PROFESSIONAL BODIES www.britishfashioncouncil.com www.ukft.org www.skillset.org/fashion_and_ textiles www.texi.org recruit.interactiveti.org www.craftscouncil.org.uk www.designcouncil.org.uk www.csd.org.uk www.nmtf.co.uk http://ukft.org https://www.ucas.com/ucas/ teacher-training www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching www.thedesigntrust.co.uk www.newdesigners.com/Content/ The-Design-Trust-Start-Up-Day-at-New-Designers-1-2/9_58/ www.sdc.org.uk/ www.silk.org.uk
Includes business support schemes for fashion designers ie The Business Support Network, BFC and Vogue Designer Fashion Fund etc), events such as London Fashion Week and the British Fashion Awards.
UK Fashion and Textiles Association The sector skills council for creative careers. Includes fashion and textiles job profiles, events and opportunities, labour market information. The Textiles Institute. Has a recruitment service for members (including students)
Includes a crafts directory (residencies, employment opportunities, crafts related
organisations etc), publicises events and publishes an e-bulletin.
The Design Council. Includes resources for students and facts and figures.
Chartered Society of Designers. Jobs, events, a student gallery and “find a designer” database National Market Traders Federation. Includes a directory.
UK Fashion and Textile Association. Industry events, seminars, brand and product finder Apply to PGCE courses in primary, secondary and further education.
Teaching Agency. Information on how to train as a primary and secondary school teacher, teacher training options and getting teaching experience Supports creative people to run better businesses. Support ranges from business advice/support to advertising awards and competitions for creative people. Hosts the business Start-up Day at New Designers
Society of Dyers and Colourists Silk Association of Great Britain
https://asoscareers.asos.com/ ASOS/EmploymentListings/ Internships.html https://www.jobsatdebenhams. com www.joythestore.com/careers http://www.riverislandcareers.com/ roles/head-office/ www.urbanoutfitters.com/uk/help/ careers.jsp#/vacancies/head-office www.urbanoutfitters.com/uk/help/ careers.jsp#/vacancies/internship http://careers.next.co.uk/trainees/ index.aspx#link=tmb www.graduates.tjxeurope.com/ http://career.hm.com
Does not currently have a graduate programme but employs graduates; opportunities include: marketing, PR, e-commerce, merchandise, buying, garment technology and design.
Roles include buying, design allocation, merchandising, finance and e-commerce. Vacancies range from garment technologist to buying/merchandising roles.
Head Office roles include buying, merchandising, design and production jobs
Does not currently offer a graduate scheme however head office roles include buying, design and garment technology, planning, branch merchandising and allocation and e-commerce roles
Runs an internship scheme for students ranging from design to buying/merchandising
Trainee roles at Next: (buying, merchandising, technology and design)
Graduate schemes at TK Maxx in (Merchandising & Buying, Business Technology and Finance). Vacancies at H&M GRADUATE SCHEMES https://www.arcadiagroup.co.uk/ careers/opportunities/graduates-1/ About-Graduate-Opportunities http://careers.marksandspencer. com/graduate-careers/design-graduate-programme www.george.jobs/starting-the-journey/students-graduates/ about/ www.george.jobs/ www.johnlewisgrads.co.uk/ graduate-schemes/
Graduate opportunities in retail management, buying, merchandising, finance, etc. Advertises design vacancies too. . Arcadia Group brands are; Topshop, Topman, Wallis, Miss Selfridge, Evans, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, BHS and Outfiit
Graduate vacancies include design, merchandising, retail, logistics and supply chain etc.
Graduate schemes in buying, merchandising and retail management.
N.B Some brands may not have a graduate scheme currently but will have vacancies suitable for graduates.
FASHION EVENTS AND SHOWS
University of West London’s fashion students’ summer showcase
Graduate Fashion Week 18-22 September 2015
Saatchi Gallery, 24-27 September 2015
Africa Fashion
Clothes Show Live, 4-8 December, 2015 NEC, Birmingham
Alternative Fashion Week. A fashion show for new designers based at Spitalfields, East London. Open and free to all.
Emerging designers can apply to be featured on the Alternative Fashion Week website
Spitalfields market, east London (clothes, accessories etc). Sign up to the newsletter for regular updates on fashion events.
Spitalfields market stall application form
Based at The Old Truman Brewery, London Fashion East support new and emerging designers at the early stages of their careers. Application form for designers’ collections to be featured at fashion shows.
Design exhibition for new design graduates at the Business Design Centre, London
Art and design degree shows Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show. A student run fashion charity show. London Vintage Fashion, Textiles and Accessories Fair and Vintage Bridal Fair, Hammersmith Town Hall www.uwl.ac.uk/academic-schools/film-media-design www.gfw.org.uk/home.aspx www.londonfashionweek.co.uk www.londonfashionweekend.co.uk http://africafashionweeklondon.com www.goshowoff.com/HaymarketUK/ClothesShow/ page.cfm/ www.alternativefashionweek.co.uk/ www.alternativefashionweek.co.uk/blog/contact/ www.spitalfields.co.uk http://www.spitalfields.co.uk/contact/ www.ethicalfashionshowberlin.com/en www.fashioneast.co.uk http://www.fashioneast.co.uk/apply.asp www.newdesigners.com www.free-range.org.uk www.edinburghcharityfashionshow.wordpress.com www.pa-antiques.co.uk/londonvintagefashionfair. html
FASHION EVENTS AND SHOWS CONTINUED
V&A Fashion in Motion catwalk events at the V&A. Also organises fashion designer talks.
V& A Connects-networking event for people who work in the creative industries.
Vintage Fashion Fair, Primrose Hill Fashion buying event
Fashion and Textiles Museums. Runs short courses (i.e. design software and pattern cutting), designer talks and events.
www.vam.ac.uk/page/f/fashion-in-motion/ www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/v/ v-and-a-connects/ www.vintagefashionfairlondon. co.uk/primrose-hill-vintage-fashion-fair www.purelondon.com http://ftmlondon.org
NEW AND EMERGING DESIGNERS www.handmadeinbritain.co.uk www.own-label.com www.fashionfringe.co.uk/about/ fashion-fringe/ www.fashion-enterprise.com www.fashion-scout.co.uk/home https://www.notonthehighstreet. com/ https://www.notonthehighstreet. com/join/signup
Contemporary Crafts and Design Fair-new Graduate Showcase. Check the website for the application deadline.
Showcases the work of new designers by selling their work online to consumers.
A fashion award established in 2003 which enables emerging fashion designers to launch their fashion label in London through a programme comprising of mentoring, studio space, financial support and ultimately a catwalk show at London Fashion Week.
The Centre for Fashion Enterprise supports fashion business start-ups specialising in the high-end and luxury fashion sectors. Programmes include the Venture Programme - (for fashion businesses typically trading for 4 seasons or more) and Bootcamp which aims to help launch new fashion ideas, products and services into the market. Promotes new fashion designers during London Fashion Week.
Online retailer which has over 1500 small creative businesses selling their products on the site. Online application form to register to sell products on the website.
BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR FASHION DESIGNERS www.fashion-angel.co.uk www.cockpitarts.com www.nesta.org.uk www.pbc.co.uk www.goeast.org www.creativeislington.com www.britishfashioncouncil.com/ Business-Support www.britishfashioncouncil. co.uk/business-support-awards/ BFCVogue-Designer-Fashion-Fund/2015-Fund-Series http://ccfund.co.uk http://competitions.hiive. co.uk/Opportunities/Brief/ The-IdeasTap-Innovators-Fund-300915#Overview http://www.goodstory.org.uk/ http://design.britishcouncil.org/ grants/AIDF/ www.fashion-enterprise.com/ http://hiddenart.co.uk/ www.hiddenartshop.co.uk http://uk.alibaba.com/uk/
Business funding, networking and mentoring for fashion entrepreneurs.
A social enterprise organisation which supports creative businesses ie business space hire, design makers’ directory, business advice (marketing/PR strategy, financial planning, employing people etc) Business support for creative businesses. Publishes a useful guide called “A guide for start-up fashion businesses in the UK”.
Portobello Business Centre. Runs the “Start your own fashion business” course for people who want to start up their own fashion label.
East London Small Business Centre (ELSBC) Business support for small businesses in East London; offers business loans.
Networking organisation for the arts and creative industries in Islington.
British Fashion Council Support Network. A directory listing organisations providing business support the UK fashion industry (ranging from awards, competitions
Funding and mentoring support) including the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund
Creative Capital Fund: funding for creative businesses
The IdeasTap Innovators Fund –funding for creative projects; apply by 30th September 2015 Business mentoring and funding for creative/ dyslexic entrepreneurs. Next application deadline: 31 August 2015
Arts International Development Fund: British Council and Arts Council funding to help artists and designers (including fashion designers, visual artists and musicians) to develop their international career
Centre for Fashion Enterprise A not for profit organisation
Promotes designers and design-makers to sell their products through this website
OTHER
LinkedIn is an international professional network of 300 million in over 200 countries. There are many industry groups on LinkedIn which you can join to network with the fashion industry. (10/8/2015-1,135 fashion design related groups)
Voluntary opportunities in craft clubs within schools.
Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development: offers free sewing workshops called “Sew Good”. Recruits volunteer roles within TRAID charity shops. Creative Industries Network. An online magazine for creative people, includes jobs and a directory to advertise your company or your expertise. http://www.linkedin.com/
www.craftclub.org.uk/home www.traid.org.uk
www.creativeboom.co.uk/
STUDIO HIRE
National Federation of Artist Studio Providers
(List of London studios).
Property consultants specialising in pop-up shops. Pop-up shops are temporary retail spaces giving businesses an opportunity to promote their products/brand. A directory of co-working spaces in London offering an opportunity to network and collaborate with other start-ups and entrepreneurs www.nfasp.org.uk www.nfasp.org.uk/nfasp-network-london www.artiststudiofinder.org/about http://craftcentral.org.uk/places-spaces www.spacestudios.org.uk www.popupspace.com www.coworkinglondon.com/
There are a range of career routes with a Fashion and Textiles degree. Typical employ-ers range from high street brands to bespoke/haute couture studios.
The main areas include:
Design: Fashion designers typically specialise in a particular area for example womens-wear, menswomens-wear, sportswomens-wear, millinery and bridal wear although some designers special-ise in more than one area. Typical job titles within design roles include junior designer, design assistant/assistant designer apparel designer.
Production: Typical job titles within production roles include garment technologists, pattern cutters and sample machinists.
Quality Assurance: Quality assurance roles focus on ensuring that garments/products meet customer specifications.
Business: If you have very strong sales, marketing, analytical and numerical skills you may wish to consider roles such as merchandising, buying, allocator, purchasing and supply, fashion marketing and fashion forecasting roles. Previous retail experience would be very useful for these roles. For some of these roles for example purchasing and supply you may need to study additional professional qualifications such as CIPS (Char-tered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) qualifications: http://www.cips.org/
Retail: Large department stores may run a retail management graduate scheme in ar-eas such as buying and merchandising. Plar-ease check the graduate schemes section for a list of some of these employers. You should also check company websites of retailers for current graduate schemes.
Teaching: Typical teaching roles within fashion are within secondary schools, further education colleges and higher education. Teaching qualifications are required for teach-ing roles and differ dependent on whether you wish to teach at primary, secondary or further education level. To teach in a higher education setting a postgraduate qualifi-cation will be required. Apart from teaching roles there are also support roles such as technician/teaching assistant roles.
Film, Theatre and Television: Typical roles related to fashion/textiles are within the costume department. Roles include costume/wardrobe assistants, wardrobe supervisors, dressmakers, tailors and cutters. You could also work for a costumier company which supply costumes for the stage and screen.
A list of costumiers can be found here: https://www.thestage.co.uk/directory/catego-ries/clothing-costumes-and-fabric-suppliers?specialism_id=22
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES www.24seveninc.com www.fashionpersonnel.co.uk www.talismanfashion.com www.fsrl.co.uk www.styleincorporated.com/ http://denza.co.uk www.freedomrecruit.com/ about-us/ www.henryfoxrecruitment.com www.agencycentral.co.uk/ agencysearch/fashion/skills/ skillsearch.htm http://jacksonrose.co.uk
UK and US recruitment agency specialising in sectors including fashion, design and marketing. Vacancies include design, buyer, merchandising, marketing and PR
Advertises fashion related roles in the UK and internationally, vacancies include: design, merchandising, clothing and textiles.
Four Seasons Recruitment. Vacancies include: buying, design and retail management. Executive search and recruitment agency specialising in the luxury fashion, retail and consumer goods sector. Clients include Gucci, Fendi, Jimmy Choo, Harrods etc
Specialises in design and non design roles ( ie studio design, production assistants, sample machinists, garment technologists etc). Includes freelance roles.
Vacancies range from administration support to wholesale including sample machinists, pattern cutters to garment technologists.
Vacancies range from administration, design, temp jobs and wholesale!
A recruitment directory whereby you can search for agencies by specific skill, i.e. retail, design, buying merchandise etc.
Roles include visual merchandising, PR and marketing
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES/CAREER OPTIONS WITH A FASHION & TEXTILE DEGREE CONTINUED
www.costumesociety.org.uk The Costume Society is a membership g which promotes the study and conservation of contemporary dress. Offers a number of awards/bursa-ries to students, researchers and trainee museum curators:
http://costumesociety.org.uk/awards
Media: If you have strong research and writing skills and like to keep up to date with fashion trends then you may be in roles such as fashion journalism or public relations.
JOBS AND NEWS www.artsthread.com www.artsthread.com/register www.thetrendboutique.co.uk www.drapersonline.com www.profilescreative.com http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk www.coroflot.com http://uk.fashionjobs.com www.retailweekjobs.com www.fashionunited.co.uk; jobs.designweek.co.uk/jobs/ designer/ www.fashioncapital.co.uk ; www.fashioncapital.co.uk/jobs-forum/fashion-jobs-profile www.gorkanapr.com http://www.hearst.co.uk// http://www.fashionworkie.com/
An online networking resource linking creative students and graduates with the creative industry. Services include a recruitment consultancy, an opportunity for students and graduates to showcase their portfolios, an exhibition database Graduates can sign up for the graduate portfolio database so that their work can be showcased The Trend Boutique runs a range of conferences/ seminars for creative students and graduates. It also advertises internships in areas such as editorial, fashion retail as well as graduate schemes
Drapers Record. Fashion news, jobs, blogs, etc Retail, buying and merchandising, design and retail operations
Vacancies include pattern cutting, fashion design, retail etc
Design jobs and opportunities. Includes a database of fashion designers
Online jobs board (including internships) Vacancies range from administration, design to sales.
Vacancies include merchandising, design and retail management. There is also a recruiter directory. Includes international fashion jobs, forums etc. Check out its fashion education network for industry news etc
Graphic and interior design related roles within the fashion industry
Includes a jobs forum, a business directory, competitions etc. and fashion career profiles Useful for fashion journalism opportunities National Magazine Company (luxury consumer magazine-useful for those interested in fashion journalism) Publisher of magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Best, Esquire, Good Housekeeping etc
Vacancies and internships within the fashion sector
Check fashion/beauty magazines and style and fashion sections of national press for current fashion information i.e. The Metro (Thursdays), Guardian (Saturday magazine), The Sunday Times and Evening Standard Style magazines etc
BUSINESS DIRECTORIES www.designdirectory.co.uk
www.yell.com
The Design Directory of Design Consultants (includes fashion design and a notice board which advertises opportunities and enables designers including students to advertise that they are seeking opportunities. Yellow Pages CAREERS INFORMATION http://ccskills.org.uk/careers www.prospects.ac.uk www.prospects.ac.uk/options_ fashion_your_skills.htm www.creativeskillset.org/fashion_ and_textiles/ http:/ creativeskillset.org/creative_ industries/fashion_and textiles/ ways_into_the_industry
Job profiles, includes a jobs and opportunity section. Sign up for news and events
Wealth of information regarding roles within the fashion and textiles sector, job hunting resources Career options with a fashion degree
Labour market information, business support, useful organisations.
PLACEMENTS
http://ukfashionintern.com Various blogs from interns about their placement experiences. Check out the notice board section for competitions. (Previous competitions include business mentoring sponspored by ASOS
Marketplace and Handmade (Graduate exhibition for designers/craftspeople
www.prospects.ac.uk/retail_sector.htm Retail Sector, AGCAS Sector Briefing, www.prospects.ac.uk/creative_arts_design_sector.htm
Biennial and Fashion and Textile Sector on the Prospects website.
http:// community.ucreative.ac.uk/article/11144/Fashion%2FTextiles-Recruitment The University of the Creative Arts’ fashion recruitment links
Please also check our website for other careers leaflets which may be of interest: www.uwl.ac.uk/ceee/students-and-graduates/careers-information-resources
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Media is actively used as part of the job hunting process both by job seekers and employers.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com is a professional networking website with 300 million members in over 200 countries providing you with an opportunity to make contacts with people working in a rang of sectors including fashion worldwide. Use the search facility to find vacancies and companies.
Twitter is used to follow companies and individual; use the #key for more customised searches i.e #fashion buyer jobs. Here are some organisations to follow on Twitter: @BFC @draperjobs @Arcadia_Talent
@fashionfringe @un_told @CR8net @FashionScout @PopUpBritain @ASOS_Careers @TheFashionNetUK @LondonFashionWk @OfficialGFW @ARTSTHREAD @FashionAngel1 @Fashion_Monitor @NOTJUSTALABEL @clothesshow @FashionUnited_UK @BritishVogue @wearehiive @HarrodCareers @FM_Jobs @FRPLtd @ukfashionintern @PureLondonShow @handmadebritain @AlibabaTalk_UK @Hidden_Art_Shop @British_Design @LondonDesignFestival @Hidden_Art
You may find websites such as www.instagram.com, https://www.pinterest.com/ and www.behance.net/ and blogging sites such as www.wordpress.com useful for showcasing your creative work.
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