Jersey & Woven Designer

We are delighted to be partnering with an established fashion supplier based in Leicester to recruit a talented Jersey & Woven Designer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful, fast-paced business that designs and supplies high-quality womenswear to leading UK retailers.

Based in Leicester, this role is ideal for a creative and commercially minded Designer with a strong understanding of the mature womenswear market. You will be designing quality-led jersey and woven collections, creating timeless, wearable products that combine trend awareness with commercial appeal.

Working closely with customers and internal teams, you will play a key role in developing collections from initial concept through to production.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Designing commercial jersey and woven collections for established UK retail customers.
• Conducting seasonal trend, colour, fabric and competitor research to inspire new product development.
• Creating CADs, technical drawings and presentation boards for customer meetings.
• Developing commercially relevant ranges tailored to an older customer demographic, with a focus on quality, fit and wearability.
• Working closely with fabric suppliers to source innovative and suitable fabrics and trims.
• Attending customer meetings to present new collections and respond to design briefs.
• Supporting the development process from concept through to final production.
• Monitoring fashion and retail trends while maintaining a strong commercial focus.

Person Specifications:

• Previous experience working as a Jersey & Woven Designer within a fashion supplier or retailer.
• Strong commercial handwriting with experience designing for the womenswear market.
• Excellent understanding of jersey and woven fabrics, garment construction and fit.
• Highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Excellent CAD and presentation skills.
• Ability to interpret customer briefs and translate them into commercially successful product.
• Confident communicator with experience presenting ranges to customers.