Textile Product Designer at Duma works

Reports To

• Executive Director
• Business Development Head

Purpose

• To create designs for woven, knitted and printed textiles & textile products
• To use design skills to improve existing products from a functional, aesthetic, design and cost perspective
• To have a personal interest and passion in learning, design, fashion and trends

Duties / Responsibilities

• Liaison with the business development division, sales, marketing, clients
• Accurately interpret and represent clients’ ideas & requirements
• Understand the manufacturing processes for different fabric types
• Knowledge of the properties of different base materials
• Attend exhibitions
• Independent research for ideas and inspiration
• Keeping up to date with new fashions and trends
• Expanding the usability and functionality of textile products
• Experiment and sampling with colour and texture
• Producing design ideas, sketches and samples
• Producing designs using design software
• Technical & practical design capabilities understanding
• Checking and approving samples of items and quality assurance
• Working to deadlines and within a budget
• Continuous learning and awareness of new design and production solutions
• Maintain and log all design activity and ensure structured data archive architecture
• Strict adherence to confidentiality requirements

Skills Required

• Be extremely creativity and artistic
• Have an intrinsic eye for colour, patterns, textures
• Have impeccable attention to detail
• Interest in, and knowledge of the consumer/trade channel markets
• Interest in fashion and textiles
• Understanding of trends and materials
• Ability to manage deadlines & budgets
• Excellent communication skills (Spoken/Written)
• Able to work on their own initiative
• Excellent design skills(Computer enabled and sketch)
• Listening skills/team player skills
• Able to accept criticism constructively
• Good planning skills/multitasking/ problem solving skills
• Professionalism and punctuality
• Enthusiasm, diplomacy, integrity, confidentiality, trust
• Passion for learning
• Inquisitive & curious mindset
• Interest in fashion and design

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ work experience
• University graduate, preferable with a focus on art & design
• Working knowledge & experience with design software (Winssoft/CAD etc)
• Specific Direction in the field of fashion&design will be a bonus