Senior Designer - Womenswear Wovens

We are seeking a talented Senior Womenswear Designer to join a friendly, successful and well-established fashion business.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded and trend-driven designer with a strong elevated womenswear wovens handwriting.

The role will focus on womenswear wovens, including dresses, blouses and soft separates. This role offers hybrid working ideally 2 days a week in the office minimum, there may be some flexibitlity depending on where you are based.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Designing and developing commercially successful, elevated womenswear woven collections across dresses, blouses, tops and soft separates.
• Creating trend-led and contemporary product with a strong eye for silhouette, fit, fabric, print and detail.
• Researching and interpreting global fashion trends, identifying key colours, fabrics, shapes and product opportunities relevant to the target customer.
• Creating seasonal mood boards, trend presentations, CADs and detailed technical packs to support the product development process.
• Bringing fresh ideas and a strong fashion perspective to the development of each seasonal collection.
• Sourcing and developing fabrics, prints, trims and embellishments to create elevated and commercially relevant ranges.
• Working closely with customers, product development teams and overseas suppliers throughout the design and development process.
• Presenting seasonal collections, trend direction and new product ideas confidently to internal teams and retail customers.
• Managing the product development process from initial concept through to sample approval and production.
• Building strong relationships with customers and suppliers to ensure the successful execution and delivery of each collection.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience as a Womenswear Designer or Senior Designer, with a strong background in wovens.
• Experience designing across categories including dresses, blouses, tops and soft separates.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating an elevated, modern and fashion-forward womenswear handwriting.
• Strong trend forecasting and market analysis skills, with a genuine passion for contemporary womenswear.
• The ability to interpret catwalk, social and wider market trends and translate them into commercially successful product.
• Experience sourcing and selecting fabrics and trims.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.