Junior Fashion Textile Print/Graphic Designer Open Application – H&M

Company Description


We are always looking for new and exciting fashion print design talent to join us at H&M, we welcome open applications for future roles at our head office in Stockholm, Sweden!
Are you a creative, passionate and professional Junior Fashion Print/Graphic Designer who would love to work at the H&M Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden? We are looking for talented young professionals; Junior Fashion Print/Graphic Designers for our different assortments within H&M Womens, Men’s, Kids and Divided collections as well as our Lifestyle brands which include H&M Sport and H&M Home.
The H&M Head Office is based in Stockholm, Sweden, where we design and develop our fashion & Homeware collections for a wide variety of customers globally. H&M is a dynamic international work culture where high pace and rapid changes are a natural part of our day. Good communication skills, a flexible attitude and capacity to adapt to fast changes are essential!


Job Description


Our Junior Print/ Graphic Designers at H&M are responsible for assisting the Senior Print Designers designing for one of our concepts within a specific product category in either apparel, accessories, footwear, or Home products.
You will work together with a strong team which most often include a Pattern Maker, Designer, Planner, Buyer, Product Developer and Business Controller. As a valuable member of the team you will be involved in developing print collections sold globally in all the H&M markets and omni channels. You will be creating aspirational commercial fashion prints, including repeat, placement, typography and license prints depending on the area. You must be able to demonstrate strong skills in one or preferably most of those areas!


Qualifications


You will identify updated on fashion print trends for our target customer with your fresh ideas, energy, creativity and fully global perspective. You are a quick learner with good communication skills, have a flexible attitude and capacity to adapt to changes, as it is essential. You have a genuine passion for the latest print trends both from a commercial and an aspirational standpoint. This requires high energy, strong independent drive, creativity and a new perspective. An amazing opportunity to develop from your current individual print design level, whilst learning from our global print team!
We believe you are a creative individual with a genuine passion for commercial & forward thinking fashion print and also have a keen eye for detail. In addition to this we are also looking for:
Professional experience:
• A BA qualification in Fashion Textile/Print or Graphic Design or equivalent
• A minimum of 1-2 year’s industry experience as a Junior Fashion Print Designer
• Knowledge of different print techniques & how to make technically print ready
• Well experienced of creating all over repeat & placement prints/ typography prints or licensed prints for fashion garments
• Excellent illustration and drawing skills
• Fluent and fast skills in Adobe Creative Suite programs
• 3D CLO work experience is highly meriting
Personal skills
• A visionary & commercial mindset staying updated on current and future trends
• Strong communication skills and flexible approach
• A team player who brings diverse and global perspectives
• Likes a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment with parallel tasks in an organized, structured manner
• Fluent in English (Swedish is not necessary)


Additional Information


If your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this type of role, please send your application in English including CV in English and relevant fashion print portfolio work (max 10mb/uploading). Your portfolio should include vision/mood boards & full print design process to final collections. Please ensure to include some work clearly relatable to the H&M target customer. Applications must include portfolio and meeting the above criteria to be considered! We would like see work that shows your creative aspirational side and also your sense for commercial fashion. We do not accept cover letters since we aim to mitigate any biases they may implicate for the recruitment process.
For this open application process we will assess candidates continuously for existing and future roles. Please note we will only consider applications fulfilling the above criteria.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
We know that diversity is what makes us strong. Our teams should consist of a great mix of people that share and combine their knowledge, experiences and ideas. It leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world.