ASOS Careers | Menswear Assistant Designer Competition | London - ASOS - London

ASOS Design Brief for final year Design (BA) students interested in an Assistant Designer Opportunity in the asos Menswear team starting Summer 2016.

Deadline – 5pm Friday 15 th April

The brief

• Research and Develop 1x AW16 Trend board.
  


• Design a Capsule Collection of 12-15 pieces covering all product types including accessories.
  


• Present all designs as flat Drawings.
  


• Consider; shape, colour fabric, print and trim.
  


• Provide fully annotated specs of at least 3 of your favourite pieces.
  


• Illustrate 3 outfits as examples of ‘Ways to wear’.
  

Use all available research resources to support your ideas including: Magazines, Blogs, Catwalks, Street style etc.

Tip: Whilst completely the brief please also consider the following:

• Is your range exciting yet commercial?
  


• How you your range sit along side the current asos offer?
  

Deadline – 5pm Friday 15 th April

How to apply: Please upload a reduced size PDF and copy of your CV below.

The role:

Assistant Designer

Who does it report to:

Designer

Direct Reports:

None

Where is it based:

Greater London House, Mornington Crescent, London

The hours:

9.00am – 5.30pm (Monday to Thursday)

9.00am – 5.00pm (Friday)

The Story so far…

ASOS are the UK’s number one fashion and beauty destination. With 75,000 product lines across Womenswear, Menswear, Footwear, Accessories, Jewellery and Beauty, we’re setting the pace in a worldwide fashion revolution. With around 3,000 new product lines being introduced each week, we’re ambitious and we certainly know our stuff. We ship to 240 countries and also have specific sites targeting the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Russia and China, with offices in London, Sydney, New York, France and Germany and China.

Our ambition is to be the world’s no.1 online fashion brand for 20-somethings, therefore it is really important to us that we continue to attract top talent across the globe to help us realise our goals. If you’re looking for an opportunity to go places and really take your career forward, we could be the perfect fit for you!

The ASOS Way

We do things a certain way – The ASOS Way. It’s our DNA and runs through every single thing we do here – it defines who we are, what we do and how we do it. Some things change, these don’t.

We are Passionate ; we are proud to be a part of ASOS, we always give our best and we celebrate our successes.

We are Customer Obsessed; we know our customers love fashion and we understand what they want, we know our stuff inside and out, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

We Restlessly Innovate ; we don’t stand still, we give it a go and we’re brave.

We are Collaborative and Respectful ; We work together to get the job done, we grow ideas from within, we make things happen and we do the right thing.

People are the future of our business and we have really big ideas. We know we need people who can turn these ideas into reality – it’s our people that make the difference.

The Role:

To support the MW Design Dept.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Researching, developing and designing to support the senior designer on the department.
  


• Assisting on a department who design commercially relevant fashion forward ranges.
  


• Attending weekly trade meetings and reacting to sales information.
  


• To research current and future trends by a collection of different sources in order to continuously improve and develop the ASOS collection. This includes shop reports, sourcing at markets and with fabric/ trims mills.
  


• Sourcing new fabrications and trimmings is a key part of the job role.
  


• Working closely with in-house buying teams, alongside an experienced senior designer to present design ideas and develop product.
  


• Working with the technical team to support on fits on a weekly basis.
  


• Develop strong working relationships with suppliers, liaising with suppliers oversees on a daily basis.
  

Skills and experience you will need:

• Previous experience in designing for an aspirational brand or similar high street retailer.
  


• Good understanding of the ASOS Brand and Customer.
  


• Proficient Computer skills including Microsoft office and CAD: Photoshop, Adobe and Illustrator.
  


• Self-motivated.
  


• Fashion forward.
  


• Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work to multiple deadlines.