About SUMWON STUDIOS
SUMWON STUDIOS is a fashion brand group, with an innovative and creative approach to developing & designing direct-to-consumer fashion brands for a diverse global customer base. Our current brands are MISSGUIDED, SUMWON, AiiRZ and KiZN. Our team of designers, trend forecasters, and industry experts collaborate to bring our vision to life. We leverage market research, consumer insights, and design excellence to create brands that resonate with consumers. This partnership enables us to distribute our brands to a global audience. We are building our team to challenge everything and embrace bold, new-age thinking, celebrating individuality in an international space where everyone can feel inspired and thrive.
About the Role:
As a Designer at SUMWON STUDIOS, you’ll play a key role in ensuring smooth product development, trading decisions, and market analysis. We’re looking for a highly creative and trend-driven Fashion Designer who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. You’ll be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and developing fresh collections aligned with market trends, customer demands, and brand identity.
What you’ll do:
* Design and develop trend-driven apparel collections for our e-commerce platform across multiple categories.
* Conduct seasonal and weekly trend research, identifying key silhouettes, colors, prints, and details.
* Create CADs, technical sketches, and detailed design packages for production.
* Collaborate closely with buying, merchandising, and production teams to ensure cohesive and timely product drops.
* Work within tight deadlines to respond to emerging trends and viral moments with quick design turnarounds.
* Analyze sales data and customer feedback to guide future designs and optimize bestsellers.
* Maintain awareness of competitor activity and global fashion market movements.
What you’ll bring:
* Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field.
* 2+ years of design experience in fast fashion, ideally within an e-commerce environment.
* Strong knowledge of garment construction, fabrics, and trims.
* Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator and Photoshop).
* Excellent sense of trend forecasting, styling, and fashion culture.
* Ability to manage multiple design projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
* Highly organized, detail-oriented, and a strong communicator.
* Passionate about fast fashion, social media trends, and customer-focused design.
What we'll bring:
* 25 working days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* 30% employee discount on all Sumwon Studios brands
* Company social events
* Creative work environment
* Enhanced paternity and maternity leave
* Pension contributions employee 5% employer 3%
Why Join Us?
* Work with a dynamic, fashion-obsessed team shaping the next wave of style.
* Creative freedom to bring your designs to life - quickly.
* Fast-growing brand with room to innovate and make a real impact.
* Flexible work environment with exciting growth opportunities.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Design
* Retail Apparel and Fashion
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