SENIOR / KNITWEAR DESIGNER
Fulltime (5 days a week / 8.30 – 17.00 / 1 hour lunch)
Location: London (hybrid working with travelling Yeadon, Leeds (Near Leeds Bradford Airport)
Salary: DOE
WHO WE ARE:
At Brodie we pride ourselves on understanding the Brodie woman and helping empower her through expression of colour, shape and joyful design. We are a UK based cashmere company producing luxury and contemporary knitwear. We use the finest yarns to create ready to wear cashmere pieces. Brodie is continuously growing, developing and thriving in the Cashmere market and you will have the opportunity to see your designs being sold globally! We offer a very desirable opportunity for the correct candidate to further their career and experience within the business as it continues to expand and grow further.
WHO WE WANT:
We are looking for an organised and passionate Senior or Knitwear designer to join our young and evolving team. You must be excellent team player who is also well experienced working autonomously and taking ownership of independent projects.
THE ROLE
* Collaborate with senior management and lead designers to develop innovative, market-relevant collections across brands under the Brodie umbrella.
* Bring experience at the contemporary or luxury level — a crucial requirement for this role.
* Take ownership of capsule collections and projects from concept and inspiration through to production and SMS.
* Create and manage detailed design packs for factory use.
* Partner with factories and the production team to ensure smooth, timely garment execution.
* Work closely with design and sales teams to meet all critical path deadlines.
REQUIREMENTS
* Minimum 5+ years’ experience in women’s knitwear design.
* Proven track record designing for contemporary or luxury fashion brands.
* Strong CAD ability with advanced Illustrator & Photoshop skills; familiarity with AI tools (e.g., MidJourney) is a plus.
* Degree in Fashion Design or equivalent.
* Strong technical knowledge of knitwear garment construction and fitting.
* Experience managing production with Far East factories.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills.
* Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
* Creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and thinks outside the box.
* Demonstrates accountability and independence while driving results.
* Motivated to contribute to the growth of a dynamic, scaling brand.
You will be:
· Researching the latest trends in knitwear from various sources helping to identify key shapes, techniques and colour palettes
· Creating mood, trend & colour boards
· Interpreting your research into suitable product designs for a number of brands under the Brodie umbrella using Adobe Illustrator
· Creating discrepancy and technical design specs to send to our overseas factories
· Supporting our Designer Assistants with office admin
· Being present in meetings with customers and our sales agents around the world
· Liaising with our factories on a daily basis
· Adhering to the critical path and helping the team achieve deadlines in order to have the products ready for the optimum selling period
How to apply:
We like to deliver results with pace and quality. If you are resilient, work well under pressure and want to work for a creative and growing brand, we would love to hear from you!
To be considered for this role, please send your CV and cover letter to seth@brodiecashmere.com
Please include within your cover letter your available start date. To support your application please attach a portfolio of relevant work including concepts, colour palettes, CAD designs of authentic and exciting new ideas with at least one related technical spec sheet.