Chief Designer - Fashion Apparel

About the Role:

• Define and evolve the brand's creative vision, design language, and seasonal direction
• Lead concept development for all collections
• Approve final designs, fabrics, colors, and silhouettes to ensure brand consistency
• Ensure collections are trend-relevant, commercially viable, and differentiated in the market
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of designers
• Assign projects, set timelines, and ensure workload is balanced and efficient
• Conduct regular design reviews, feedback sessions, and performance evaluations
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance creative culture
• Oversee the end-to-end design process from concept through production
• Review mood boards, sketches, tech packs, samples, and fittings
• Ensure fit, construction, and quality meet brand standards
• Resolve design and development challenges in collaboration with technical and production teams
• Partner with merchandising to align design direction with sales targets and assortment plans
• Collaborate with sourcing and production on fabric development, costing, and timelines
• Support marketing and brand teams with creative input for campaigns, lookbooks, and launches
• Participate in key vendor and factory meetings as needed
• Analyze market trends, customer insights, and sales performance to inform design decisions
• Balance creativity with cost, margin, and scalability considerations
• Drive innovation in materials, sustainability, and design processes
• Ensure collections are delivered on schedule and within budget

About the Candidate:

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in fashion design, with leadership responsibility
• Proven experience managing and developing a design team
• Strong expertise in garment construction, fit, textiles, and fabric development
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and design management tools
• Strong understanding of the womenswear market and consumer behavior
• Strong creative vision with a commercial mindset
• Leadership presence with the ability to inspire and guide teams
• Excellent communication, presentation, and decision-making skills
• Highly organized with strong time and project management abilities
• Adaptable, strategic thinker comfortable in a fast-paced environment

If you are ready for above, pls share your CV to calvin.wan @ ambition.com.hk