Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company’s product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. In 2023, the company’s net sales totaled EUR 174 million and comparable operating profit margin was 18.4 percent. Globally, there are roughly 170 Marimekko stores, and online store serves customers in 35 countries. The key markets are Northern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and North America. The Group employs about 470 people. The company’s share is quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com
JUNIOR DESIGNER
to join our dynamic RTW Design team at Marimekko´s HQ in Helsinki.
In this role you will be responsible for assisting in collection work from the starting point to the end product. Your role includes supporting designers in their operational work, and you will work closely with our Product and Technical development team, Artwork Studio and Sampling Studio located at our own printing mill.
To succeed in this role, you have experience in the fashion industry and from commercial collection work. You are eager to learn and to contribute to the collection work. You are interested in working with both inhouse and freelance designers, you have strong technical skills and a good understanding of product design as well as a great sense of colors. You are not afraid to take responsibility, and you are eager to contribute to Marimekko´s continuous success.
This is a full-time, fixed-term position with start as soon as possible, latest by 14th of October 2024, until 4th of July 2025 in which you report to our Design Director, RTW & BA.
Your responsibilities will include, among other things:

• Support Design team in collection work
• Support designers in operational work at HQ
• Creation of design packages containing technical specifications
• Creating print and color instructions
• Commenting print colors
• Coordinating different collection related issues and producing the collection overviews

We expect you to have:

• Suitable educational background, e. g. Fashion design degree (RTW)
• Previous design experience, min. 1 year
• Excellent IT skills, especially in Photoshop / Illustrator / In Design
• An exceptional eye for colors
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent teamwork & communication skills
• Fluency In English, both verbal and written, fluency in Finnish is seen as an advantage

At Marimekko we encourage people to be themselves and value diversity. We believe in fairness and doing things together, using common sense and finding joy in our work. If you connect with these values and have the right background, we might be able to offer you a unique opportunity to work in an exciting, international environment with one of the most iconic lifestyle brands.
If all this sparks your interest and you feel like you are the one, we are looking for, please send your application including your CV and cover letter with salary expectation via our career site at http://company.marimekko.com/careers by September 27th, 2024.
Marimekko's culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Marimekko welcomes and encourages everyone regardless of their national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion or other personal characteristic to apply. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation.

Marimekko is ranked as the 4th Most Attractive Employer in Finland amongst business professionals according to Universum’s ranking. Marimekko is also the 4th most attractive employer in Finland amongst business students.