior Designer to support the team in creating a comprehensive range of footwear. The Junior Designer will assist with the day to day running of the department, research and collating relevant trend and shop reports.
About you
- Industry relevant experience across Women’s footwear.
- Have a strong understanding of and passion for the Dune London brand, customer and collections.
- To be engaged and enthusiastic about the fashion industry with strong knowledge of luxury and high street trends and have the ability to contribute and apply this to our brand.
- Passion for product with technical understanding, with the ability to work across multiple product categories.
- Assist in the creation of branding and hardware design which is integral to the Dune DNA.
- Excellent communication skills with your team, other teams and suppliers.
- Eye for presentations and confidence to present ideas to the team.
- Ability to interpret relevant trends that can inspire the Dune collections.
- Be proactive and use one’s initiative, forthcoming with ideas.
- Flexible mindset that can adapt & manage their own workload.
- Needs to be a team player but also motivated to work on their own accord.
Experience / Skills Required
- A well-rounded portfolio that showcases your creativity, versatility, and technical skillset.
- Degree in Fashion Design, footwear & or accessories.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
- Drawing & CAD skills are essential.
- Proficient use of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Illustrator & Photoshop specifically).
- PowerPoint / Office software.
About the perks
- Blended working – spreading your time across our office and remote working.
- Brand new sustainable office in bustling West London (near Westfield).
- Friendly and open culture with flat structures allowing plenty of opportunity for development.
- Company growth and opportunity; Dune is opening new stores and channels and evolving all the time.
- Open-minded company, welcoming thoughts and ideas to be shared.
- Working with charitable organisations to help raise funds and give something back. Our current charity partner is Mental Health UK.
- 60% employee discount on Dune products – what’s not to love!
- 25 days holiday (plus the bank holidays).
- Cycle2work.
- Company pension scheme.
- Life assurance for all team members.
- We look after our people.
- 3.00 p.m. finish every pay day Friday!
- Team socials and drinks – we like to have fun!
- Access to our employee assistance programme, retailTRUST, who provide loads of resources to support with wellbeing and personal development offer free counselling, legal advice and financial guidance.
- Our own Wellbeing Allies – there to talk when you need them.
Junior Footwear Designer employer: The Dune Group
Dune London offers a friendly culture with flat structures and opportunities for development. Located near Westfield in West London, the company supports charitable organisations like Mental Health UK. Employees enjoy perks such as a 3:00 p.m. finish on payday Fridays and access to wellbeing resources.
