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
* BrightExchange Hub
* On-Site Gym (Head office, Manchester)
* On-site Lavazza (Head office, Manchester)