Apparel Designer
Location: Hybrid/Office based, Huddersfield HD3 4EX
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Full time, Permanent
What We Offer: Competitive salary, Flexible working (1-2 days from home, with flexibility where appropriate), Opportunity to work across multiple established and growing brands, Ownership of product areas with visibility across the business, Exposure to senior leadership and decision making, Staff discount and sample sales.
About Us:
Hela Brands is a multi brand apparel business operating across menswear, womenswear and kids, spanning apparel, footwear and accessories.
Our portfolio includes brands such as Ellesse, Nautica, Reebok, AVX Avirex Dept, Fenchruch, Peter Werth and more.
We are looking for a driven and ambitious Apparel Designer to join our design team.
This role is suited to a designer with solid experience who is ready to step up, someone with strong creative instinct, commercial awareness, and the ability to interpret and translate brand identity into relevant, authentic and commercially viable product.
The Role:
You will be responsible for designing apparel collections, working closely with the Head of Design and senior team to bring collections to life from concept through to final execution.
This is a hands on role with real ownership, where you will take responsibility for key product areas, creating product that is not only commercially viable, but relevant, authentic and credible, with a clear sense of purpose and function within the wider range.
You will contribute to building cohesive collections where product works together, balancing design integrity, functionality and commercial awareness, while applying a considered and mature approach to design decision making.
What You'll Be Doing:
Design seasonal apparel product, ensuring alignment to brand identity, design direction and commercial requirements
Translate trend research, consumer insight and competitor analysis into brand-authentic, credible and commercially relevant product, with clear purpose within the range
Produce high-quality CADs and technical packs with clarity and accuracy for development teams and factories, integrating into PLM systems
Work closely with product developers through sampling, fittings and protos, ensuring product meets expectations across fit, quality, cost and function
Collaborate cross functionally with merchandising, sales and development teams to ensure alignment on price architecture, timelines and product strategy
Present design ideas internally and externally with clarity and confidence
Continuously build knowledge of fabrication, construction and market trends, applying this to both personal output and overall product quality
To be successful in this role, you will have:
4-6 years' experience in apparel design within fashion or sportswear
Strong portfolio demonstrating creative ability and commercial awareness
Clear understanding of how to translate brand identity into product
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator (Photoshop beneficial)
Solid understanding of garment construction, fabrics and manufacturing processes
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects
Confident communicator with a collaborative mindset
Ambition and drive, with a proactive approach to taking ownership and developing capability
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on APPLY today, forwarding an up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.
No agencies please.
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