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Job Title: Designers – Accessories Department: Design Location: Dubai, UAE About Sportlux Sportlux is a leading fashion and lifestyle company managing the design, development, and distribution of premium and luxury licensed brands across the GCC and international markets.
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About Sportlux
Sportlux is a leading fashion and lifestyle company managing the design, development, and distribution of premium and luxury licensed brands across the GCC and international markets.
With a portfolio spanning contemporary fashion, elevated essentials, streetwear, and lifestyle categories, Sportlux continues to expand its in-house product capabilities to deliver commercially strong and brand-aligned collections.
As part of this growth, we are looking to hire
Designers
specializing in
Accessories
to join our Dubai Design team.
Job Purpose
The selected designers will be responsible for the end-to-end creation and development of seasonal collections across assigned categories, ensuring all products are aligned with brand DNA, current market trends, and premium product standards.
This is a hands-on role requiring strong creative ability combined with technical product knowledge, sample development experience, and close collaboration with sourcing, merchandising, and production teams.
1. Collection Design & Trend Development
- Design and develop seasonal collections across the assigned category (Accessories).
- Build seasonal mood boards, trend stories, color palettes, fabric/material directions, and silhouette concepts.
- Translate international fashion trends into commercially relevant collections suitable for regional and global markets.
- Ensure all collections reflect the individual identity, aesthetic language, and positioning of the assigned licensed brands.
2. End-to-End Product Development
- Take full ownership of product development from concept stage to final approved sample.
- Prepare CADs, technical sketches, artwork placements, BOMs, size specs, and complete tech packs.
- Work closely with pattern makers, sample rooms, vendors, and sourcing teams through all development stages.
- Review prototypes, salesman samples, and fit samples, providing detailed comments and approvals.
3. Fabric, Material & Trim Development
- Source and develop fabrics, trims, hardware, branding elements, and finishing techniques according to category requirements.
- Collaborate with suppliers to ensure premium quality, innovation, and commercial feasibility.
- Exposure to denim fabrics, washes, garment dyeing, distressing, and specialty finishes will be considered a strong advantage.
4. Brand Alignment & Commercial Execution
- Interpret brand manuals, seasonal references, and licensor guidelines into market-ready collections.
- Maintain consistency in fit, construction, trims, branding applications, packaging details, and overall product language.
- Balance creative design direction with costing, margin expectations, and customer demand.
5. Cross-Functional Coordination
- Liaise closely with merchandising, sourcing, production, and planning teams to ensure timely collection development.
- Participate in design reviews, sample evaluations, fit sessions, and seasonal line presentations.
- Ensure all developments are completed within critical path timelines and launch calendars.
Experience
across bags, caps, belts, scarves, socks, small leather goods, and fashion lifestyle accessories.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design, Accessory Design, Apparel Design, Textile Design, or related field.
- 4–7 years of relevant experience in fashion/apparel/accessories design.
- Strong exposure to premium, luxury, contemporary, or licensed fashion brands is highly preferred.
- Hands-on experience in end-to-end sample development and vendor coordination is essential.
- Strong understanding of garment/accessory construction, fit, materials, and technical execution.
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, CAD software, and Microsoft Office.
- Exposure to denim development will be considered a strong advantage.
Key Competencies
- Strong fashion sensibility and trend awareness
- Commercial product understanding
- High attention to detail and premium finish orientation
- Strong ownership and execution capability
- Ability to manage multiple categories and deadlines
- Effective collaboration across design, sourcing, and production teams
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