Accessories & Bags Design Assistant

CompanyStella McCartney

LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/15/2026

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Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

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£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

Standard minimum applies

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Description

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

Accessories & Bags Design Assistant

Overview

The Accessories & Bags Design Assistant will report into the Accessories & Bags Senior Designer, supporting the designing process to bring to life the Creative Director’s vision across our bags and accessories product lines. This is an exciting and varied role that requires a pro-active Designer who thrives in a fast paced and vibrant environment but can remain calm under pressure.

Location: London, Head Office

Your Mission

Working closely with Accessories & Bags Senior Designer, Accessories & Bags Designer and Design Director for collection offer, timing and budget on all bags and accessories women collections
Manage the fabric and proto archive
Manage all samples, proto types and corrections, to be delivered and communicated to the product development team in Italy after each fitting and design meeting

Design and research to prepare concepts and collections

Technical sketch definition for design and metal details of bags and other accessories

Coordinate communications with product development team in Italy

Colour cards proposal of main combinations

Fabric to sketch launch (attributions)

Rendering of accessories and bags

Mock-up of accessories and bags

Correction of the protos 

Scans of designs and specs to send to Product Manager

Recording notes during fittings and follow up presentations

Preparing for design meetings and concepts

Prepare product groups with materials and colour proposal 

Being a responsible team player, working as part of a professional design team

Meeting collection deadlines

Responsible for the organisation of the accessories and bags fitting room

Your Talent

Demonstratable experience in a luxury fashion house, preferably in bags and/or accessories
Understanding the Stella McCartney heritage, ethical values and brand DNA
Having the confidence to interpret the style of Stella McCartney

Affinity with the values of Stella McCartney, the brand identity and style of the accessories and bags collection

Excellent organisation skills

Experience in dealing with confidential information

Working in a fast-paced environment 

Ability to work to rigorous deadlines with high pressure and change

Ability to work independently and under direction

Team player attitude

High level Technical skills

Excellent drawing skills

Experience of CAD software, Adobe Suite and Photoshop

Reward

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products
Matched pension contribution up to 6%
Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance
Annual Health Screening
25 days annual leave (not including Bank Holidays) + 1 day of Birthday leave
Flexible working/core hours
Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages
Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme

Discounted gym and fitness memberships (Classpass)

Health cash plan

Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services

Employee referral bonus

Optional/ Paid Benefits: Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.