Head of Design

Surprise Paris is a daring French brand that thrives for excellence through curiosity, travels and pop culture. Guided by our European heritage, we like to infuse our collections with mixed influences, pushing forward our creativity and seamlessly capturing the current zeitgeist. We cherish team work and respect everyone’s contribution to fuel ourselves and the brand with good design. We are an ambitious team of 14 and can’t wait to push further what we started.

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As our head stylist, you will play a crucial role by:

• Creating compelling collections (Knitwear, Woven, Denim, Cut&Sewn), following the brand’s values and DNA
• Proposing new emerging trends, details and potential creative collaborations
• Managing all the design process from research stage to yarn/fabric selection
• Expressing your creative skills from drawings into production
• Creating technical specs for suppliers
• Organizing fittings, iterating on successive prototypes, up to SMS
• Doing constant research and competitive benchmark

You will be assisted by the merchandising & marketing team, and report directly to our founder & CEO + our creative Director.

To join Surprise is also:

• To join a fast-growing brand with high ambitions
• To have the opportunity to have great responsibilities and creative freedom that big Fashion houses would take years to give
• To join a small team where entrepreneurship, creativity, trust and respect will be valued
• To work in a cool&creative office space in Paris (Arts & Métiers, 75003) that we just opened
• To have Swile card (Ticket Restaurant) and transport covered 50% by the company

Who you are

You are willing to express yourself and develop your creative potential to manage the style department, that overseas all collections of the brand. You are a doer and problem solver that likes to innovate. xuezdbg You are flexible, energetic and positive that wants to work in a dynamic and trendy environment.

Specific knowledge and experience for the role:

• Strong ability and taste to stand-out creatively
• Good sketching skills, understanding of volumes, shapes, colors, fabrics and Yarn makers
• Understand technical specs and requirements from factories (Yarn counts, GG…)
• Excellent communication skills in both English and French
• Previous experience as a stylist in a similar role is a must

Start date: Now

Job type: Full-time

Location: Paris

Open to flex office 1 day per week