Junior Apparel Designer

PLEASE NOTE: This is a 6-month temporary contract.As Apparel Design Coordinator, you’ll support our design team at every step of the apparel creation process. From transforming hand-drawn sketches into digital designs, to ordering the samples behind our high performance products – with your help we’ll continue to innovate our industry-leading gear, season after season.We’ll give you all the support you need to develop your skills along the way too, thanks to our innovative Learning & Development programme.Our perfect fit.We’re looking for someone with a passion for sports fashion. A candidate with a creative eye who can visualise functioning 3D items from their 2D designs. A motivated self-starter who’ll manage their own work processes and pull the strings behind our future products.You could be the right person for this role regardless of your age, nationality, religious beliefs or gender identification. ASICS welcomes diversity in our people, their backgrounds and life experiences.Does this sound like you?You’re passionate about sports apparel. You live and breathe fashion, function and design.You’re well organised. You work to a schedule and produce your best work to tight deadlines. You’re self-motivated. You’re keen to get things done and always take the initiative.You’re solution driven. You treat challenges as an opportunity to think differently.You’re a true team player. You’re the colleague everyone wants and needs.How You’ll Help Us.Based at our EMEA headquarters in Hoofddorp, near Amsterdam and reporting to Alistair, Head of Design, as part of the role you’ll:Transform hand-drawn apparel sketches into Illustrator designs, formatting presentations in PowerPoint and InDesign too.Organise and maintain design documents on our servers to deliver a smooth creation process.Create clear and accurate ‘tech packs’ of designs by working with the Product Development Team.Order samples and other equipment needed for the design process, compiling overviews of trims, fabrics and colour cards.More About You.Between 1-3 years’ experience in a clothing design role.Excellent Illustrator skills.Educated in a design related subject.Strong command of English language both written and spoken, with clear communication skills.How We’ll Help You.Your wellbeing is our top priority. That’s why we’ll provide you with these resources to help you achieve and maintain a sound mind in a sound body.Free fitness and 60% off sport membership. We'll reimburse you for keeping a sound mind and body. Calm app. Unlimited access to help develop your mental fitness through sleep, mindfulness and meditation.Runkeeper Go™ app. Free premium subscription to our running app.Employee wellness programme. Free mindfulness sessions, online yoga, bootcamp classes and Lunch & Learn sessions.OpenUp Access. A platform that offers professional psychological assistance and meditation classes.We are ASICS. And our five letters have meaning. ‘Anima Sana in Corpore Sano’ or a Sound Mind in a Sound Body. We’re committed to supporting more people to experience the transformative power of movement.So, this is your chance to join a truly purpose-driven brand, and become part of a family. You’ll join a company focused on creating an inclusive environment that fosters diversity and individualism, healthy bodies and healthy minds.We look forward to receiving your application online – just send your CV and motivation letter via our career page.#ASICShiring #ASICScareers