Job Title: Design Assistant
Department: Design
Reporting to: Senior Designer
Contract type: 20 hours per week - ideally Monday, Wednesday & Thursday
Location: The Fold’s Head office in Bermondsey. 3 days per week in the office
About the Fold:
The Fold London is an award-winning British luxury womenswear brand built on a singular, powerful idea: that the women who run boardrooms, lead teams and shape the world deserve clothes as ambitious as they are. Founded with a clear mission to dress professional women with intention, The Fold has built a loyal global community of customers who value craft, quality, and considered design over fast fashion.
With a multi-channel presence - led by ecommerce and supported by our two London stores in Chelsea and the City – The Fold has built a loyal and growing customer base across the UK, US and internationally.
As we enter the next stage of growth, we are investing heavily in our international expansion, commercial capability, systems, customer insight and operational infrastructure. This role is a key part of that journey.
You can explore our world at www.thefoldlondon.com and find us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook as @thefoldlondon.
Role Overview:
Working alongside experienced designers to provide support through the full design process, from initial design to production. This role will provide a great insight into the workings of a design led fashion house, the roles of the different functions and the design team process.
This is a wonderful opportunity for a recent graduate, aspiring designer, or someone looking to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced and creative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Help update and maintain monthly line ups using photoshop to colour and cad up sketches
- Assist design team with creating tech packs
- Create parcels for London seamstress that include the pattern, fabric and reference sample
- Make sure lab dips, strike offs and any relevant markers are pulled and with correct garments for product meetings
- Tidy up after product meetings; ensuring product is put away in the correct area, lab dips and strike offs are filed away
- Organise the fabric rolls in atelier.
- Organise design folders: colours standards, lab dips, strike offs, month by month fabric folder
- Assist with seasonal sample, fabric archiving and stock management
- Send out colour standards to factories and mills
- Assisting with flat drawings
- Sending out parcels to factories / mills
- Help prepare and set up for meetings
- Assist finding colour standards
- Design research
About You
- Genuine passion for fashion design - particularly in tailoring & luxury fashion
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Team player who collaborates with ease
- Strong organiser who prioritises with ease and understand the importance of excellent time management
- Demonstrates a ‘can do’ attitude to work
- The ability to analyse problems and offer solutions
- Attention to detail is key as this is a fast-paced role, so a sharp eye is essential
- Strong MS Office skills
- Skilled in photoshop
- Experience using Adobe Illustrator
Benefits & Perks:
We believe great work happens when people feel supported, valued, and inspired—here’s how we make that happen:
- 33 days holiday (25 days + bank holidays) + option to buy more!
- Pension scheme
- Salary sacrifice options (pension & childcare)
- Financial wellbeing platform to support your goals
- £1,250 annual The Fold gift voucher
- Bike to work scheme to save on bikes & equipment
- Employee Assistance Programme (confidential wellbeing support when you need it)
- Eye care support
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Friends & family discount – enjoy 50% off full retail price
- Monthly social events, plus summer & Christmas parties
- Summer Fridays for that early start to the weekend
- Fully stocked snack cupboards, fresh fruit, plus great coffee & tea
- Opportunities to give back through volunteering with our charity partner, Smart Works
Why The Fold
- A brand with a clear point of view and a fiercely loyal customer base — you will be selling something you can believe in
- Opportunity to play a highly visible role in a growing premium fashion brand
- Direct exposure to the leadership team and key strategic initiatives
- Broad and genuinely commercial remit with real influence on business performance
- Opportunity to help shape the next stage of international and operational growth
- Entrepreneurial environment with high levels of ownership and autonomy
- Collaborative culture with ambitious plans for the future
- Recent investment from a new owner. The brand is at a new chapter of growth across both existing and new channels, and operates internationally.
Diversity and Inclusion
We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace which harnesses the benefits of the diversity of our team and strives to represent the communities in which we live and work. Our vision is to establish an environment that attracts individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and talents, empowering them to contribute their best and authentic selves. We welcome and encourage applications from those who share our commitment to fostering this inclusive and authentic work culture.