Designer - Soft Accessories

Our Brand Story

ZIMMERMANN is a global luxury fashion brand, founded in Sydney in 1991 by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann. Renowned for its signature approach to sophisticated femininity, distinctive prints, and exceptional craftsmanship, the brand is present across Australia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia.

Nicky Zimmermann’s creative vision and Simone Zimmermann’s strategic leadership have formed the foundation of the brand’s success. Their partnership – balancing design innovation with strong commercial direction – remains central to ZIMMERMANN’s identity and growth.

Today, ZIMMERMANN continues to redefine modern luxury with collections that celebrate self-expression. Grounded in Australian sun-soaked optimism, the brand resonates with women around the world. Our global teams are united by a shared commitment to creativity, quality, and evolving the brand with integrity and purpose.

At ZIMMERMANN, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to empowering talented individuals to build meaningful careers within an inclusive, collaborative, and forward‑thinking environment – where craftsmanship and innovation are celebrated, and individuality is valued.

The Opportunity

ZIMMERMANN is seeking a talented Designer to join our Accessories team. This role is a creative position within the Zimmermann Design team, working closely with the Senior Design Director and Creative Director across soft accessories categories including RTW, Swim & Resort, capsules, and gifting.

You will play an important part in shaping and delivering seasonal accessory concepts, bringing creative direction to life while ensuring alignment with brand vision and commercial objectives. You’ll support design excellence, product integrity, innovation, and operational rhythm — contributing to a brand defined by creativity, quality, and craftsmanship.

This opportunity is ideal for someone motivated by craft, creativity, problem-solving, and detail, who thrives in a collaborative environment where ideas are refined through fittings, iteration, and thoughtful execution.

As a Designer, you’ll contribute to the end-to-end design and development of soft accessories categories, balancing creative thinking with hands-on delivery to support outcomes across the design process. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to help shape how we work today and how we evolve in future seasons.

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

As Designer, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the end-to-end design of Zimmermann accessories, working closely with the Creative Director, Senior Design Director, and creative collaborators to develop seasonal concepts that are directional, on-brand, and aligned with pricing architecture across RTW, Swim, Resort, and special capsules.

• Translate creative direction into tangible designs by producing illustrations, references, material selections, and mock-ups, and delivering considered design options against the merchandise brief. Support development by creating accurate first specifications, contributing to range reviews, and ensuring timely handover to Production in line with the critical path, seasonal campaigns, and show calendars.

• Partner closely with Design Development, Production, and key cross-functional stakeholders to progress concepts from initial ideation through to approved production samples. Actively contribute to range reviews, seasonal handovers, and problem-solving throughout development and production stages.

• Continuously refine design processes and outputs, leveraging insights from seasonal reviews to evolve accessory direction and innovation. Contribute to the ongoing development of the category, ensuring designs remain fresh, commercially relevant, and aligned with the brand’s creative vision.

• Ensure adherence to the Design Room calendar and critical path, maintaining high standards of organisation, sample management, and design documentation. Oversee quality throughout the design lifecycle, support approval processes, resolve production challenges, and mentor junior team members while fostering a collaborative and high-performing design culture.

Job Benefits

What You Will Bring

A fashion accessory design degree from a respected Australian or international institution and have achieved outstanding results in both course work and in external competitions.

• 10 years’ experience as a designer in a similar role.
• Experience with creative softwear such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign and office-based applications such as Outlook, internet research, excel.
• Demonstrated ability to ne highly organised and understand the planning, production and negotiation process.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management capabilities
• Possess a style aesthetic in line with Zimmermann, be creative, have an eye for detail and a knowledge of high-end accessory finishes.

Why Join ZIMMERMANN?

• Flexible work options that support balance and wellbeing
• Access to tailored development plans and learning opportunities
• Generous employee benefits and product discounts
• Clear pathways for career progression within a global organisation
• A collaborative, high‑performing, and inclusive team culture

Next Steps

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and would like to contribute to ZIMMERMANN’s continued success, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ZIMMERMANN is an equal opportunity employer. We assess all applicants based on their individual capabilities, experience, and qualifications and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you have any support or access requirements, please let us know at the time of application so we can assist you throughout the recruitment process.