02 Oct
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Deering
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Melbourne
Deering is looking for a Senior Fashion Designer to join our team and help shape the next stage of the brand.Working closely with our Founder and Creative Director, you'll translate the broader creative vision into cohesive, distinctive and commercially strong collections that feel unmistakably Deering.This is a senior, hands‐on design role for someone who has strong taste, strong judgement and the confidence to work both autonomously and collaboratively.
Sometimes you'll be given a very clear brief.
Other times, you'll be given a reference, an idea or a direction and trusted to run with it.You'll work closely with our Product Development Manager, who owns product development, suppliers, production and the critical path.
Your focus is the creative side of the product: what we make, how it looks, how the collection works together and how the Deering design language continues to evolve.Deering is looking for a Senior Fashion Designer to join our team and help shape the next stage of the brand.Working closely with our Founder and Creative Director, you'll translate the broader creative vision into cohesive, distinctive and commercially strong collections that feel unmistakably Deering.This is a senior, hands‐on design role for someone who has strong taste, strong judgement and the confidence to work both autonomously and collaboratively.
Sometimes you'll be given a very clear brief.
Other times, you'll be given a reference, an idea or a direction and trusted to run with it.You'll work closely with our Product Development Manager, who owns product development, suppliers, production and the critical path.
Your focus is the creative side of the product: what we make, how it looks,
how the collection works together and how the Deering design language continues to evolve.The RoleYou'll be responsible for:developing seasonal collections across silhouette, colour, fabrication, print and detaildesigning garments and complete looksbuilding cohesive ranges that balance directional ideas with commercially important productcreating moodboards, sketches and design referencesidentifying hero products, recent silhouettes and opportunities to evolve existing Deering signaturesreviewing sales, customer feedback and previous collection performance to inform future designworking closely with Product Development through sampling and fittings to ensure the final product reflects the original design intenthelping protect and evolve the Deering design language as the brand growsAbout YouYou'll bring:10+ years' experience in womenswear fashion designa strong portfolio showing both creative thinking and commercially relevant productstrong knowledge of garment construction, fabrication, fit and silhouetteexperience building seasonal collections and rangesstrong hand sketching and/or Adobe Illustrator skillsconfidence in fittings and making clear design decisionsan understanding of how customer and sales data can inform better productstrong communication skills and the ability to work closely across creative, product and commercial teamsYou'll have your own point of view, but understand how to design within an established brand language.
You'll be curious about fashion, vintage, art, music and culture without being overly trend‐led.We're looking for someone who wants to contribute ideas, challenge thinking where useful and join a business with ambitious plans for growth.
This is an opportunity to come in at an important stage and genuinely help shape the product, the brand and the way our design team works.
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📌 Senior Fashion Designer (Melbourne)
🏢 Deering
📍 Melbourne