Overview
As Senior Handbags & Accessories Designer, you\'ll play a key role in creating collections of handbags and accessories that reflect our affordable luxury positioning, bringing fresh ideas to life from concept through to customer delivery. Working closely with our Creative Director and Lead Designers, you\'ll take ownership of product development across handbags and accessories, ensuring designs are innovative, on-brand, and commercially aligned. You\'ll oversee the full process from concept sketches to technical specifications, factory liaison to packaging and POS, inspiring your team and mentoring junior designers.
This is a hands-on creative role that thrives on detail and responsibility. You\'ll balance trend awareness with brand heritage, ensuring handbags and accessories are delivered on time, to budget, and to the highest standards. You\'ll drive innovation in design and personalisation, keeping Katie Loxton at the forefront of handbags and fashion accessories. You\'ll have the option to work from home for a certain number of days per week.
Responsibilities
* Design innovative, on-brand products that are visually compelling and commercially successful.
* Own projects from concept to delivery, including specifications, sampling, packaging, testing, and final sign-off.
* Liaise directly with factories and suppliers to ensure product quality, consistency, and timely delivery.
* Collaborate with Buying and Merchandising to ensure designs meet target costings and pricing strategy.
* Mentor and support mid-weight and junior designers, maintaining high standards of accuracy, organisation, and creativity.
* Check and sign off design specifications and samples, ensuring first-time-right quality across the team.
* Present concepts and development progress to Creative Directors and Lead Designers each season.
* Maintain up-to-date competitor and trend awareness, sharing insights with the team.
* Drive innovation in product personalisation, developing new ideas and ensuring successful implementation.
* Build and refine design processes to improve efficiency and team output.
* Produce daily/weekly progress reports to Lead Designers, ensuring clear communication on live projects.
* Partner cross-functionally with Buying, Design, Merchandising, Ecommerce, and Logistics on product-related projects.
Qualifications
* Degree in fashion or product design (or equivalent experience) with a for fashion and lifestyle products is highly desirable
* 2-3 years experience in mid-weight or above in product design, preferably within fashion and accessories brand, with proven ability to deliver designs from creative concept to final product
* A proven track record of managing processes and ideally people to effectively deliver high-quality products within deadlines
* Strong visual communication skills and proficiency in Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
* Excellent written and numeracy accuracy
* Experience working in a fast-paced, confidential environment with integrity
* Proactive team player with the ability to take initiative and work autonomously
* Positive, can-do attitude and excellent team working skills
* Experience working independently under general instructions on a variety of projects
Benefits
* A competitive salary
* 33 days holiday including bank holidays, rising to 35 with length of service
* A broad benefits package including staff discount across both brands
* Opportunities to make an impact and to learn and develop further
* An innovative and friendly workplace with a collaborative culture
Joma Jewellery was founded in 2008 by Katie and Geoff Loxton, launching Katie Loxton in 2015 and growing the business beyond the UK. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and strive to hire a diverse team and encourage everyone to be their authentic selves. We don\'t hire based on cultures, preferences, or personalities; what you bring to the team counts. We are continually improving our ways of working to be more inclusive and encourage all team members to share ideas.
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
* Industries: Retail
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