Job Description
Company: ZAVI
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Location: Mumbai, India
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Type: Contract - 2 Months
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Key Responsibilities
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Design & Creative Development
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• 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
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• Initiate market and trend research and translate findings into cohesive design directions
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• Develop mood boards, sketches, and fabric concepts as fully formed proposals — not loose references
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• Bring ideas to the Lead for alignment, then own execution completely from that point
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• Maintain and evolve ZAVI’s design language: minimalist, seasonless, contemporary, conscious
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Technical Design
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• Produce accurate tech packs with full construction details, graded measurements, and material specifications
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• Create detailed flat sketches in Adobe Illustrator
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• Manage all revision rounds through to final approved spec
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Sampling
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• Brief factories on samples directly and manage the process independently
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• Conduct or assist in fit sessions — log corrections with precision, update specs, track iterations
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• Approve final samples in line with ZAVI’s quality and aesthetic standards
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Production & Factory Management
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• Manage day-to-day communication with manufacturing partners
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• Visit factories globally, Independently or with the Lead as required
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• Negotiate lead times and flag risks to the production calendar proactively
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• Oversee QC at production stage and upon delivery
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Sourcing
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• Source fabrics, trims, and finishes aligned with ZAVI’s sustainable material framework
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• Maintain and grow a network of reliable, ethical suppliers — particularly within India
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What We’re Looking For
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• 7 - 10 years of experience in fashion design with end-to-end production involvement
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• A portfolio that demonstrates design authorship and commercial range — not just execution
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• Proven ability to design for more than one market, with an understanding of how consumer needs differ
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• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; working knowledge of CLO 3D or similar is a plus
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• Strong technical understanding of garment construction and natural/sustainable fabrics
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• Comfortable and credible in a factory environment — can hold a conversation, spot a problem, and resolve it
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• Highly self-directed — you create your own task list from a brief and see it through
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What ZAVI Offers
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• Real creative ownership at a brand with a transparent and growing identity
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• Direct access to founders and meaningful influence on product direction
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• Exposure across multiple markets — GCC and beyond
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• A small, high-trust team where your contribution is visible and recognised
📌 Fashion Designer & Production Executive -Contract (Mumbai)
🏢 ZAVI
📍 Mumbai