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Scope and Job Profiles

Sharing insights about expanding job opportunities in the domain of fashion design, Prof. Sanjay Shrivastava, Director, NIFT Patna and additional in-charge of NIFT Bhubaneswar , opines, “Design is a growing field, and it is finding new corners and platforms apart from the established ones in the trade.”

Check below the growing scope and opportunities in the field of fashion. Scroll to know the role of designers along with some lucrative job profiles in the fashion world.

Fashion Designer:

Creating new products with regard to the latest trends prevailing in the market, the designers are key players in the fashion industry. If you are creative enough to think out of the box and hard-working to handle the pressure positively, then you will be suitably rewarded in terms of good earnings and incentives.

Fashion Illustrator:

This person is responsible for preparing primary sketches of what the fashion designer desires and explains. An illustrator is the running hand of mental creations and ideas of the designer.

Fashion Stylist:

The stylist maintains make-up, hairstyle, dress code, etc. in order to ensure the best look of the show. They take care of the style and beauty aspects of the fashion shows or promotional programmes.

Fashion Coordinator:

The coordinator takes care of marketing policies and their arrangements. S/he is not related with the designing task. The responsibilities of advertising products, organising fashion shows, etc. lie with the coordinator.

Fashion Consultant:

A consultant in the fashion industry should be aware of trends and transitions in the domain, and should have knowledge about fashion designing as well. Consultants regularly offer ideas regarding the development of products. They are required to be active observers who are sensitive to the changing vogues.

Fashion Merchandiser:

A merchandiser has the primary responsibility of marketing. Analysing past and latest trends and sales data are among the major key deliverables. They collects details from buyers, and coordinates with the designers/production team for development of products that meets the market requirements. Having know-how of fashion trends, fabrics, textures, hues, etc. along with understanding of market demand and production procedures is required from a fashion merchandiser.

Average Salary

The average annual salary for students of Master’s programme is around Rs.6 lakhs per annum whereas for the Bachelor’s programme, the average annual salary is nearly Rs. 4.5 lakhs per annum.

This is a short summary for more information about a career in fashion designing please visit the link given below:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/design.careers360.com/articles/know-all-about-fashion-design/amp

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Era Madaria