Location

Lijnden

Full job description

Do you have a strong sense of fashion, imagery, typography, and trends? And can you effortlessly translate these into striking artworks, prints, and designs? For Costes, we are looking for a creative Graphic Fashion Designer who can visually enhance our collection. As a Graphic Fashion Designer, you will be responsible for developing graphics that align with the collection, target audience, and the recognizable Costes signature. You combine your creative vision with a strong commercial sense and know exactly when a design is good and when it can be improved.

What are you going to do?

As a Graphic Fashion Designer, you work from the initial idea to the finished artwork. You collaborate closely with the Fashion Designers and Fashion Buyers and ensure that graphics, silhouettes, and collections form a cohesive whole.

• Designing artworks, placement prints, all-over prints, and patterns for various fashion collections;
• Translating the latest fashion, graphic, and lifestyle trends into innovative and commercial designs;
• Contributing ideas regarding key looks and the graphic direction of the collection, together with Fashion Designers and Fashion Buyers;
• Working on designs that fit within the recognizable Costes identity, but at the same time ensure innovation;
• Developing creative ideas, both manually and digitally, and translating them into high-quality designs ready for production;
• Monitoring the quality and visual coherence of graphics within the collection.

What we ask

• A completed education in Graphic Design, Illustration, Textiles, Fashion, or a similar creative field;
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience as a Graphic Designer, Graphic Fashion Designer, or in a similar position within the fashion industry;
• This position is based at our head office in Lijnden. You will work from the office on a regular basis and are therefore resident in the Netherlands or willing to relocate to the Netherlands;
• Extensive experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop;
• A strong and distinctive visual style and a good sense of typography, composition, and color;
• Experience designing artworks, prints, and patterns for fashion;
• A well-developed sense of fashion, trends, and lifestyle and the ability to translate these into commercial collections;
• You are creative, independent, curious, and take initiative;
• You think commercially and know how to translate creative ideas into designs that work within a collection;
• A portfolio is part of your application. Therefore, please add a link to your portfolio to your CV or cover letter.

What we offer

• A salary commensurate with your knowledge, education, and experience;
• An informal, dynamic, and inspiring work environment in Lijnden;
• 30 vacation days, 8% holiday allowance, travel allowance, collective health insurance, pension scheme;
• Full-time employment means a maximum of 38 hours;
• 25% staff discount on all The Sting Companies plans;
• Freshly prepared lunch daily;
• Lots of cool drinks and parties;
• Flexible start and end times;
• A company laptop and a nicely furnished workspace;
• Discounts on your gym membership, participation in bootcamp classes, or a nutrition or budget coach—it’s all possible!
• The option to lease a bicycle of your choice;
• The opportunity to use our own electric shuttle service that takes you from Schiphol and Matterhorn public transport station to our HQ in Lijnden (and back again at the end of the day).

Application procedure

1

Apply on this page

As soon as we have received your application, we will send you a confirmation email.

2

Getting acquainted

You will hear within 7 days whether you are invited for an introductory interview.

3

Second conversation

Are you enthusiastic? Are we enthusiastic? Let's meet for the second time. We would love to discuss the details further with you!

4

Welcome

Are we a match? Then we warmly welcome you to our organization.

Questions about this

vacancy?

If you have questions about this vacancy,

we would be happy to tell you more

about it:

Waleah of Leeuwenstijn

0648513830

About the role

Aaiko is looking for a strong, conceptual designer with a sharp eye for branding. The Fashion Designer is central to the creative process, developing collections from brand identity, trends and commercial insight. You are involved from inspiration and collection frame to final product, working closely with the Design, Marketing, Buying and Product Technician teams, in daily contact with overseas suppliers and as the sparring partner for the Creative Director.

This role asks for a solid feel for fashion, trends and commerce, and the ease of translating a brand story into striking, consistent designs. Aaiko wants collections that are innovative and recognisable at the same time, and a designer who knows exactly what a womenswear collection needs to be commercial as well as creative.

The position is full-time and onsite at the Aaiko headquarters in Amsterdam, 40 hours a week, starting in September 2026. Applications go by email to Debbie@aaiko.com with the subject line "designer".

02 — What you'll do

What you'll do

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• Design and develop 4 Aaiko womens and 2 kids collections per year
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• Spot and translate international fashion and lifestyle trends into designs for Aaiko
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• Develop and work out concepts, colour cards, designs, technical drawings and tech packs
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• Keep daily contact with suppliers for collection development from proto phase to samples
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• Safeguard a good balance between fashion, commerciality and the recognisable AAIKO signature
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• Actively participate in fittings and proto meetings
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• Collaborate closely with Buying throughout development, also thinking about price and quality
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• Join shopping trips, visit trade fairs and travel to production countries
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• Present the collection to the Aaiko team
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• Keep deadlines and overview across multiple collections and development phases
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