06 Nov
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Important Group
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Collingwood
06 Nov
Important Group
Collingwood
About us
If you love beautiful dresses, this is the role for you.
We’re an established Australian resort label known for effortless, feminine pieces made for long lunches, sunny escapes and every occasion in between. Our dresses are the heart of the brand: easy to wear, beautifully made, and loved by a loyal customer who comes back season after season.
We have a strong online presence & wholesale network and a growing overseas market. We’re part of a women-led fashion business that backs creative people with real responsibility.
We’re now looking for a Head Designer to take the brand into its next chapter.
What you’ll do
Lead the creative vision
- Set the seasonal direction for the label, including concept, mood, colour, print and fabric story
- Develop seasonal and monthly design briefs covering colour, print and material direction
- Grow the brand’s DNA so every collection feels unmistakably ours, while pushing it forward
- Present and articulate the creative vision and range plans to the leadership team
- Look for new ways to lift quality and explore premium product opportunities
Lead a small, hands-on team
- Lead and mentor our Design Assistant and Garment Technician/Production, building ranges aligned with brand strategy, pricing and market insights
- Set best-in-class design and technical standards that strengthen the brand’s identity
Design the collections
- Design and build balanced, commercial ranges across categories, from hero pieces to core styles
- Build ranges to target margins and deliver to the critical path
- Source fabrics and trims, and develop original prints and artwork
- Brief offshore agents and vendors with detailed spec sheets and tech packs, and collaborate on material selection
- Run fit sessions and sign off protos and SMS against your design intent
- Work closely with production so every collection lands on time, on cost and to quality, and resolve issues as they arise
- Work with the sourcing team to make sure suppliers meet our standards, and to find new ones with a focus on flexibility, speed to market and sustainability
Shape the brand beyond the product
- Lead creative input on campaigns and shoots, including styling direction, hero product and visual tone
- Partner with marketing and sales to align product launches with brand strategy
- Work alongside marketing on the collection story, content, social and launch plans
- Brief wholesale and ecommerce teams so every channel tells the story the same way
- Use sell-through and customer feedback to inform what comes next
About you
- 5+ years of womenswear design experience, including a lead, head or sole-designer role
- Experience leading and developing a small design or technical team
- A explicit creative point of view, balanced with a strong commercial instinct for margin, pricing and what sells
- Technical strength in garment construction, fit, fabrication and costing
- Confidence with tech packs and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Experience working with offshore agents, vendors and factories to a critical path
- Interest in brand, marketing and imagery, not only product
Why you’ll love it here
- Real creative control and visibility. Your work goes straight into market and campaigns
- A women-led business that genuinely values creativity
- We look after our people with paid parental leave, paid time for preventative health appointments and early finish Fridays
- Monthly clothing allowance
- On-site car parking
📌 Head Designer - Womenswear (Collingwood)
🏢 Important Group
📍 Collingwood