Vacancy: Fashion Illustrator

Job Description

Fashion illustrators, also known as fashion design artists, are specialized illustrators who focus on expressing fashion designs and ideas through art. They must be familiar with computer design software and graphic design or a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Create designs for garments, shoes, fashion accessories, and other apparels with the use of imaging software programs like Photoshop and Illustrator


• Bring the vision of the fashion designers to life through the illustration of the actual design plan


• Sketch drawings using various mediums including paint, charcoals, coloured pencils, and computer software programs


• Produce drawings and layouts that will be used in catalogues, magazines, brochures, flyers, commercials and other advertising media


• Communicate fashion ideas through sketches, layouts, drafts and drawings


• Select the appropriate colour, sound, and animation that will go well with the existing fashion concept


• Develop fabric patterns and designs that will be used for manufacturing garments and wardrobes


• Maintain open communication with the fashion designers, art directors, and buyers


• Digital fashion

Required Skills or Experience

Education and Qualifications

• A Degree in IT / Graphic Design / Fashion Illustration  or related field


• Working experience (at least 2-3 years)

Skills and Interests

• Must have a high attention to detail


• Must have knowledge in Digital Fashion,, flat manual and 3D


• Be able to get into the mind of the consumer in order to reach out to them with your illustrations


• Have an extensive knowledge within fashion


• Be aware of the demands of print and the media


• Have great communicational skills


• Have the ability to create beautiful illustrations within  time scale


• Show  a keen interest in the industry


• Creativity and good listening and communication skills


• Must have a good idea about the fashion world


• Must have excellent skills and knowledge of different drawing media