Head of Embroidery
- Employer
- Temperley London
- Location
- W8 4SG, London (Greater)
- Salary
- Up to £80k per annum, 26 days annual leave & clothing allowance
- Closing date
- 17 Apr 2026
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- Function
- Design - Garments & Accessories
- Level
- Senior Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
For each collection:
- Research boards for initial ideas/design concepts at the beginning of each season Swatching:
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- Creation of embroidery design ideas through research, hand drawings and CADs made using digital programming. Creating technical guides and references for designs Keeping a reference of each design sent to factories (photocopy/ photograph) Liaising with Product Development department as well as directly with suppliers RE delivery dates, costs etc.
- Proto stage art working:
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- Creating intricately placed embroidery designs, engineered uniquely to each garment pattern, to define and compliment. At this stage, designs are created using swatches produced at swatching stage, allowing us to see the commercial viability as well as aesthetic of swatches created by both the embroidery team and textile team, which allows one to refine techniques, or counter source them. After each design is created it is photographed, photocopied and handed over to Product Development.
- Seasonal reviews:
- Ensure that overview boards are up to date including original swatches, strike offs and colourways, can be presented at review.
- Attends Proto review, keeping notes and photographing changes made to embroidery designs to be art worked at next stage.
- Following review, artwork changes are made to ensure commercial viability of garments and meet the vision of Creative Director and Design Director.
- Following liaison with Product Development and suppliers themselves, changes can be made to artwork to allow for best margins possible.
- A full record is kept of each change to artwork and handed over to Product Development.
- Attends SMS and PP reviews, in order to make any final changes garments before selling.
- Resolving any technical or aesthetic issues as well as refining final price points.
- VIP bespoke artworks mainline and bridal.
- Coordinates the fabric swatch library within design, ensuring that swatches are filed under seasons in which they were made and used in collections.
- Point of contact with swatch houses & mills and arranges meetings at research stages.
- Coordinates artwork library- labelling and upkeep of folders containing records of all artworks produced.
- Work on ad hoc special projects
Company
Alice Temperley MBE founded her eponymous label Temperley London in 2000, a year after graduating from the Royal College of Art. Alice continues to head up the creative direction of this British brand, now in its twenty-fifth year of business.
Temperley Bridal, which launched in 2006, is defined by ethereal, timeless silhouettes and is inspired by the romance and decadence of a bygone era. Alongside Heritage, Eveningwear and Ready-to-Wear Collections – Temperley London launched an interiors collection in partnership with Romo in March 2023.
The brand has a Flagship store on Sloane Street, an Outlet in Somerset selling Bridal, Heritage and Ready-to-Wear, as well as stores in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Alice was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to the Fashion Industry; she is a member of the British Fashion Council Advisory Board and is involved with several charitable organisations including actively supporting Women for Women International as an Ambassador.
In July 2023, the brand announced a significant change to the business model, ceasing all promotions to bring it more in-line with its championing of slow fashion, commitment to responsibility and respect for garments. ‘Clothes that transcend seasons, creating moments that become memories.
Originated in Somerset the Temperley way’.
- Website
- https://www.temperleylondon.com/
- Telephone
- 02045138593
- Location
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Phoenix Studios
Cornhill
Ilminster
Somerset
TA190AD
United Kingdom
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