(Senior) Fashion Designer

**About Us**

Love, Bonito is the leading vertically integrated, omni-channel womenswear brand in Southeast Asia today. Officially founded in 2010, we have grown to over 300 people strong and are proudly headquartered in Singapore with an omni-channel presence in Indonesia, Malaysia and a retail franchise in Cambodia. In addition, we ship internationally to 19 countries including Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Japan, Macao SAR China, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (Republic of China), United Arab Emirates, United States of America and Vietnam.

We recently clinched US$50million for our Series C funding and have plans to venture deeper into and beyond fashion, to be a true life partner for the everyday Asian woman.

**The role**

You will have a front row seat in impacting women across the globe through our design. You will be responsible for managing the creation for all Love, Bonito’s collections, seeing the collections through from initial researching, sketching and tech packs to the finished product. You will play a pivotal role in the growth and development of Love, Bonito as we develop our Design Department for internationalization and scale.

Most importantly, you will have an unparalleled opportunity to disrupt the consumer and retail industry, and elevate Love, Bonito from top Singapore brand to a global women’s fast fashion empire.

**You should have / be**
- A strong entrepreneurial spirit, self starter, extreme initiative and ownership
- A knack for problem solving with an ability to think ‘out of the box’; highly adaptable and flexible and ability to adjust and refine when the need arises
- A genuine curiosity to know how things work and how to make them better
- Solid technical know how
- A thoughtful and creative designer
- Solid design knowledge, sensibilities and ability to translate concept into execution
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to lead direction of a project across cross-functional teams

**Main responsibilities**
- Designing_
- User-centric, thoughtful approach to gathering insights and solving for customer needs
- Understand the market, targeted customer personas, and good design principles through research, store visits and customer studies
- Create products that fulfill our brand mission of being modern, relatable, and of good quality & value
- A good eye for fashion, upcoming trends and spotting what resonates with consumers
- Technical Development_
- Produce technical drawings, with the ability to create detailed tech packs with accurate measurements
- Partner with other designers in creating seasonal color stories, initial fabric and trims selections
- Actively participate in fit sessions, working with live models and giving comments to suggest fit changes
- Project Management_
- Plan project timelines according to production and development days
- Track and monitor relevant product development calendars
- Maintain an organized archive of all tech packs and fit samples

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications & Experience**
- 3 years of relevant work experience in a Fashion Design / Technical Design role
- International, overseas experience is a plus
- Excellent knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- An impressive portfolio which demonstrates creative, thoughtful design through a variety of projects
- Effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin
- Diploma/Degree in Fashion Design or relevant work experience

**Benefits**

**1. Flexible Work Arrangement**
- Work from anywhere*
- Hybrid work and adjustable hours - as long as present during our core working hours

**2. Staff Wellness**
- Comprehensive corporate insurance (Fully covered visits at our panel clinics, Dental coverage, Maternity reimbursement, Mental wellness support)
- Tailored coaching services for mental wellness

**3. Learning and Career Development**
- Learning and development (i.e. subscription plans to best-in-class resources, personal development fund etc)
- Dedicated leadership training for those of managerial responsibilities
- Friday pm off for learning

**4. #TeamLB perks**
- Generous staff discount off LB products
- Corporate partnerships with a variety of companies
- Welcome to #TeamLB swag and store gift cards (get your LB work outfit on us)
- Employee driven peer-to-peer recognition platform to honour and celebrate everyday achievements
- Internal Referral programme