Senior Designer - Trend & Graphics

MyerGroup Careers; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Team member discounts

Learning and development opportunities

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Myer Group is seeking a creative Senior Designer - Trend & Graphics to support Portmans on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on leading artwork, colour and graphics, and delivering a quarterly trend report that resonates with Portmans customers.

The position is part-time (0.8 FTE / 4 days, with 3 days for the right candidate) based in the Store Support Office, Dorcas St, South Melbourne, working with an international network of stakeholders and a dynamic buying team.

Qualifications

• Experience in fashion design, trend forecasting, graphics or product development within a retail environment.
• Expert Adobe Creative Suite skills, with the ability to manipulate and adapt purchased artworks as well as create original artwork from scratch.
• Strong trend awareness and a keen eye for colour, print and emerging fashion direction.
• Experience developing graphics, prints and commercially successful fashion product concepts.
• A customer-first mindset and genuine passion for fashion.

Responsibilities

• Create the seasonal colour document that sets the colour direction for Portmans, including the colour and print groupings for each collection within the season.
• Lead print and graphic development with the buying team and the Head of Product.
• Partner with Product Managers and Buyers to ensure artworks are commercial and can be manufactured by our factories.
• Manage seasonal timelines and critical path milestones.
• Develop and manage one direct report (Designer), delegating work as appropriate.

Skills

Fashion design

Trend forecasting

Graphic development

Retail environment experience

Adobe Creative Suite

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Myer Group brings together iconic brands that define fashion, beauty and lifestyle across Australia and New Zealand. With a store network that includes Myer, Just Jeans, Dotti, Portmans, Jacqui E, Jay Jays, sass and bide, Marcs and David Lawrence, at Myer Group you’ll be part of a diverse and dynamic team that’s shaping the future of retail across stores, online and beyond. We're looking for a creative and commercially minded Senior Designer - Trend & Graphics (known simply as a Senior Designer internally) to support the Portmans brand on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Working closely with the Head of Product, buyers and a range of local and overseas stakeholders, you'll lead artwork, colour and graphics for Portmans – developing, creating and managing the artwork that brings each range to life. You'll also be responsible for a quarterly trend report that identifies the key colours, prints and shapes for each season that will resonate with the Portmans customer. This is a part-time opportunity (0.8 FTE / 4 days per week), with 3 days per week considered for the right candidate, located at our new Store Support Office in Dorcas St, South Melbourne.

About the role:

• Create the seasonal colour document that sets the colour direction for Portmans, including the colour and print groupings for each collection within the season.
• Lead print and graphic development with the buying team and the Head of Product.
• Partner with Product Managers and Buyers to ensure artworks are commercial and can be manufactured by our factories.
• Manage seasonal timelines and critical path milestones.
• Develop and manage one direct report (Designer), delegating work as appropriate.

About you:

• Experience in fashion design, trend forecasting, graphics or product development within a retail environment.
• Expert Adobe Creative Suite skills, with the ability to manipulate and adapt purchased artworks as well as create original artwork from scratch.
• Strong trend awareness and a keen eye for colour, print and emerging fashion direction.
• Experience developing graphics, prints and commercially successful fashion product concepts.
• A customer-first mindset and genuine passion for fashion.
• Prior management experience, whilst not a prerequisite, would be advantageous.

Benefits to you:

We're committed to providing a positive and supportive environment, where our team members are empowered to reach their full potential.

Our team members enjoya range of benefits including:

• Team member discounts:Generous discounts in-store and online

• Learning and development:Capability development workshops, successionplanning,and internal career opportunities acrossMyer Group brands.

• Lifestylebenefits:Lifestyle leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP),volunteer leave,discountedhealth insurance,gymmembershipsand novated leasing for eligible employees.

With more than 125 years of retail heritage, it’s an exciting time to join Myer Group.

Your future starts here — help shape what’s next at Myer Group.