About H&M
H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way.
Role
Are you a creative Junior Designer with a great fashion sense and commercial awareness? We are always interested in hearing from talented candidates for our different customer groups: Womens, Mens, Kids, H&M Move, or H&M Home.
As a Junior Designer you will be responsible for assisting in creating the most current & updated assortment relevant for our customer. This involves a curiosity and understanding of the customer together with insight of upcoming new trends and key products. You are a part of creating the best products with incredible attention to detail and ensuring the collection is fashion forward speaking to our target customer.
You will be assisting our Product Designers working together with our wider team including Product Manager, Pattern Maker, Print Designer, Planner, Buyer, Product Developer and Business Controller. The role involves, but is not limited to, flat sketching, updating collection overviews etc and working with technical packs, assisting on the concepts. You will be involved in developing collections sold globally in all H&M markets.
We have high ambitions and a great team spirit. As a team we are forward thinking, innovative and energetic! You need to be adaptable and able to juggle different tasks simultaneously, and able to bring your perspectives when it comes to influences/trends. This is a great opportunity to develop your design skills while learning from our global teams.
This position is based in Stockholm. You will report to the department Assortment Designer.
How to apply
If you would like to be considered for our Open Application, please apply by sending in your CV and portfolio pdf (max 10mb/upload). All documents should be in English. Portfolio should include vision/mood boards, full design process and final collections and products from a variety of fashion design projects. Please ensure to include some work clearly relatable to the aspirational H&M Women's target customer. We would like to see work that shows your creative aspirational side and your sense for commercial fashion.
For any internal applicants, please have a dialogue with your current manager before applying.
Requirements
We are looking for people with:
•A BA degree in Textile/Fashion Design
•At least 1 year's work experience as a Junior Designer
•Passion and understanding of our H&M customer
•Strong skills in Adobe Suite programs
•Experience in 3D CLO is a plus
•Attention to detail and fabric knowledge
•A creative and visionary mindset for fashion
•Strong communication skills and flexibility
•Ability to prioritize with an organized approach
•Enjoy working in diverse teams and contributing your perspective
•Thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
•Strong self-drive and initiative
•English fluency (Swedish is not necessary)
Benefits
We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to the staff discount, all employees are included in the H&M Incentive Program – HIP. In addition to the global benefits, all local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits; these may differ between employment type and countries.
