I really enjoyed helping the team with jobs going to the mock shop writing articles for the monthly magazine checking colour Pantones listening in on meetings and watching how the team use programmes
Creating amending and recolouring print and pattern and applying this to Homeware product briefs Assisting with trend forecasting research and developing trend packs and colour palettes with the homeware design team Providing sample checking feedback
Communicating with suppliers via email or video calls Managing critical path ensuring everything is on time and correct to avoid delays Ensuring all products are downloaded to the ecommerce website Managing fits of garments Managing samples and deali
During my time at Matalan I have also completed online activity reports range plans competition benchmarking and weekly sales reports and have assisted in fitting samples with models for sizing style and fabric approval
Involved researching Matalans current wellbeing offer and evaluate this against other retailers giving recommendations of how they can improve for their colleagues A survey was given to colleagues of Matalan which it was anonymously answered and the
Shadowing employees that worked in garment technology and buying I attended live fittings as well as attended buyer and merchandising meetings discussing products Meet and interact with buyers and models whilst being able to ask questions which has aide
My role involves supporting the AB and Buyer in trading tasks such as pulling data for Monday trade competitor analysis reports sample sealing and management I regularly communicate with suppliers regarding critical path and sample stages to report to
I joined the Design Team in researching trends and building up ideas for AW24 collections The role involved physically and digitally compiling research and reviewing successes of previous collections I had a chance to create imagery for potential use in
I spent four days on a work experience placement during which I had shadowed and had conversations with various employees from a variety of departments including Finance HR Marketing Retail Store Development Store Operations and Property
My role involved assisting head designers on the kids wear team to develop graphics research develop colour palettes and create prints and AOPs to use within childrens fashion I was also in charge of creating TIK TOK trend reports monthly to feedback
My role changes dependent on which channel I039m currently working on However my role requires me to engage with multiple teams across the business including ecommerce and buying I work on the creative planning and execution of marketing campaigns w
Everyday has been different whilst being on work experience as a HR assistant at Matalan Some days I have worked with recruitment where I have been looking through CVs conducting telephone interviews and shadowing meetings Some days I have been working
I was based on the home design department where I worked alongside a lovely lovely team Each day was different from reviewing samples helping to put together trend boards and even designing and painting motifs to use for beddings I spent a lot of
I am currently helping designing print and pattern for autumnwinter 23 particularly creating prints and repeat patterns on photoshop and other software These prints will go on home ware products Furthermore I attend design team meetings weekly were
On rotation around the marketing department allowed me to gain a breadth of understanding of the different channels how they work on an individual level as well as together I spent time in the ATL SEO Campaign Planning Paid Social and PR and Organic
Checking the fit of accessories and garments working with the buying team and communicating solutions to suppliers Investigating high returns to improve garments and carrying out store visits to check the quality and fit of stock out in stores
Complete research tasks help with any practical tasks dressing mannequins for mock shop
Managing post organising samples and delegating accordingly Updating range plan via Microsoft excel with relevant information Communicating with suppliers via email to confirm details order samples Identifying best and worst sellers pulling them ou
I was made to feel like I was fulfilling a junior designer role on the homeware team This involved being in the design team meetings carrying out print and pattern research competitor research getting print and pattern briefs and designing prints for
I completed different tasks to help out team members on various project briefs for SpringSummer 23 This included doing trend and comp shop research Shop reports inspiration boards print designs bits of CAD designs specification sheets organising P
