Product and garment designers design and develop products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- The majority of Product and garment designers earn a salary between $8,729 and $38,979 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Product and garment designers ranges from $8,729 to $23,641.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between $14,748 and $30,641 per month.
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Role Responsibilities
- Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
- Formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery
- Harmonizing aesthetic considerations with technical, functional, ecological and production requirements
- Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
- Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff
- Selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
- Detailing and documenting the selected design for production
- Preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
- Supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and tooling, and of the manufacturing process