fashion designer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College/CEGEP

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Fashion house
• Retail business

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
• Teach interest or professional development courses
• Exhibit designers plan and develop permanent and temporary or moveable exhibits and displays for museum exhibitions, trade shows, conventions, retail spaces and other exhibitions

Experience and specialization

Art or fashion design experience

• Women's clothing

Area of specialization

• Clothing

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player