Junior Print Designer to H&M Kids Girls Collection

Company Description
The H&M Head Office is based in Stockholm, Sweden, where we design and develop our fashion collections for a wide variety of customers. H&M is a dynamic international workplace 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
We are now looking for a Junior Print Designer who loves the Kids Girls assortment! Do you enjoy working on prints for a variety of different teams and products on a daily basis? Then this might be the opportunity for you!

Working with prints for the Kids Division include working together with our team developing print collections sold worldwide in all H&M markets for the Kids Girls customers, 2-8 years of age. The product groups include apparel, accessories, swimwear and more. We work in a positive and energetic, creative, playful print team environment and we look for you with a great eye for upcoming kids girls print trends to join us! We create products with sustainability at the forefront, and for all shopping channels and H&M markets worldwide.
The role involves, but is not limited to, print sketching and creation, assist with print sampling, revising and updating prints, update collection overviews with the prints and color charts. You will work with many different print expressions including license prints. Therefor a good knowledge of and a keen interest to do license is a must, as it is a license heavy role. You work closely with the responsible senior print designer to develop prints for our girls collections sold in all our global markets. This is a permanent role working on site in the H&M head office, Stockholm, Sweden.
We look for a print textile/graphic designer with experience from, and who share our true love and passion for the Kids Girls customer and products. Teamwork, high speed and ability to prioritize is very important. You must be able to work independently and are used to fast decision making. We strongly value a genuine interest and understanding of the H&M Kids Girls print handwriting and aesthetics, which is of highest importance for the commercial success. We offer a great chance to develop for you who love working with different teams and a variety of printed products in an international environment on a daily basis.


Qualifications
A BA/MA degree in Textile Print/Graphic Design
1-2yrs work experience as a textile print design assistant
Very strong drawing and illustration skills
High level and fast skills in Adobe Suite programs, CLO 3D work experience is meriting
Good knowledge of different print techniques/ textile designing
Work experience of license design is desirable
Have solid work experience creating repeat as well as placement prints, typography and graphic text prints is also desirable
Preferably work experience from license prints as it is a big part of the collection
A true passion for fashion print design, its current and future trends
Understanding of our H&M Kids Girls customer and commercial fashion
Strong communication skills and an entrepreneurial mindset
A flexible team player who thrives working in a fast and everchanging environment
A strong self drive and can take own initiatives
English fluency (Swedish not necessary)



Additional Information
If your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application by 22nd October including CV and portfolio work (pdf max 10mb/uploaded document). Please show your print design process including mood boards/research, illustration & hand drawings and finished print collections/garment prints. We would like see work that show your creative aspirational side and also your sense for commercial fashion with this concept in mind. If you are a current employee within the H/&M Group, please speak with your closes manager when applying.
H&M is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability or age.
We look forward to hearing from you!