Junior/Senior Fashion Designer

Summary

Join Love, Bonito, a leading digital-first womenswear brand, and be part of a dynamic team impacting women globally. As a Designer, you will manage the creation of all collections, from initial research to finished product. You will play a pivotal role in the growth and development of the Design Department as Love, Bonito expands internationally. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to disrupt the consumer and retail industry and contribute to Love, Bonito's global growth. You will need strong entrepreneurial spirit, problem-solving skills, and exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in Mandarin is required for communication with overseas suppliers. The role involves designing user-centric products, technical development, and project management.

Requirements

• A strong entrepreneurial spirit, self starter, extreme initiative and ownership
• A knack for problem solving with an ability to think ‘out of the box’; highly adaptable and flexible and ability to adjust and refine when the need arises
• A genuine curiosity to know how things work and how to make them better
• Solid technical know how
• A thoughtful and creative designer
• Solid design knowledge, sensibilities and ability to translate concept into execution
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to lead direction of a project across cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in Mandarin is required for this role as you will need to be able to communicate effectively to our overseas suppliers where the bulk of our production and development is conducted. This includes sourcing for materials, explaining concepts and ideas, as well as negotiating design and cost constraints to problem solve together with our Chinese manufacturers
• Diploma/Degree in Fashion Design minimally
• 0-2 year for junior or at least 3 years for senior industry experience in a Fashion Design / Technical Design role
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• An impressive portfolio which demonstrates creative, thoughtful design through a variety of projects
• Effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin

Responsibilities

• Designing
• User-centric, thoughtful approach to gathering insights and solving for customer needs
• Understand the market, targeted customer personas, and good design principles through research, store visits and customer studies
• Create products that fulfill our brand mission of being modern, relatable, and of good quality & value
• A good eye for fashion, upcoming trends and spotting what resonates with consumers
• Technical Development
• Produce technical drawings, with the ability to create detailed tech packs with accurate measurements
• Partner with other designers in creating seasonal color stories, initial fabric and trims selections
• Actively participate in fit sessions, working with live models and giving comments to suggest fit changes
• Project Management
• Plan project timelines according to production and development days
• Track and monitor relevant product development calendars
• Maintain an organized archive of all tech packs and fit samples

Preferred Qualifications

International, overseas experience is a plus

Benefits

• Work from anywhere*!
• Hybrid work and adjustable hours - as long as present during our core working hours
• Comprehensive corporate insurance (Fully covered visits at our panel clinics, Dental coverage, Maternity reimbursement)
• Learning and development (i.e. subscription plans to best-in-class resources, personal development fund etc)
• Dedicated leadership training for those of managerial responsibilities
• Friday pm off for learning
• Generous staff discount off LB products
• Corporate partnerships with a variety of companies
• Welcome to #TeamLB swag and store gift cards (get your LB work outfit on us!)
• Employee driven peer-to-peer recognition platform to honour and celebrate everyday achievements
• Internal Referral programme