Role: Womenswear Designer Location: - Manchester Area, United Kingdom (On-site)
Salary| £30,000 DOE
Role Summary:
We are seeking a creative and talented Womenswear Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be fashion obsessed with the ability to demonstrate a keen sense of taste and aesthetic judgement.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for creating authentic womenswear designs from concept to final product
Focusing on enhancing the details, fabrication and construction of timeless silhouettes and co-ords, ensuring everything is truly original and tasteful
Create technical drawings and specifications for production
Sending weekly requests to suppliers i.e., fabric and trim
Managing the organisation of the fabric and trim library
Attend weekly fit sessions giving input into design details whilst assisting the garment technologists with any CADs needed on the back of changes for fit comments
Preparing monthly release CAD boards for display
Preparing design and sign-off meeting note packs
Undertake and compile competitor shop reports and seasonal/monthly trend reports
Complete inspiration research
Requirements:
Completed Fashion Design qualification (degree level)
Minimum 3 + years’ experience in a similar role
Experience working for/with high-end tasteful retailers is essential
Exceptional levels of taste and aesthetic judgement is essential
Confident using Adobe Software (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Highly organised with good time management skills
Willingness and flexibility to adapt ways of working to meet brand requirements and deadlines
A confident individual with the ability to individually present work to a wider team
Salary: Competitive
Employee Benefits
Annual Bonus Scheme
Holiday Accrual Scheme
Employee Discounts
Pension retail discounts
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