Junior Trend Forecaster – Cotton On Kids Global Support Centre

Cotton; Victoria; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Wellness centre access

Discounts for you & family

Bring your dog to work

Career growth

Job summary

Cotton On is seeking a Junior Trend Forecaster to support our Senior Trend Team with research, moodboards and visual storytelling. You will help shape our fashion direction by translating trends into compelling stories that guide product development.

You’ll collaborate with the creative team to blend culture, creativity and commercial thinking, ensuring our designs resonate with our customers now and next season.

Qualifications

• A degree or qualification in Fashion, Trend Forecasting, Design or similar.
• Strong understanding of how trends move from runway to street.
• Love for colour, fabric, print and detail with storytelling ability.
• Confidence in creating presentations that wow and inform.
• Go-getter attitude, ready to learn and contribute.

Responsibilities

• Research and report on fashion, street style, culture, social, lifestyle and retail trends.
• Create moodboards, concept decks and trend stories that spark inspiration.
• Keep the team updated on colours, fabrics, prints and silhouettes for seasons.
• Support in presenting seasonal direction to internal teams.
• Turn trend insights into ideas customers will love.
• Push boundaries while staying connected to the customer.

Skills

Trend forecasting

Visual storytelling

Presentation skills

Fashion knowledge

Customer insights

Education

Degree in Fashion/Trend Forecasting/Design

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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a creative, curious, and future-focused Junior Trend Forecaster to join our Cotton On Kids team. In this role, you'll help shape the future of our much loved product by supporting our Senior Trend Team with big ideas, trend research, and visual storytelling that inspires.

You’ll be part of the creative team behind our fashion direction—bringing culture, creativity, and commercial thinking together to help guide what our product looks like next. You'll:

• Research and report on fashion, street style, culture, social, lifestyle and retail trends
• Create moodboards, concept decks and trend stories that spark inspiration
• Keep our team tuned into what’s next across colours, fabrics, prints and silhouettes
• Support in presenting seasonal direction to internal teams
• Turn trend insights into ideas our customers will love
• Help us push boundaries while staying connected to who our customer

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• You're creative, fashion-obsessed, and passionate about understanding what our customer needs. You've got:
• A degree or qualification in Fashion, Trend Forecasting, Design or similar
• A strong understanding of how trends move from the runway to the street
• A love for colour, fabric, print and detail and a knack for telling those stories visually
• Confidence in pulling together presentations that wow
• A go-getter attitude, ready to learn, grow and contribute to something big

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary
• 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.