How To Get a Job in the Fashion Design Industry (Career in Fashion Design 2018)

Tips on how to start working in the fashion design industry and the main positions you could possibly get access to. 

There are many different jobs in the fashion design industry. 

But one thing that most employees have in common is really a passion and love for fashion design.

It could show in many ways: being up to date with the industry news, knowing the current trends, reading fashion magazines or blogs, following brands closely through social media, etc.

Before you decide to work in fashion consider the fact that it’s a very changing industry, it’s important to weigh the pros and cons.

This is why passion is crucial and that’s what will keep you motivated.

The easiest way to break into the fashion industry is starting to work in a retail store.

It can give you some clear ideas of what the industry is like, this way you can also compare different companies.

Usually how things work in the store is a reflection of the corporate strategy, you’ll see whether the employees love coming to work every day or it’s the other way around.

If you already have a degree and you speak different languages, you might actually stand a good chance of getting promoted internally, even to a corporate office.

Even if you’ve studied something fashion-related, nothing beats real-world experience.

Many people start in fashion taking an internship to gain experience, these internships help you learn everything from the inside.

Apply for internships while you are still in school and pay attention to the way you dress.

No other industry has the same emphasis on matching company culture through the way you dress.

An internship often serves as an extended job interview and could land you a permanent job.

Some of the most common and in-demand corporate job positions in the the fashion industry are: 

- Fashion Designers

- Collection Buyers 

- Merchandisers

- Pattern Makers

- Graphic Designers

- Product Managers

And there's E-Commerce department roles such as: 

- Product Allocation

- Customer Service

- Art Direction

- Styling

- Photography.

General departments such as:

- Human Resources

- Area Management

- Marketing and Communication

- Finances

- IT

- Transport and Logistics etc.

In our next article we'll detail the job descriptions for these roles, the studies and the skill set you might need to successfully apply for them.

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