Design/Buying Briefing Coordinator – full time freelance (home based)

Briefing Coordinator

HOME BASED FROM ANYWHERE – FULL TIME FREELANCE ROLE

Summary of position:

Briefing of international design team to deliver on time workforretailers.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Support:

• Assist in writing process for briefing systems, submission systems,briefcoordinator functions, and retail coordinator functions
• Consult with new designers with regards to processes and how toworkon briefing level and submissions
• Manage and monitor designers with regards to templates and fonts
• Assist designers in prioritisation of tasks and time management
• Compile information for invoicing
• Coordinate events and conferences and take minutes

Graphic and Trend Coordination:

• Liaise with freelance designers across daywear, nightwear,underwear,footwear, accessories and home categories in order toprioritise briefs tomeet internal and retailer deadlines
• Create trend briefs for freelance designers and coordinate ontimesubmission and approval within retailer timelines
• Communicate clear graphic and shape briefs to designers acrossallgenders and ages of daywear, nightwear and underwear
• Manage designers quoted time allocations and approvals making ontimedelivery
• Receive submissions from designers once internally approvedbymanagement and send on to buyer directly for approval
• Communicate clear edits, amendments, improvements and additionsonall graphic and trend briefs to freelance designers
• Send graphics and trends to buyers after internal approval / workshop
• Buying of samples at management request

Key Performance Indicators – KPIs

• On time delivery
• Respecting and following budget assigned or approved
• Continually improving process efficiency and speed
• Open, transparent, clear and professional communication tointernalteam and retailers
• Team player

Experience required

• A degree within Fashion
• 1-2 years experience within the fashion environment – within design,production, buying or merchandising
• A natural drive to succeed
• Highly organised and analytical
• Excellent verbal and written communication (English)