Creative Fashion Designer / Illustrator

Responsibilities:

• Research fashion, cultural, consumer, colour, fabric, and silhouette trends relevant to the brand and its target customers.
• Develop original concepts, mood boards, colour stories, prints, embellishment directions, and seasonal or capsule collections.
• Produce clear hand-drawn or digital fashion illustrations showing garment silhouette, construction intent, styling, and key details.
• Prepare technical flats, design notes, fabric recommendations, trims, measurements, and other specifications needed by pattern cutters and garment makers.
• Translate creative ideas into commercially realistic designs that can be produced within target cost, skill, material, and delivery constraints.
• Collaborate with corset specialists, tailors, pattern cutters, stylists, and management from concept through sample approval.
• Participate in fabric sourcing and evaluate drape, weight, durability, stretch, colour, comfort, and suitability for each design.
• Review samples and fittings, identify design or construction issues, and issue clear corrections while protecting the original concept.
• Maintain organised design files, sketches, measurements, fabric references, sample notes, and version history.
• Create fresh design options for bespoke clients while avoiding plagiarism and protecting confidential designs.
• Support lookbooks, campaign styling, product descriptions, collection presentations, and social-media storytelling where required.
• Track assigned design deadlines and communicate decisions promptly so production is not delayed.

Requirements:

• Training in Fashion Design, Fine Art, Illustration, Garment Technology, or demonstrably equivalent experience.
• A strong portfolio showing original women’s wear concepts, fashion illustration, and finished garments or production outcomes.
• Excellent hand-sketching ability; competence with relevant digital design tools is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of garment construction, pattern development, textiles, fit, colour, and production processes.
• Ability to create original work and distinguish inspiration from copying.
• Strong visual judgement, curiosity, attention to detail, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to accept feedback, revise designs, manage several briefs, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work at either Berger or Abule Egba as assigned.