The Company:
A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Designer / Design Manager to join a clothing supplier working with high street retailers. We are looking for someone with strong CAD skills and a young handwriting style. The ideal person will have a passion for all things fashion and have great people skills to manage and a lead a small team. The role would suit some who is currently working as a Senior Designer/ Manager or a Designer looking to take the next step in their career.
The Role:
* Designing a commercial range of Knitwear alongside the Ladies wear design team
* Managing a team of 4
* Creating and producing commercial Ladies knitwear designs.
* Extensive market research and comp shops.
* Keeping up to date with fashion trends including colours and shapes.
* Developing ranges.
* Working within the Design Team to meet briefs.
* Maintaining the company identity and developing their product portfolio.
* Delivering products on budget.
Skills Required:
* MUST have previous experience in a management role.
* MUST have a young handwriting style.
* MUST have strong CAD skills - Photoshop and Illustrator.
* Advantageous to have worked with retailers including Next, River Island, Miss Selfridge .
* Creative flair and good colour sense.
* Commercial awareness.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
* Good organisational skills