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Vacancy - Pattern Cutter and Product Developer

Job Title:                            Pattern Cutter and Product Developer

Pay rate:                            Commensurate with experience

Contracted hours:            Full-time 

Overview 

Please apply with a C.V. and COVERING LETTER explaining clearly how and why you would be a good fit with us. 

Sew Me Something has been helping people to sew and make their own clothes for nearly 12 years with our own range of dressmaking patterns and online courses. We have grown from a simple haberdashery store to an award winning, multi strand business providing help and support for would be dressmakers and crafters. With our move to The Makers’ Space earlier this year we are seeking to increase our range of products and kits to reflect the change in business.

The main focus of Sew Me Something is to help people, and this should be yours too. It is important to go that extra mile and put a smile on someone’s face to brighten up their day. We are a small but supportive creative team and the business has grown exponentially over the last 2 years, necessitating the expansion of our team to maintain and increase our market presence.

This role is an addition to our content production team and you will need to be able to work alongside others but also be happy to work on your own, creating patterns to supplement and add to our existing range of both printed and PDF dressmaking patterns. 

You will need to be proficient in flat pattern cutting both manually and digitally as we utilise both systems to develop our designs. 

Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite will also be required to assist with formatting and writing technical instructions, and creative presentations.

You will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills, be able to work unsupervised and used your own initiative to prioritise tasks. 

We have regular meetings to monitor the progress of the business so you will need to be approachable and friendly, but equally able to voice your opinion if you can see a better way of working. 

Flexibility is key within this role as we help each other within the team as well as focussing on helping our customers. So we all chip in to make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible. This means you will be working closely with colleagues in different areas.

Although your hours will be mainly during the working week, we hold a variety of events at The Makers’ Space and attend a number of exhibitions and shows throughout the year and your participation in some of those will be required. 

This position is a permanent full-time role and the most important aspect to any candidate will be their “Can- Do” positive attitude.

 The Role

  • Part of the friendly and supportive creative team to design and develop new pattern ideas. 
  • Continuous trend research and market analysis to inform the creative design decisions
  • Creating trend boards and shop reports to communicate creative ideas effectively
  • Translate design ideas into commercial patterns in a timely manner
  • Hand drawn or CAD design flats to accurately interpret design ideas
  • Accurate first patterns 
  • Fit analysis and pattern adaptations
  • Digitise finished patterns ready for grading 
  • Assist in the writing of technical instructions

 

The Candidate

  • Great interpersonal skills and a team player 
  • Strong understanding of commercial womenswear
  • Excellent knowledge of garment construction and pattern cutting 
  • Background in woven but with a good technical knowledge of jersey fabrics
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Excellent eye for detail
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
  • Self-motivated with a ‘Can Do’ attitude

 

Please apply with a C.V. and COVERING LETTER explaining clearly how and why you would be a good fit with us. 

 

 

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