Senior Eyewear Designer

When submitting your application for this role, please include a link to your online portfolio. Alternatively, please email shonawilkinson@mondottica.com with examples from your design portfolio to support your application.

Any applications received without portfolio evidence will not be considered.

Senior Eyewear Designer - 12 month Maternity Cover Contract

Purpose

To research, design and develop eyewear that capture our licence Brand DNA within given timelines, working cross function and closely with the Product Development and Brand teams.

About Mondottica

Mondottica is in business to build a customer focused international fashion eyewear company that is committed to making beautiful product. Through our collaborations and our partnerships, we aim to bring our Brand Partners’ vision to life through eyewear design, helping people to see. Our Design philosophy marries both aesthetic appeal with flawless function, producing Eyewear that not only looks good, feels comfortable, and improves quality of life.

Our Eyewear reflects the DNA of our licensed brands and delivers product through multiple channels on a global scale. Our organization and the partners we collaborate with make up a culturally diverse group. We have a responsibility to not only be aware of our impact on People and Planet, but to take actions to reduce or remove any negative impact and create positive change for the future.

Key Responsibilities

Research

• Fashion and Design trend research and reporting
• Innovation and trends in the eyewear market
• Creating moodboards to a standard suitable for brand presentations, showing a high level of research
• Competitor research into relevant brands and their accessories

Design

• To design sunglasses and optical frames that perfectly capture the brand’s DNA
• To create detailed colour-briefs and palettes for each collection.
• Use 3D sketching and representation skills for eyewear design when appropriate
• To brief the design packs and colours to the Product Development team in Hong Kong.
• To check technical drawings ready for final approval by the Design Director.

Planning & Timelines

• Working to deliver to tight critical paths
• Deliver key milestones on time
• Be proactive in creation and adherence to Smartsheet critical paths
• Suggest efficiencies that can improve processes

Approvals

• To assist in brand approval meetings as required
• To ensure all documents and drawings are meeting-ready

Samples Management

• Follow up on Design and colour/materials queries from the Product Developers in Hong Kong
• Chase prototypes close to the due date
• Track prototypes and colour samples
• Organise the colour samples for sign off meetings and for the office reference archive

Presentations

• To make brand/product presentations where applicable.
• Be available for internal meetings to present product to sales when needed

The above list is not exhaustive, and your duties may vary from time to time to suit the needs of the team or the wider business.

Experience Requried

• Qualification in design – college or above.

Skills & Attributes Required

• Ability to work as part of a team and also use own initiative to get results
• Able to generate creative and innovative ideas
• Understand the fashion/eyewear markets.
• Familiarity of Illustrator, Photoshop, as well as excel and, preferably Smartsheets
• Attention to detail
• Experience in Product Development is preferable
• Good time management and organisation skills

This is a hybrid role with three days working from our London office (EC2A 3HY) and two days from home.

The salary for this role is £50,000 to £55,000 per annum.