Print Designer - Country Road

Country Road Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Product allowance

Staff discount

Birthday leave

Volunteer leave

Health insurance

EAP counselling

Parental leave

Career growth

Learning & development

Community partnerships

Job summary

Country Road Group is seeking a Kidswear Print Designer to translate trend research into commercial prints for children’s wear across boy and girl categories. You will create repeats, placements and colourways, working closely with Design, Buying and suppliers.

Bring a strong eye for pattern and detail, and a collaborative mindset to turn briefs into world‑ready artwork. You’ll manage timelines, archive prints, and support product development from screen to store.

Qualifications

• Qualification or industry experience in Fashion, Textile or Graphic Design.
• Strong ability to turn briefs and trends into commercial prints.
• Excellent eye for pattern, color, and detail.

Responsibilities

• Create contemporary prints and graphics for Childrenswear (boy/girl).
• Research print trends and contribute to design briefs.
• Develop repeats, placements, and colourways for commercial use.
• Translate inspiration into print concepts from concept to screen-ready artwork.
• Maintain pattern archives, colour palettes, and prints archive.
• Assist design team with strike-off processes for product development.

Skills

Fashion/ Textile/ Graphic Design

Adobe Creative Suite

Creative eye

Collaborative

Feedback friendly

Organised & deadline driven

Customer understanding

Education

Fashion/Textile/Graphic Design qualification or experience

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

As Australia’s favourite lifestyle brand, beloved around the world, Country Road deliver timeless Australian style that is designed for life and made to last.

Step into a day in the life of a Kidswear Print Designer at Country Road where creativity, colour and storytelling come together on every garment.

From trend research and developing original print concepts to refining repeats, placements and colourways, you will turn inspiration into commercially relevant designs.

Working closely with Design, Buying and suppliers, you will bring artwork to life from screen to store. If you have a strong eye for pattern, detail and trend and love seeing your prints out in the world, we would love to hear from you!

How You Will Contribute

• Responsible for the creation of contemporary prints and graphics for Childrenswear, across boy and girl categories.
• Research print trends and contribute to the strategic design brief
• Innovate pattern design solutions to evolve the print language consistent with the Country Road brand handwriting
• Creating repeats and finished artwork ready to be briefed
• Anticipation and adherence to the company timetable/critical path
• Management and maintenance of pattern archive - colour palettes, new prints and vintage prints
• Assist design team in the strike off process for product development.

Capabilities we value

• Qualification or industry experience in Fashion, Textile or Graphic Design
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Strong creative eye with the ability to turn briefs and trends into commercial designs
• Confident communicator and collaborative team player
• Open to feedback and able to adapt designs to meet brand goals
• Highly organised, detail-focused and deadline driven
• Commercially minded with a strong understanding of the customer.

What We Offer

• Flexible work arrangements to support work life balance
• Bi-annual product allowance, access to sample sales and 40% discount for you and your immediate family across all CRG brands
• Flex your leave your way, including birthday leave, volunteer leave, personal leave and moreAccess to health and wellbeing support, including Health Insurance, 24/7 EAP counselling and financial advice services.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave program for eligible employees with return-to-work clothing allowance
• Internal career opportunities across our portfolio brands
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Support meaningful community and charity partnerships across our brands, including OCRF, Our Watch, First Nations Reconciliation, Movember, Red Cross and Landcare

Who We Are

Country Road Group is a design-led portfolio of premium fashion brands, comprising five iconic labels: Country Road, Mimco, Trenery, Witchery and Politix. Each brand has its own story, and together they hold a market-leading position in the mid to upper tier of Australia's specialty fashion segment with a focus on delivering our ambition to build a portfolio of distinctive brands that drive sustainable growth. Country Road Group is part of Woolworths Holdings Limited (South Africa), a leading Southern Hemisphere retail group.

Country Road Group acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present.

We’re committed to inclusion and accessibility. If we can support you with any adjustments at any stage, please let us know.