Menswear designer

Role Title: Designer (Menswear)

Department: Design

Reports To: Head of Design & Buying Menswear

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Arrangements/Pattern: Full Time, 35 hours

Working Location: FatFace HQ, Havant

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

To work in conjunction with other category designers and buyers to create a collection for a category and to follow the product through to Final Production Standard sample stage.

Role Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design of multi product garments for all phases and seasons
• Research and develop new fabrics in line with trend and brand direction.
• Create colour palette for the range.
• Illustrate garments to presentation and specification pack standard.
• Create Specification Packs to forward to suppliers for development of garment samples.
• Present ranges to team and CEO for sign off and adjustments.
• Adjust and design graphics applicable to garments.
• Brief Graphic Design with range direction and focal points as appropriate.
• Research themes and directions for following collections.
• Create and present trend packs, Mood Boards, and forecasts for following seasons.
• Follow development of samples through fit meetings to sealer stage

Skills and Experience

• Degree or equivalent in Fashion based subject.
• Experience at Designer level.
• Experience of Menswear.
• Presentation Skills
• Ability to communicate with externals and Senior Management.
• Good research skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.

Role Competencies

• Knowledge of garment construction, treatments, and fabrics
• Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator)
• Ability to draw garments clearly and accurately.
• Understanding of colour stories and levels
• Ability to convey designs from paper to 3D design.
• Good Knowledge of Factory processes
• Creative and able to convey vision of Fat Face Brand
• Demonstrate knowledge of trend within the marketplace
• Articulate current and future trends for category.

Key Contacts and Relationships:

External:

• Factory Suppliers

Internal:

• Design team.
• Buying Team
• B&M Management
• CEO

Accountable for Resources:

• Brand Image – delivering the Brand ID and maintaining Brand integrity.
• Profitability of the category range and continued growth of successful core range.

FatFace Benefits:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Perkbox our online platform to use from day one (this includes amazing online discounts, home workouts, wellbeing content, popular brand discounts e.c.t)
• THRIVE – Our learning management system- access from day one with 1000’s of pieces of learning.
• Dental Insurance (employee funded)
• Pension scheme
• EAP support around the clock- UNUM/Retail Trust/ Fashion Textiles Support
• Critical illness/Death in service for Salaried staff
• Sick pay allowances
• O2 phone discount
• Eye Tests/contributions to glasses
• Sabbatical leave in line with service
• Enhanced Family Friendly polices i.e. Maternity Leave
• Refer a friend scheme