Assistant Designer / Lindström Oy
Are you looking for the next steps to shine professionally in a multicultural environment with circular economy present in your everyday work? Get ready to work in an innovative textile service business named as one of the most interesting companies in the circular economy, with a turnover of 495 million. With a 175-year-long history (not retiring anytime soon!) of caring for our people and customers, we are ready to expand our Lindström family. Currently we, a Finnish family-owned company awarded with the Family Business of the year 2021 in Finland, have over 5,000 inspiring people in 23 countries around Europe and Asia. Now is your chance to become part of the journey of helping our customers to grow more in a sustainable way. Take a leap with us as our new:
ASSISTANT DESIGNER
As an Assistant Designer you participate in the design of the product, product platform and collection. You get to participate in the development and testing of new product ideas, an important part of which is to follow general trends and requirements related to work wear and collections. In this role you will get to create sketches and prototypes, prepare and develop illustrations and communication materials, and as a result increase internal product understanding. Your location will be in Kalasatama, Helsinki, where we are working in a hybrid model.
Your key responsibilities in this role are:
- Assisting in designing and creating new product platforms, products, collections, and concepts
- Assisting in creating new product platforms and platform tools
- Following customer needs and trends as well as benchmarking competitor offerings
- Maintaining and compiling guidelines for design tools and supporting internal stakeholders in image creation
- Assisting in creating templates and tools to increase internal company product understanding
- Supporting in ideation and creation of the collections’ marketing materials
- Ensuring the realization of the desired visual appearance of the product
- Supporting the Product Development team in various projects
We are looking for a customer-oriented new member to our team, who is ready to challenge themselves and get to know the field of product design better. Our ideal candidate has a passion for design, a keen eye for trends, and attention to detail. You can be a fresh graduate in the beginning of your career, or you might already have a few years of experience in product design. If you are eager to join our innovative and motivated team and have experience in designing functional clothing, you might be the one we are looking for!
Our ideal candidate has:
- Relevant academic degree (e.g. Bachelor’s Degree in Clothing and Fashion or equivalent)
- Experience in product and collection design including strong knowledge of materials, product specifications, and assisting in preparing production availability
- Experience in designing functional clothing, including technical specifications for prototype testing and production
- Ability to assist in project management
- Familiarity with working in a business environment
- Ability to work both as part of a team and take on independent assignments
- Excellent written and spoken English skills
- Excellent communication and co-operation skills
We offer you an interesting and rewarding position with a unique and value-driven organization with a strong culture of caring. At Lindström, you can feel appreciated as who you are and be encouraged to develop yourself and bring forward your ideas with the opportunity to grow. You will get a responsible role in a multicultural company. In everything we do, we want to live our purpose: we care for people and our planet by inspiring people to shine and businesses to grow in a sustainable way.
Interested? For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Ms. Elina Harjanne, Senior Manager, Europe Product Offering. You can reach Elina by phone at +358 40 572 0396 on August 25 between 9:00-10:00 or on August 31 between 11:00-12:00.
To apply, please fill in our online application form no later than Thursday, August 31, 2023. Please also provide us with your portfolio, either as an attachment or as a link in your application to an online portfolio. The starting date of this position is negotiable, but we wish to have a new team member as soon as possible. The position is permanent.