Kirsty McDougall Textile Design are looking for a Woven Textile Designer to join their Hastings based studio. The role will work across Kirsty McDougall Textile Design, ReWeave, Bide Rugs and Homewares.
Salary will be based on experience and days per week. It will initially be a 3or 4 day position with the potential to increase to 5 days.
Experience in woven textile employment is desirable but recent graduates will be considered.
A start date mid May 2022 is desirable but can be negotiated.
Skills required for this post are:
- Excellent woven textile design skills covering a diverse range of qualities and styles
- Excellent use of colour, material and structure
- Experience in jacquard weaving and Pointcarre software
- Experience in textile sales
- Skilled in photoshop, illustrator and in digital design
- Excellent organisational skills
Job Role:
- Designing woven dobby and jacquard textiles for studio portfolio
- Producing market and trend research
- Setting up and maintaining looms
- Working with and managing client accounts
- Undertaking sales trips to the US and Europe
- Developing research and textiles for ReWeave
- Developing rug designs for Bide
- Production hand weaving of meterage and products
- Managing undergraduate interns
- Working on community workshops/ teachingPlease email kirsty@kirstymcdougall.co.uk with a CV and portfolio by 25/04/22
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