Alexander McQueen is a British luxury fashion house founded by Lee Alexander McQueen in 1992. In 2001, the house joined the Kering Group and, since December 2023, is under the creative direction of Seán McGirr.
About us
Alexander McQueen is distinctive for an expression of individuality, subversive strength and raw power. With a design studio and atelier based in London, the house is known for uncompromising quality and creative vision.
At Alexander McQueen, we live and breathe a culture defined by our key Behaviours:
- Empowerment – We empower our team and peers, providing unwavering support to ensure everyone can thrive; this means giving support to your team and those you are working with to succeed.
- Teamwork – We put an emphasis on Teamwork; this means working together as a collective to achieve shared goals.
- Respect – We value respect, treating everyone with dignity and showing genuine appreciation for their efforts: this means treating everyone equally.
- Kindness – We believe kindness is integral to everything we do; this means demonstrating compassion and empathy towards others.
Job description
How will you contribute?
- Ensuring all design spaces are kept tidy and fully equipped with fitting equipment. This includes Creative Director’s working area, atelier, and design desk areas.
- Ordering supplies for the studio and the atelier. Ordering stationery and haberdashery on a weekly basis. Liaising with our partners and suppliers and being accountable for keeping contacts up to date.
- Maintaining positive relationships and negotiating deals with such partners and suppliers.
- Responsible for scheduling the maintenance of atelier equipment, organising servicing of machines including the lectra plotter and digitiser.
- Partnering with appropriate teams to organise training for new starters to use the Lectra & plotter.
- Arranging and ensuring all underpinnings, robes and tablecloths are dry cleaned as needed.
- Collaborate with the facilities team to arrange moves within the studio and atelier space, dealing with broken equipment and booking spaces for fittings/special events.
- Receiving and checking invoices, raising POs and ensuring all vendors are set up on the system correctly.
- Management of expenses, collaborating with the Finance department to ensure policies are adhered to.
- Support design and atelier teams with expenses.
- Organising catering for fitting/styling days and shoot prep days.
- Ensuring the model wellbeing standards are being adhered to.
- Communicating with the Design team to ensure models are booked each week.
- Tracking working hours of casual workers, agency workers and consultants to ensure invoices align and payments are made within the correct deadlines.
- Acting as the point of contact for all internal and external people attending show prep weeks.
Required skills
- You will be able to demonstrate the desired Alexander McQueen behaviours.
- Excellent time management
- Ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously.
- Great work ethic and not afraid to get ‘stuck in’.
- Ability to stay calm under pressure.
- Problem solving mentality.
- Proactive approach and takes initiative.
- Excellent communications skills
- A team player, with an ability to adapt to changing ways of working.
- Excellent time management
Kering is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.
