Designer

Cotton On Group; Geelong; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Support Centre with restaurant & on‑s‑

Subsidised onsite childcare

50% off Cotton On brands

Wellness support

Local & Global career growth

Employee discounts for family

Performance incentives

Returnity for new parents

Bring your dog to work

Team recognition

Job summary

Cotton On Group in Geelong is seeking a creative and commercially driven Designer for our Menswear team in the Fleece, Graphics, Tees & Knits category. You will translate trend and customer insights into compelling product stories that resonate with our customer, owning the design journey from concept to sample.

You will collaborate with Buying, Trend and Production to deliver on time, bringing fresh perspective and ensuring brand DNA across multiple styles.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Fashion Design or related field.
• Proven experience as a Designer with trend-led product.
• Strong hand sketching or CAD skills in Illustrator.
• Ability to lead and develop reporting team.
• Strong design capability aligned to brand DNA.
• Understanding of garment construction and development processes.
• High attention to detail across design stages.
• Strong commercial awareness and impact on performance.
• Excellent collaboration with Buying, Production and Planning.
• Ability to manage multiple styles and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop product aligned to brand DNA, customer needs and commercial outcomes.
• Translate trend and buying direction into wearable product across categories.
• Own development from concept to sample with accuracy, quality and fit.
• Create CADs, tech packs and design specs.
• Partner with Buying, Trend and Production to align ranges and meet timelines.
• Use performance insights to refine and improve product.

Skills

Designer experience

Hand sketching

CADs/Illustrator

Leadership

Brand alignment

Garment construction

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder collaboration

Multi-style management

Proactive/adaptable mindset

Education

Fashion Design qualification

Tools

Illustrator

Job description

Do you speak fashion? We're hiring, let’s chat!

ABOUT US

Born in Australia, loved around the world.

At Cotton On, we know good style goes well beyond what's in your wardrobe. We’re here to inspire, spark joy and bolster self-expression and creativity. We want our community to feel seen, heard and celebrated, and as a brand, we want to use our voice to make a positive difference in people's lives.

We’re playfully rebellious and always optimistic. Join our world and let's do good things together.

Be part of Cotton On’s new Design stream.

A new structure designed to support a more seamless product lifecycle and clearer career growth across our Product teams.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a creative and commercially driven Designer to join our Cotton On Menswear team working within the Fleece, Graphics, Tees & Knits category.

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of the brand through product that feels relevant, inspiring and connected to culture. You'll bring ideas to life across your categories, translating trend, customer insights and brand direction into compelling product stories that resonate with our customer.

Owning the design journey from concept through to sample, you’ll bring a fresh perspective and help grow the category — combining creative instinct, trend awareness and attention to detail to deliver product with a clear point of view.

We’re looking for someone curious, collaborative and excited by the challenge of creating product that feels fresh, authentic and distinctly on brand.

You will:

• Design and develop product aligned to brand DNA, customer needs and commercial outcomes
• Translate trend and buying direction into relevant, wearable product across categories
• Own development from concept to sample, ensuring accuracy, quality and fit
• Create CADs, tech packs and design specs that bring your vision to life
• Partner closely with Buying, Trend and Production to align ranges and deliver on time
• Use performance insights and feedback to continuously refine and improve product

If you love product, thrive in a fast-paced environment and get excited by creating ranges customers genuinely want, we’d love to meet you.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Qualification in Fashion Design or a related field
• Proven experience in a Designer role, with a natural eye for trend-led product that resonates with our customer
• Strong hand sketching skills or experience with drawing CADs on Illustrator
• Ability to lead and develop your reporting team
• Strong design capability, with the ability to create commercially relevant product aligned to brand DNA
• Solid understanding of garment construction, materials and development processes
• High attention to detail across all stages of design and development
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how product decisions impact performance
• Excellent stakeholder collaboration skills across Buying, Production and Planning
• Ability to manage multiple styles and deadlines within a critical path environment
• A proactive, adaptable mindset with a willingness to learn and continuously improve

BENEFITS

• Flexible working options & people-first leave initiatives
• Access to our world-class Support Centre, with an in-house restaurant & state-of-the-art wellness centre featuring free gym & holistic health services
• Subsidised onsite childcare centre
• 50% off our Brands | Cotton On, Cotton On Body, Cotton On Kids, Rubi Shoes, Typo, Factorie & Supre
• 24/7 Wellness support – mental health, relationships, family + more
• Local & Global career growth
• Discounts for you & your family – medical, travel, financial + more
• Performance & Peak incentives to reward + recognise our team
• Returnity - Paid program for new parents heading back to work
• Bring your dog to work
• Recognition, team connection moments & more!

Cotton On’s purpose is to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Born in Australia, Cotton On is a global fashion and lifestyle retailer with eight brands across 22 countries and 1,500 stores. Powered by 20,000 team members, who together with our customers, are making a positive impact through one life-changing Foundation. Taking their Aussie lifestyle to the world and delivering Good along the way, Cotton On brands offer youthful fashion and lifestyle products across women's, men’s, kids, body, accessories and stationery.

We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.

We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.

If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail] so we may support you in completing the job application process.