Junior Fashion/Product Designer Open Application - H&M

Company Description


We are always looking for new and exciting fashion design talent to join us at H&M in Stockholm, Sweden! Apply as open application for various roles with us coming up!
Are you an experienced creative, passionate and professional Junior Fashion Designer who would love to work with us? We look for talented fashion forward Junior Designers for our assortments within H&M Womens, Mens, 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 changes are essential!


Job Description


Our Junior Designers are responsible for assisting the Senior Designers and will be designing for one of our concepts within a specific product category in either apparel, accessories, footwear, or Home products.
You will also be working together with a strong team which most often include a Pattern Maker, Print Designer, Planner, Buyer, Product Developer and Business Controller. As a valuable member of the team you will be involved in developing the collections sold globally in all the H&M markets and omni channels. You will be researching, designing, technical sketching and assisting in fittings while handling the design part of sample follow up. You will contribute with updated fashion insights for our target customer with your fresh ideas, energy, creativity and fully global perspective.


Qualifications


Being a quick learner with good communication skills, a flexible attitude and capacity to adapt to fast changes, is essential. You have a genuine passion for the latest fashion trends both from a commercial and an aspirational standpoint. This requires strong creativity and ability to always see new perspectives and fashion product possibilities. An amazing opportunity to develop from your current individual design level, whilst learning from our global team!
We believe you are a creative individual with a genuine passion for commercial & forward fashion 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 Design
• A minimum of 1-2 year’s work experience as a Junior Designer/Assistant Designer
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite programs
• 3D CLO work experience is highly meriting (or other 3D programs)
• 3D Design for H&M Home product design is required
• Attention to detail and good knowledge of materials
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 portfolio work (max 10mb/uploading). Your portfolio should include vision/mood boards & full 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.
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.