Junior Designer - & Other Stories

Job Description
We are looking for a passionate Women's Junior Designer to join our RTW team in the Stockholm Atelier. We believe you have a high fashion sense and a strong feeling and intuition for trends balanced with a commercial eye. As a Junior designer, you are responsible for supporting the Product designer in designing outstanding products for the assortment within your scope, always with the target customer in mind to maximize sales and profitability.
You encourage and contribute to the shared responsibility of creating and protecting an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone is allowed to self-identify.
Main Responsibilities:
Assist the design function with designing the assortment
Create and update sketches and technical files
Update overviews, color charts, prints and presentation material
Assist in fittings and update sketches accordingly to the new information
Constantly follow the selling and act on new tendencies as well as search for the new commercial fashion
Be involved in identifying what products the customer will be demanding next season



Qualifications
We would love to meet someone who:
Has a Fashion Design BA/MA and relevant work experience from different garment groups, preferably within Womenswear
Is excited about and understands the & Other Stories customer
Has knowledge of design and product development
Has a passion for style & products and driving new fashion
Is visionary and driven by trend analysis to be able to predict what the customers will demand a year from now
Has strong aesthetic and design process ability to create strong products for our customer
Has excellent technical knowledge of how products are created and knows fabrics, materials, trims and how patternmaking creates the best fit and design
Has strong skills in and used to working in Adobe Creative Suite programs
Has a positive problem-solving attitude and is always eager to find new ways
Has excellent communication skills
Is a team player and has a straightforward communication ability adding to an open atmosphere that allows growth.
Has great English skills, written and spoken



Additional Information
This is a full-time position based in Stockholm, to start asap and you will report to our Design manager. If you feel your experiences, skills, and ambitions are right for this role, please apply with CV in English and portfolio with relevant work showing design process and finished products from a variety of projects (max 10mb pdf) no later 28th May 2024
If you are already an employee within the H&M Group: Always remember to initiate a dialogue with your current manager when applying.
Benefits
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.
In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.
Inclusion & Diversity
H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.
We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.
Company Description
& Other Stories offers fashion-loving women a wide range of shoes, bags, accessories, beauty and ready-to-wear – all equally important for the whole look. We inspire women to create their own personal style and expression. Our ateliers design diverse collections with great attention to detail and quality, always with modern femininity in mind. Learn more about & Other Stories HERE.