Freelance Senior Accessories Designer

What does your team do:

Design the Tommy Hilfiger Accessories line that is relevant and commercially successful, showing a clear understanding of the Tommy Hilfiger brand identity and vision. Design and develop a cohesive collection that can meet the various needs of the Global market. The team collaborate with the wider accessories design team, product development and merchandising teams to create the collection.

What we expect you to bring to the team:

   Development and execution of design stories working to the seasonal calendar (4 collections per year)

   Extensive fabric knowledge including leather and non-leather (PU) materials and general production techniques.

   Research seasonal/trend concepts, materials, hardware and colour stories. Collate into mood boards to present back to Design Director, VP and team

   Translating market trends and corporate briefs into the accessories aesthetic for the Tommy Hilfiger DNA

   Industry knowledge of market margins

   Prepare technical sketches for divisional presentations and sales presentations and create sample requests to the highest detail to handover at factories and vendors

   Work effectively to meet deadlines for the Divisional Calendar

   Collaborating with TH Womenswear and TH Collection divisions on the Tommy Now runway collections.

   Designing capsule collections with brand ambassadors (for example GigixTommyNow & Zandaya X Tommy collection)

   Confidence working from concept, prototype to final accessory (ownership of the product journey)

   Inspirational and market research trips (Globally)

   Submitting design sketches through PLM system as well as providing necessary content for other systems

What we expect you to have:

All applicants must apply with a relevant and up to date portfolio

   Previous experience in Women?s Accessories design, minimum of 5-7 years experience

   Ability to work in creative environment, to handle pressure, to work on multiple tasks under tight deadlines yet able to provide high quality work result

   Extensive knowledge designing with Illustrator, Photoshop, Keynote and PLM

   Strong hand sketching skills with understanding of scale and perspective

   Team player, yet able to work independently when needed

   Embrace the hands on, active, problem solving, open minded, dynamic, fun and fast pace environment

    Flexible to travel

   Not a 9 to 6 mentality, especially at peak design time

   Fluent in English, excellent communication written and verbal