WE’RE HIRING | FASHION DESIGN - ASSOCIATE / ASSISTANT

Fashion education needs more than designers who know the process. It needs practitioners who understand how design moves from concept to market.

We are looking for passionate Fashion Design specialists who can bring industry experience, creative direction and contemporary fashion practice into an academic environment.

Position: Associate / Assistant - Fashion Design

ASSISTANT
B.Des in Fashion Design / relevant discipline
0 to 2 years of industry and/or academic experience
Solid foundation in fashion design and design process
Industry exposure will be preferred

ASSOCIATE
M.Des in Fashion Design / relevant discipline is mandatory
3 to 5 years of relevant industry experience is mandatory
0 to 2 years of academic experience is preferred
Full-time faculty, guest lecture or visiting faculty experience will be an added advantage

Core expertise:
Fashion Design Process
PMGC
Fashion Illustration
Fashion Branding
Fashion Retail
Fashion Merchandising
Collection development




Concept development
Visual communication
Trend and market understanding
Design research and ideation
Ability to mentor students through end-to-end fashion projects

Institutional Preference

Qualifications from premier design institutions such as NID, NIFT, CEPT, Srishti Manipal, Pearl Academy, IDC School of Design and other reputed design institutions will be preferred.

Academic experience as a full time faculty member, guest lecturer or visiting faculty will be an added advantage and highly preferable.

Who would fit this role?

Fashion professionals who can connect creative thinking with industry realities from design process and illustration to branding, retail and merchandising.

We are particularly interested in professionals who can bring current industry practices, project-based learning and contemporary fashion perspectives into the studio.

📌 Fashion Design Associate / Assistant Chennai
🏢 DOT School of Design
📍 Chennai