Career
Are you a detail-orientated, reliable professional with a passion for couture? Then we would love to hear from you!
We offer a friendly and dynamic working environment within a small team in a beautiful atelier located in Frankfurt’s diplomatic quarter. As an international company, we bring together talent from across the globe, fostering collaboration, innovation, and a diverse culture where every voice matters.
Explore open opportunities below:
Senior Couture Seamstress/ Tailor
Full Time: 32 to 40 hrs per week
Starting from: flexible
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Required on site for majority of the work time
We are looking for an experienced couture seamstress or tailor to join our small team. As a couture atelier, we specialise in bespoke, one-of creations.
As a senior couturier you will work directly with the designer to turn sketches first into patterns, followed by toiles and then into final garments. You will be responsible for complex dress constructions, delegating hand sewing and easier sewing tasks to the junior seamstresses. You will play a vital role in ensuring all garments are produced on time and to the highest quality standards.
Skills required:
-Either fluent in English or German
-Excellent understanding of fit and garment construction, from pattern creation to cutting and draping
-Excellent sewing skills (both by hand and industrial sewing machine) and the ability to create a garment from start to finish, achieving the utmost highest quality possible.
-Extensive garment construction knowledge
-Extensive experience handling luxury fabrics such as silk chiffons, satins, twills, cashmeres and lace. Must be able to sew on the bias and sew 3 mm French seams
-Knowledge of couture finishing techniques
International applicants will receive help finding an apartment, organising language classes, etc.
Embroiderer/ Hand Sewing Specialist
Part or Full Time
Starting from: flexible
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Required on site for majority of the work time
We are looking for a skilled embroiderer or seamstress with strong hand sewing skills. As a couture atelier, we specialise in the creation of intricate designs featuring a plethora of hand sewing and embroideries.
As a hand sewing specialist you will finish all of the creations to the highest possible standards, including but not limited to hand rolled hems, hand sewn buttonholes, fabric covered and embroidered buttons, hand sewn interiors of all garments, labels and other couture finishing techniques.
As an embroiderer you will work directly with the designer to turn ideas into reality, creating first samples for approval followed by the final finished pieces. You will use different techniques and materials to create exquisite designs to complete the designer's vision.
Trainings to develop further embroidery skills are offered, giving you the opportunity to advance your skill set and become an expert in the field.
Skills required:
- Either fluent in English or German
-strong hand sewing skills and a love for details
- endurance for when working on large scale projects over longer periods of time
- a love for learning and proactively developing new techniques and skills
Please direct applications to career@jenniferkleincouture.com