Job Description
Our client is a Melbourne-based retailer focused on the Tween/Teen customer. They're currently undergoing a brand reset and looking to bring some additional freelance design support into the team as they evolve their product offering towards more fashion-led, trend-driven capsules.
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The existing team has strong graphic design and illustration capability, so we're specifically looking for freelancers who can complement this with a strong fashion design/product development background and fashion-led design sensibility. Illustration and design skills are still important, as you'll be creating original prints and patterns, but more essential is fashion-led application.
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Ideally, candidates will have experience across fashion, accessories, lifestyle or youth product and demonstrate strong capability in:
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Translating fashion trends and creative direction into commercial product.
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Creating original prints/patterns for fashion application.
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Creating detailed, accurate product spec sheets for suppliers.
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Building cohesive ranges/capsules rather than designing products in isolation
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Strong colour, material, print and pattern curation
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Mixing prints, textures, materials and finishes in a sophisticated, fashion-led way
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Understanding hero vs supporting products and creating light and shade within a range without everything feeling overly matched.
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Strong visual awareness of current fashion, streetwear and youth culture.
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Working from trend/mood boards and translating these into clear product design solutions.
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Bringing a strong fashion point of view while still designing for a commercial customer and price point.
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Experience specifically within bags, accessories, lifestyle or other multi-product fashion categories would be particularly valuable.
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Candidates will need to be comfortable working in Adobe Illustrator. Experience working with WGSN or other trend platforms would be beneficial but this is not a requirement as the Product Team will be leading in this space, with designers being tasked with interpreting their briefs.
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We're open to a range of seniority levels, but would particularly like to see experienced midweight/senior freelancers who can hit the ground running and bring a different fashion perspective into the studio.
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Within portfolios, we're particularly interested in seeing full ranges or collections, including how you've used colour, print, material and product variation across a cohesive capsule, rather than individual graphic or illustration pieces.
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The logistics:
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This is an initial 1-2 month freelance booking starting ASAP. There's a solid likelihood of extension and potential comnversion into a permanent prospect, however if freelancers have upcoming bookings later this year and could only commit for a short period this would still be considered.
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The studio is based in St Kilda and you'll be required to work onsite full-time.
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📌 Fashion / Textile Designer [212279] (Melbourne)
🏢 Aquent Australia
📍 Melbourne