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Salary
Responsibilities
• creating or visualising an idea and producing a design by hand or
using computer-aided design (CAD)
• keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as
general trends relating to fabrics, colours and shapes
• planning and developing ranges
• working with others in the design team, such as buyers and
forecasters, to develop products to meet a brief
• liaising closely with sales, buying and production teams on an
ongoing basis to ensure the item suits the customer, market and
price points
• understanding design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing
patterns and technical specifications for designs
• sourcing, selecting and buying fabrics, trims, fastenings and
embellishments
• adapting existing designs for mass production
• developing a pattern that is cut and sewn into sample garments
and supervising the creation of these, including fitting, detailing
and adaptations
• overseeing production
• negotiating with customers and suppliers
• Managing marketing, finances and other business activities, if
working on a self-employed basis.
Starting salaries in the fashion industry are often
low. Design assistants may start at around £16,000
to £17,000.
A junior designer can expect to earn approximately
£25,000 a year.
Typical salaries at senior designer and creative
director level range from £42,000 to £85,000+.
The entry-level fashion buyer can expect to make
between $35,000 and $42,000 annually.
Fashion designers study trends and sketch the initial
clothing or accessory design. They attend trade shows
or visit manufacturers to select fabrics and trims.
Designers conduct fittings and adjustments on
prototypes of their designs, and the end product is then
marketed to clothing retailers. They oversee the entire
garment production from their first sketch to final
manufacturing.
The nature of the job varies among the different types
of fashion designers; most designers are employed by
design and manufacturing firms and work regular hours,
while some designers are freelance and work longer
hours under more stressful conditions.

Responsibilities
• analysing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends
• regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and
discount levels
• managing plans for stock levels
• reacting to changes in demand and logistics
• meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract
• maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new
suppliers for future products
• understanding the basic rules of vendor management, allocation
and price negotiation
• liaising with other departments within the organisation to ensure
projects are completed
• attending trade fairs, in the UK and overseas, to select and
assemble a new collection of products
• participating in promotional activities
• writing reports and forecasting sales levels
• presenting new ranges to senior retail managers
• liaising with shop personnel to ensure supply meets demand
• getting feedback from customers
• training and mentoring junior staff.
A fashion buyer purchases clothing and/or accessories for a retail
apparel store or chain of stores. Building and maintaining good
relationships with suppliers is a key part of the job. The person's main
goal is to purchase fashions that their target customer base will want to
buy.
In the retail industry, a buyer is an individual who selects what items
will be stocked. Buyers usually work closely with designers and their
designated sales representatives and attend trade fairs, wholesale
showrooms and fashion shows to observe trends. They may work for
large department stores, chain stores or smaller boutiques. For smaller
independent stores, a buyer may participate in sales as well as
promotion, whereas in a major fashion store there may be different
levels of seniority such as trainee buyers, assistant buyers, senior buyers
and buying managers, and buying directors. Decisions about what to
stock can greatly affect fashion businesses.
Salary
Starting salaries for junior buyers are in the region of £18,000 to £25,000.
With experience you can expect salaries of £25,000 to £45,000.
Senior retail buyers earn between £45,000 and £70,000+.

Responsibilities
• developing manmade fibres and quality assessing natural fibres
• spinning fibres into yarn, and knitting or weaving yarn into
fabrics
• producing non-woven materials
• identifying the latest fabric trends, developments and
innovations
• overseeing the dyeing, printing and finishing processes
• ensuring quality in areas such as strength, durability,
colourfastness, and water and chemical resistance
• advising commercial colleagues on technical aspects of the
business
• liaising with designers, and adapting designs to suit production
methods
• making and sizing pre-production garments
• sourcing fabrics and accessories
• undertaking quality evaluations of materials and checking the
quality of the final product
• responding to product queries, including complaints from
wholesalers and customers.
Salary
As an assistant textile technologist, you may start
on a salary in the region of £16,000 to £18,000.
Fully qualified technologists, or those on graduate
training schemes with large companies may earn
£20,000 to £23,000.
With a few years of experience you could earn
£25,000 to £35,000.
Those with substantial experience working in
senior roles, or with management research
development responsibilities may earn £40,000 to
£55,000.

Salary
Responsibilities
• Marketing executives contribute to and develop integrated marketing campaigns. Tasks can
involve:
• liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, colleagues,
suppliers and partner organisations;
• communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships;
• sourcing advertising opportunities and placing adverts in the press or on the radio;
• managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters, flyers,
newsletters, e-newsletters and DVDs;
• writing and proofreading copy;
• liaising with designers and printers;
• organising photo shoots;
• arranging the effective distribution of marketing materials;
• maintaining and updating customer databases;
• organising and attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions;
• sourcing and securing sponsorship;
• conducting market research, for example using customer questionnaires and focus groups;
• contributing to, and developing, marketing plans and strategies;
• managing budgets;
• evaluating marketing campaigns;
• monitoring competitor activity;
• supporting the marketing manager and other colleagues.
Marketing assistants and trainees start on salaries
around £17,300 to £19,000.
The overall average salary is £45,021, with the
alcohol, automotive and the TV industries
providing the highest wages.
Salaries vary greatly depending on the sector but
on average the salary for a marketing manager is
£38,192, while senior brand or product managers
earn an average salary of £48,296.
The average salary for a marketing director is
£86,165. Certain sectors offer higher wages and
so pay increases may come with moving sectors
rather than having lots of experience in one area.