Beauty Designer

At Talented Recruitment we provide a fully integrated and forward thinking recruitment management service, using latest software systems to provide the best possible efficiency. We focus on our Clients strategic business needs and the competencies that will help meet those needs while ensuring we find the role that best suits our candidates. 10 years experience in recruitment with special areas of focus including Marketing, Finance, FMCG, Clothing/Fashion, HR and contact centre senior staff. We work with dynamic clients in selected sectors. We are seeking a creative and trend-driven Beauty Designer to join a leading supplier to South Africa's major fashion retail chains. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing innovative beauty and fragrance packaging concepts, conducting trend research, creating customer-focused designs, and managing the design process from concept through to production. Duties and Responsibilities: Trend research for merchandisers buying trip Local competitive shop Photographing overseas samples Trend presentation preparation, Assisting the merchandiser with new season customer presentation Create Die lines for specific products both in Fragrances & Beauty Creating customer design for packaging and componentry for customers. Ensuring attention to detail is followed as per merchant brief through to design concept Brief the factories over email, Ensure correct files are sent to the Factories for sample & production completing. Reviewing first off samples against CAD, ensuring finishes, packaging outlines are correct. Communication between customer & supplier on design/brief/colour/artwork Returning & monitoring of overseas samples not used by customers Filing of overseas samples/showing samples/meeting samples Prepare copies of updated customer cad overviews for each customer to accompany customer production delivery reports (From Coordinator) each copy spiral bound together with header page Rails cleaned at the end of every season ie: fit samples, duplicate samples, old rail samples - team effort Cad overview to be emailed to factories confirming they have received all the briefs Requirements: Higher National Diploma/ Degree/HND in fashion and textile design 3-5 years relevant fashion house experience Creative flair, including an eye for colour Commercial awareness and business orientation; Communication, including presentation skills; Self-confidence; Attention to detail Time management. Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Visual Colour Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness. Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. Technical skills required: Pattern developing and cutting Ability to design for the target market. Conceptualizing: Taking ideas and moving them to a finished product Design: Knowledge of design techniques Fine Arts Knowledge of the theory and techniques required for composing and producing.