Senior Designer - Jersey

Our client is a highly successful and well-established fashion supplier, renowned for delivering trend-led womenswear collections to leading UK high street retailers.

They are looking to appoint a Senior Womenswear Jersey Designer to join their talented design team, driving creative excellence and developing commercially successful collections.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, commercially Designer with a strong background in womenswear jersey, who enjoys working closely with Buyers, presenting collections and trend direction.

The business offers long-term career progression and opportunities within a collaborative environment.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Taking ownership of womenswear jersey design across key customer accounts, developing strong and commercially relevant product ranges.
• Working closely with Buyers to understand briefs, anticipate customer needs and develop product that meets both creative and commercial objectives.
• Presenting trend research, seasonal concepts, colour palettes, fabrications and product ranges confidently to Buyers.
• Researching current and emerging fashion trends, translating key influences into commercially relevant jersey collections.
• Developing initial concepts through to detailed CADs and final product, ensuring designs are both trend-led and commercially viable.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with Buyers and key customer contacts.
• Working closely with internal teams, suppliers and overseas factories throughout the product development process.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the design team, sharing knowledge and providing creative direction where required.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience as a Designer within a fashion supplier or high street environment.
• Strong womenswear jersey design experience across either short lead time, long lead time, or ideally both.
• Confident presenting trend direction, concepts and collections to Buyers and key stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness with an excellent understanding of what makes a product successful within the high street market.
• Strong knowledge of current and emerging womenswear trends, particularly across jersey.
• Creative, commercially minded and able to develop a strong and relevant product handwriting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build strong customer relationships.
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience working with overseas factories and suppliers throughout the product development process.