Company: ZAVI
Location: Mumbai, India
Type: Contract - 2 Months
Key Responsibilities
Design & Creative Development
• Independently conceptualise styles and capsule directions suited to ZAVI’s markets — Dubai, Riyadh, & the UK — accounting for silhouette, chic but modest sensibility, for the mature audience, climate, and price architecture
• Initiate market and trend research and translate findings into cohesive design directions
• Develop mood boards, sketches, and fabric concepts as fully formed proposals — not loose references
• Bring ideas to the Lead for alignment, then own execution completely from that point
• Maintain and evolve ZAVI’s design language: minimalist, seasonless, contemporary, conscious
Technical Design
• Produce accurate tech packs with full construction details, graded measurements, and material specifications
• Create detailed flat sketches in Adobe Illustrator
• Manage all revision rounds through to final approved spec
Sampling
• Brief factories on samples directly and manage the process independently
• Conduct or assist in fit sessions — log corrections with precision, update specs, track iterations
• Approve final samples in line with ZAVI’s quality and aesthetic standards
Production & Factory Management
• Manage day-to-day communication with manufacturing partners
• Visit factories globally, Independently or with the Lead as required
• Negotiate lead times and flag risks to the production calendar proactively
• Oversee QC at production stage and upon delivery
Sourcing
• Source fabrics, trims, and finishes aligned with ZAVI’s sustainable material framework
• Maintain and grow a network of reliable, ethical suppliers — particularly within India
What We’re Looking For
• 7 - 10 years of experience in fashion design with end-to-end production involvement
• A portfolio that demonstrates design authorship and commercial range — not just execution
• Proven ability to design for more than one market, with an understandi
📌 Fashion Designer (India)
🏢 ZAVI
📍 India