Accessory Designer

We have an exciting opportunity for an Accessory Designer to join the Lucy & Yak Team!

The Accessory Designer will research, design and deliver innovative collections of Accessories, Homeware and gifts, while aligning with our business strategy and key deadlines.

Responsibilities...

• To design and develop accessory designs, focusing on brand identity, aesthetics and functionality.
• Close collaboration with other designers to ensure accessories align with clothing, seasonal prints and colour palette.
• Updating core lines and designing new shapes across accessories, including homeware and gifting.
• Create technical drawings, selecting sustainable materials and overseeing the manufacturing process.
• Liaise with our supplier partners to ensure deadlines are met and milestones achieved within the critical path.
• Contribute to innovation, identifying new ideas within the supply base.
• Work with cross functional teams, Product Development, Garment Tech, Buyers and Merchandisers.
• Work with the Sourcing Manager to source and develop new sustainable fabrics / factories.
• Attend Design trips to research new designs and fabrications.
• Visit existing and new suppliers, to view showrooms for design development and build relationships.
  
  

In more detail...

• Be responsible for product briefings to suppliers, developing the product from first prototypes to pre-production samples
• Ensure styles are constructed cost effectively, whilst designing into relevant price range and achieving margin.
• Create accurate and detailed CAD’s, to include BOM’s.
• Understanding of technical performance to ensure products are fit for purpose.
• Attend sample review meetings
• Understand best and worst, current trade, opportunities for growth and newness.
• Ensure samples are correct and ready to present for buy sign off
• Develop strong working relationships with our supplier partners.
• Approve fabric and trims for development
• Contribute to Supplier scorecard process and the supplier strategy
  
  

What You Need...

• Strong Accessory design skills
• Eye for detail
• Knowledge of sustainable materials.
• Creativity
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-driven with creative mindset
• Product testing knowledge
  
  

The details

• Salary £35,000 per annum
• Based in our Brighton Office
• 4 day/30 hour week with full time salary
• See our careers homepage for a full list of our perks and benefits! https://careers.lucyandyak.com/
  
  

Lucy and Yak are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Lucy and Yak.