A coveted opportunity for a highly creative lead designer has opened in a small but growing Australian brand with large international wholesale base.
ROAME. is an Australian ready-to-wear label built on the art of dressing like your holiday self in everyday life. Through hand-drawn prints and artful detailing, each collection tells a story, and each piece is crafted with intention and worn with meaning.
We are looking for a Lead Designer to own our design process from first concept to approved salesman samples. It is a rare role: one designer, real autonomy, and your prints and pieces in market each season.
About the role
Reporting to the Creative Director, you will lead each collection from research and concept through range development, print and artwork, tech packs and sampling. You will work closely with the Product & Operations Manager, who takes each style through technical approval and production, and the Marketing team, who bring the collection story to customers.
This is a hands-on role where you will be at the sketch table, the fit session and the print approval, not just directing from a distance.
Key responsibilities
Build each season's concept, mood boards, colour palette and print direction
Sketch, drape and CAD each range, and source fabrics and trims
Create original prints, embroideries and trims, and brief freelance print designers and garment technicians
Create and issue tech packs to factory standard and keep them current through each sample round
Review protos and SMS against design intent, attend fit sessions and give design comments to factories
Name styles, colours and prints, and produce the seasonal range book
Brief Marketing on the collection story and hero styles
About you
Proven experience designing womenswear, ideally including a lead or sole-designer role in a premium brand
A strong eye for print and textile, with the ability to create original artwork and prepare it for production
Technical garment knowledge: construction, fabric, fit and how design choices affect cost and production
Tech packs built to factory standard, and strong Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign skills
Hand sketching and draping skills
Experience working with offshore factories and print studios
The confidence to own a process with autonomy, and the organisation to deliver to a critical path
Please note due to the high volume of applications we receive; only successful candidates will be contacted.
ROAME. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our recruitment practices.
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