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Junior Designer Printed Textiles, Havant
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Client:
FatFace
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Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Posted:
05.05.2025
Expiry Date:
19.06.2025
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Job Description:
Role: Junior Designer Printed Textiles
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Working Arrangements: Hybrid Working (3 days per week office based)
Please submit to [emailprotected], 4-5 examples of your work alongside your CV; applications without portfolio samples will not be considered.
Who are we?
For over 30 years, we’ve travelled, we’ve laughed, we’ve grown. We believe life is for living and more fun with those we love. We are Made for Life.
Our mission statement: Crafting clothes for life’s everyday adventures. Today, tomorrow and always.
Our Product formula: Considered style. Trusted Quality. B Corp certified.
Equality and inclusion isn’t an aspiration but the standard. We promote and drive equality within our workforce to ignite an inclusive foundation for us all to build from and truly connect with our customers, colleagues, and communities alike. You play a key part in creating an environment free from prejudice, racism, sexism, harassment, bullying and any other form of marginalisation in our workplaces.
Role Summary
As a Junior Textile Designer, you will support the Textile designer and be responsible for key prints within the ranges, as well as driving trend and newness. You will also work in conjunction with garment designers and buyers to help build a cohesive and impactful range for the season.
Role Responsibilities
• Continually bring to the table trend and research influences that push the brand forward to provide injections of newness in and out of season.
• Use hand painting and drawing techniques to create exciting and innovative prints.
• Artwork prints for production, screen split and in repeat.
• Communicating with suppliers to achieve correct strike offs for production, working with suppliers to use correct print mill and technique to achieve the best result.
• Liaise with buying team on approvals.
• Keep all print documentation up to date and physical artwork boards constantly updated.
• Comfortable presenting, deputise for the designer when needed.
• Support wider design team with research during design presentation, and key meetings.
Skills and Experience
• Degree or equivalent in Textile design
• Highly competent in Photoshop and Illustrator
• Highly competent in drawing and painting
• Strong eye for trends and understanding of the FatFace brand
• Understanding of colour harmonies
• Communicating with external parties and senior management.
• Good knowledge of factory processes
• Organise and prioritise own workload
• Comprehensive understanding of customer profile, product range & competitors
• Demonstrate knowledge of trends within the marketplace
• Confidence in presenting your ideas to the wider team
• Confidence working creatively but adhering to deadlines and at pace
Key Contacts and Relationships
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External:
Accountable for Resources:
Represents the brand image and handwriting – impacting on a wide area of customer facing brand collateral and seasonal communications. The visual proposition of these assets can strongly affect sales, plus both brand integrity and customer brand loyalty.
• Perkbox, our online platform to use from day one (this includes online discounts, home workouts, wellbeing content, popular brand discounts, etc.)
• THRIVE – Our learning management system, access from day one with thousands of pieces of learning
• Dental Insurance (employee funded)
• EAP support around the clock - UNUM/Retail Trust/Fashion Textiles Support
• Critical illness/Death in service for salaried staff
• Sick pay allowances
• Eye tests/contributions to glasses
• Sabbatical leave in line with service
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, e.g., maternity leave
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