20 The different sorts of jobs in the fashion industry nowadays. terms
The fashion industry is one of the biggest enterprises in the world, making more than billions of dollars every year. It is mostly about making and selling clothes, but it involves many other things. The glossary will help you have a better visualization of the different sorts of jobs in this industry, including all the departments.
Creative director
noun
The creative director is responsible for determining the overarching theme, color palette, and styling of an apparel season’s collection.
fr: Directeur de création
Fashion Buyer
noun
Retail buyers work in retail or department stores and choose the merchandise assortment available for customers to browse.
fr: Acheteur de mode
Fashion designer
noun
Someone who designs, imagines, and creates clothing, use creativity to design new styles for their target customers
fr: Designer de mode
Fashion Illustrators
noun
Someone who practices the art of communicating fashion ideas in a visual form that originates with illustration, drawing, and painting.
fr: Illustratrice
Fashion journalist
noun
The fashion journalist has to report on the latest fashion trends.
fr: Journaliste de mode
Fashion Marketer
noun
Someone who works in the branch of marketing in which the industry deals with advertising campaigns and promotional events, where they target customers.
fr: commercialisation
Fashion Photographer
noun
Someone who specializes in a genre of photography that is devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items.
fr: Photographe de Mode
Fashion Salesperson
noun
Someone whose job is to sell fashion products of a particular company and provides the best advice as to what looks might fit their needs best.
fr: représentent de mode
Fashion Stylist
noun
It's consultant who selects the clothing for any public appearances made by celebrities, models or other public figures.
fr: Styliste
Graphic designer
noun
Graphic designers combine hand drawing and computer-aided design to create individual images that are printed on garments.
fr: Designer graphique
Inventory planner
noun
Inventory planners begin the apparel development cycle by determining the quantity required of various product types.
fr: Planificateur d'inventaire
Model
noun
A person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising.
fr: mannequin
Pattern Maker
noun
Pattern makers are the practical creatives of the fashion industry, they are tasked with the responsibility of making the clothes into patterns.
fr: Patroniste
Product developer
noun
Product developers oversee the apparel process from design conception to production completion.
fr: Développeur de produit
Public relations specialist
noun
Public relations specialists work for apparel brands, they create and maintain a positive brand and public image.
fr: Spécialiste des relations publiques
Sales associate
noun
Sales associates help customers find the right product for them, complete transactions, restock merchandise and maintain a neat appearance in the retail store.
fr: Associé aux ventes
Seamstress
noun
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fr: couturière
Technical designer
noun
The technical designer is the garment engineer and the liaison between the design and product development teams.
fr: Concepteur technique
Textile designer
noun
Textile designers hand illustrate or use CAD software to create designs that can be printed on or woven into a fabric.
fr: Designer textile
Visual Merchandiser
noun
Someone who oversees and coordinates the display exhibits and decor in a retail store.
