Trainee Fashion Graphic Designer - Cape Town at Truworths

Job Description    

• Being creative is your game; you thrive on designing original artworks and branding in line with fashion trend. Keeping up to date with the latest graphics and print direction shown on the catwalks, tradeshows and key influencing brands is what drives you. In this role you will work closely with Buyers; Fashion Designers; Manufacturers; Printers and Mills to create fashionable prints that reflect each brands unique DNA. This opportunity is based at our Head Office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    

•  To design placement graphics, branding and all over prints for a variety of fabric types and garment styles
•  Research print and fashion trends internationally and locally to determine key new direction in prints and graphics.
•  Advise Buyers and Designers on how to interpret the latest trends into fashionable graphics for the South African market
•  Be involved in preparing graphics and prints for production from a technical perspective

Qualifications and Experience    

•  Graphic Design, Surface/textile design, Fashion Design or a related qualification
•  Technical ability to design graphics for fashion garments and fabrics
•  A basic understanding of various print techniques e.g. Screen prints, digital prints
•  Knowledgeable and up to date on the latest branding and graphics for the season
•  Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign

Please ensure a copy of your CV, Portfolio, ID, Matric Certificate and/or Tertiary Qualification and academic transcripts/results are uploaded to your Truworths Career Website Profile.
Competencies    

•  Being involved and hands on with suggestions for styling details, branding and graphics
•  Using computer aided design work as well as freehand sketching on programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, etc.