Senior Print Designer (FTC) · Head Office · Hybrid ...

RIXO's story began in the London living room of best friends Henrietta & Orlagh, born from their passion for vintage.Our philosophy is making all our customers feel the best version of themselves. Filling a gap in the market with feminine shapes and high-quality materials from everyday to Occasion wear. Always inclusive, always empowering, we create a fusion of original hand-painted prints and timeless silhouettes to flatter every woman, irrespective of age, season, size, nationality or time of day.We are looking for a creative Senior Print Designer to join the team on a fixed-term 12 month contract. As Senior Print Designer you will be responsible for leading innovative Print & Textile development for seasonal collections and a wider range of artwork projects for smaller capsules throughout the year.You will be able to adapt to the RIXO handwriting and have an excellent sense of colour and hand painting skills. You will lead on innovating newness each season working closely with Creative Director and Co-Founder Orlagh McCloskey, whilst managing a team of 2.You will have experience and technical understanding of textile development including print, embroidery, embellishment & jacquard and know how to communicate multiple techniques to our suppliers for artwork launches and development swatches. You must have an excellent taste level and eye for vintage pattern and colour and demonstrate excellent hand drawing & painting skills.Responsibilities: Develop exceptional, original hand-painted artwork which is on brand and aligns with the Creative Director's vision. Translate, alter and develop bought vintage artwork to suit the RIXO Print aesthetic. Oversee the end-to-end process for the Print and Textiles team, ensuring the product is beautiful and in line with the Director's vision. Have an excellent understanding of all Print & Textile techniques and how to communicate these with suppliers including print, embroidery, embellishment, woven & knit jacquards, and yarn dye. Have an excellent eye for detail in Tech packs. Develop creative direction to implement with strong taste level and vintage interest for pattern. Pull relevant tears to support the direction for Print and Textile design at the beginning of each season. Create and develop seasonal colour palettes and colourways in line with Creative Direction. Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Design, PD, Garment tech, and Wholesale teams. Be a clear communicator to ensure, alongside the team, that no problems arise in sampling/production for print and textiles packs, ensuring the Print Team meets CP deadlines. Own key dates for teams and ensure collection milestone meetings and sign-off meetings are on time to align with the team calendar. Lead and delegate to team artwork split and prepare meeting boards. Adapt feedback from our wholesale team/partners each season to ensure artwork offering is moved on and has a strong balance of commerciality and newness for large wholesale drops. Manage a Print Designer and co-manage our Design & Print Assistant, having regular check-ins with the team, and being organized with workload during busy periods. About you: Highly creative, passionate and experienced designer with an excellent eye for vintage pattern and colour, with an extremely high taste level in fashion & textiles. Ability to work with multiple mediums/techniques. Exceptional hand painting and drawing skills. Strong layout and ability to present varied composition ideas for artwork. Strong understanding of fabrics and applications for surface design. Proven experience working closely with suppliers. Experience sending out a variety of artwork tech packs. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop; Illustrator is a plus. Strong team player who can collaborate with multiple teams to achieve the best results. Experience of working with PLM systems. Strong communication and presentation skills; detail-oriented. Ability to work on multiple drops/projects at one time; good time management. Self-starter, solution-driven individual. Applying for this role is straight forward Scroll down and click on Apply to be considered for this position.#J-18808-LjbffrRemote working/work at home options are available for this role.

Created: 2024-10-29