STACKED STUDIO

• Coordinate and brief freelance sketchers on design concepts.
• Occasionally support sketch creation and revisions in-house.
• Conduct trend and design research; create mood boards, colour palettes, and assist with ideation decks for assigned brands.
• Manage design execution for key brands within the Stacked Portfolio.
• Present collections to clients, contributing to design workshop meetings and developing confidence in technical, client-facing discussions.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND GARMENT TECH

• Create, edit, and manage tech packs using Stacked templates.
• Engage with clients to understand their creative vision and translate it into actionable tech packs and product development plans.
• Ensure all required technical sketches and annotations are clear and comprehensive for factory execution, showing detailed diagrams for complex styles.
• Oversee the entire product lifecycle, from material sourcing to sampling, ensuring efficiency and smooth operation.
• Manage approval timelines for lab dips, strike-offs, trims, and bulk fabric confirmations.
• Direct the technical development process, ensuring alignment across fit, construction, fabrication, stitch details, and trims.
• Measure garments with precision, flag fit issues early, and troubleshoot construction challenges as they arise.
• Maintain technical documentation for all products, including spec sheets, grading specs, and quality control records.
• Draft and approve grading specs to ensure consistency across sizes and clear communication with vendors.
• Review samples and lead fit sessions; provide recommendations, record and communicate fit comments, and manage technical follow-ups with offshore factories.
• Provide clients with clear sample outcome summaries, noting any inconsistencies or deviations, to help manage expectations.
• Align internal fit feedback with client feedback to ensure final samples meet each brand’s product vision.
• Conduct and document quality control checks at all stages: initial sample, second round, pre-production, and top-of-bulk (TOB).
• Manage and maintain client style number documentation and sample libraries.
• Maintain regular communication with suppliers to ensure smooth operations.

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

• Run weekly production meetings with key factories to discuss client projects and sample updates.
• Request bulk production unit costs from factories and negotiate with them to reach required client target prices.
• Calculate product margins and communicate with clients in advance of placing bulk Purchase Orders (PO’s).
• Create PO’s for client approval and get products into bulk production with factories.
• Manage and maintain accurate client production trackers weekly, ensuring visibility on: Fabric and trim sourcing, Sample rounds and approvals, Ex-factory timelines, Bulk and sample shipment logistics.
• Share production updates during internal team meetings.
• Act as the key liaison between Stacked and factory teams, ensuring critical path milestones are met and production remains on track.
• Oversee the master critical path spreadsheet to ensure key project milestone dates are adhered to.

COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION

• Proactively manage client communication threads via email and WhatsApp, staying ahead of issues.
• Acknowledge receipt of messages promptly to maintain team clarity and responsiveness.
• Escalate important client messages internally and ensure next steps are clear.
• Keep the internal team updated with regular client summaries to ensure alignment across all work-streams.
• Provide timely follow-ups post-meetings to ensure all action items are completed.
• Manage and maintain team tasks on the Notion Stacked Task Board.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal teams for accurate forecasting and production capacity planning.

OPERATIONS AND INTERNAL PROJECTS

• Create and maintain internal resources.
• Support with ad hoc additional studio operational tasks as needed.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT FOR THE ROLE

• Thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment bringing the energy and adaptability this role requires.
• Confident juggling multiple client projects at once and wearing different hats, which suits the variety and pace of day-to-day work at Stacked.
• Works independently with initiative, while contributing seamlessly to a collaborative, close-knit team culture.
• Brings fresh ideas, an entrepreneurial mindset, and has a sharp eye for detail which is essential in helping shape how we grow.
• Communicates clearly and understands the importance of systems, which is key to keeping both internal and client-facing projects running smoothly.
• Comfortable stepping into evolving tasks and responsibilities that are not mentioned in the above responsibilities.
• Familiar with key business tools tools like Notion and Google Drive.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING AT STACKED

COOL CULTURE

• Beautiful office in the heart of Richmond.
• Flexible working hours.
• Hybrid working option.
• Young, energetic team with a shared mission to disrupt the fashion industry.
• Diverse client base and opportunity to work across multiple product categories and brands—things don’t get stale!

WIDE EXPOSURE

• Flat hierarchy where you’ll gain hands-on experience across all areas of the business.
• Experience the full end-to-end fashion cycle from idea to product to market.
• You won’t be siloed and you’ll have room to explore, grow, and specialise in what you love.

DECISION-MAKING POWER

• You will work directly with the decision-makers: our founders and our clients’ CEOs.
• Be part of the strategic conversations that shape both our agency and our clients’ brands.

GROWTH AND OWNERSHIP

• Come-in at the ground floor of a fast-growing studio with real opportunity to make your mark.
• Own your zone, pitch new ideas, and eventually lead your own area and/or team.

PROGRESSION AND MENTORSHIP

• Work closely with founders who bring 15+ years of industry experience.
• Receive tailored mentorship and a personal progression plan aligned with your career goals.
• We’ll help develop your unique strengths and turn you into a creative industry powerhouse.

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