Senior Fashion Designer

Senior Fashion Designer

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Fashion Designer to lead our doorstep bespoke design services for Tailorworks clients and members.

Key Responsibilities:
• Meet clients at their doorstep (appointment-based) to take design briefs, measurements, and offer bespoke fashion consultations.
• Create custom sketches and illustrations aligned with the client's preferences and latest fashion trends.
• Recommend fabrics, fits, cuts, and styles based on body types, events, and current fashion directions.
• Collaborate with the production team to ensure garments are executed exactly as designed.
• Provide timely design updates and trend recommendations to existing clients to encourage repeat orders and boost customer lifetime value.
• Generate business by retaining and upselling to existing clients through thoughtful design suggestions.
• Stay up to date with global and Indian fashion trends, silhouettes, fabric innovations, and detailing techniques.
• Coordinate sampling and oversee final fittings when required.
• Maintain detailed documentation of client preferences, orders, and feedback.
• Represent Tailorworks with professionalism and ensure exceptional customer experience.

Required Qualifications & Skills:
• Graduate from a reputed Fashion Design Institute in India (NIFT, NID, Pearl Academy, or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in bespoke or made-to-measure fashion design.
• A strong portfolio with custom designs, including both Indian ethnic wear and Western styles.
• Experience working with established designers or premium fashion houses.
• Strong understanding of fashion silhouettes, fabric behavior, garment construction, and tailoring techniques.
• Must be skilled in hand sketching and digital illustration tools (e.g. Adobe Illustrator, Procreate).
• Should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to converse confidently with high-profile or premium clientele.
• Must know how to drive and be comfortable traveling within the city for client visits.
• Self-driven with a customer-first mindset and a strong sense of responsibility.
• Business acumen: should be able to translate design consultation into commercial outcomes for the company.

Ideal Personality:
• Possionate about custom fashion – not just as a job, but as a craft.
• Warm, confident, and polished in demeanor — builds lasting client relationships.
• Curious and constantly inspired by new trends, culture, and individuality.
• Highly organized, proactive, and solution-oriented.