Fashion Designer

Remote

🎨 Design

Fashion Designers work either independently or directly for an apparel company, creating various clothing and accessory designs that appeal to consumers. They often sketch their designs, then select patterns and fabrics that best complement the designs. Many Fashion Designers travel to trade shows to gather the fabric and material needed to design their new fashion pieces. They’ll also collaborate with other designers to create prototypes of their ideas. Fashion Designers often present their design ideas to Creative Directors and may also be asked to demonstrate their designs at fashion shows.

What does a Fashion Designer do?

A Fashion Designer or Apparel Designer, creates various clothing products, along with shoes and accessories to match current trends and styles. Their main duties include managing the entire design process from start to finish, making edits to current clothing and accessory lines and choosing fabrics and trims for upcoming designs and product lines.

Responsibilities

A Fashion Designer should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Fashion Designer should be able to execute:

Researching current fashion trends and determining what consumers will like
Collaborating with the design team to develop ideas for new products based on research data
Designing sketches for new products with a design team
Creating clothing patterns for mass production
Testing and deciding on fabrics, colors, patterns and textures for each design
Overseeing the production of designs, including carrying out fittings, determining prices and managing marketing

Required Skills

A competitive Fashion Designer will have certain skills and qualifications, including:

Superior knowledge of fashion design principles
Excellent creativity with a good sense of fashion and style
In-depth knowledge of garment technology
Proficiency in computer-aided fashion design applications and digital visualization tools
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Strong time-management skills

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