Creative Fashion Designer / Illustrator

Responsibilities:

Research fashion, cultural, consumer, colour, fabric, and silhouette trends relevant to the brand and its target customers.

Develop original concepts, mood boards, colour stories, prints, embellishment directions, and seasonal or capsule collections.

Produce clear hand-drawn or digital fashion illustrations showing garment silhouette, construction intent, styling, and key details.

Prepare technical flats, design notes, fabric recommendations, trims, measurements, and other specifications needed by pattern cutters and garment makers.

Translate creative ideas into commercially realistic designs that can be produced within target cost, skill, material, and delivery constraints.

Collaborate with corset specialists, tailors, pattern cutters, stylists, and management from concept through sample approval.

Participate in fabric sourcing and evaluate drape, weight, durability, stretch, colour, comfort, and suitability for each design.

Review samples and fittings, identify design or construction issues, and issue clear corrections while protecting the original concept.

Maintain organised design files, sketches, measurements, fabric references, sample notes, and version history.

Create fresh design options for bespoke clients while avoiding plagiarism and protecting confidential designs.

Support lookbooks, campaign styling, product descriptions, collection presentations, and social-media storytelling where required.

Track assigned design deadlines and communicate decisions promptly so production is not delayed.

Requirements:

Training in Fashion Design, Fine Art, Illustration, Garment Technology, or demonstrably equivalent experience.

A strong portfolio showing original women’s wear concepts, fashion illustration, and finished garments or production outcomes.

Excellent hand-sketching ability; competence with relevant digital design tools is an advantage.

Working knowledge of garment construction, pattern development, textiles, fit, colour, and production processes.

Ability to create original work and distinguish inspiration from copying.

Strong visual judgement, curiosity, attention to detail, communication, and presentation skills.

Ability to accept feedback, revise designs, manage several briefs, and meet deadlines.

Ability to work at either Berger or Abule Egba as assigned.