Accessories Designer And Developer

SUCCESS TALENT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SUCCESS TALENT is seeking an Accessories Designer and Developer in Manchester. You will stay ahead of design trends across product areas, maintaining alignment with customer aesthetics, brand history, and seasonal direction.

You will oversee development from concept to ex-factory stage, coordinating with factories and customers on prototypes and fabric/trim sourcing. A creative fashion background with strong CAD and presentation skills is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in design with product development.
• Strong understanding of fashion/accessories design trends.
• Ability to translate customer aesthetics into product briefs.
• Excellent presentation and drawing skills.
• Experience liaising with factories and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept-to-completion development with factories.
• Liaise with customers on prototypes and feedback.
• Source fabrics, trims and branding for seasonal ranges.
• Ensure designs meet timelines and critical paths.
• Create technical specifications and CAD drawings for factories.

Skills

Creative mindset

Trend analysis

Product development

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

CAD

Job description

Accessories Designer and Developer

Manchester

Permanent

£Competitive

A leading branded fashion business specialising in accessories and footwear is looking for an Accessories Designer and Developer to join their team in working with top UK brands and retailers.

You will be responsible for staying up-to-date with design trends across all product areas, maintaining a strong understanding of the customer's aesthetic, brand history, and seasonal direction.

You will oversee the development of products, whether designed by you or the customer, from concept to completion with factories, including liaising with customers on prototypes. You will assist customers in sourcing and developing fabrics, trims, and branding for seasonal ranges, all while adhering to Design/Development critical paths to meet deadlines through to ex-factory of bulk goods.

In this role, you will design products with an understanding of customers' compliance, sustainability, and testing requirements.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years working in a design role that includes product development. A creative mindset with a strong fashion background and expertise in developing accessories is essential, and experience in footwear would be helpful but not required.

Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, and strong drawing and presentation skills are required, along with strong CAD skills to create technical specifications for factories.

Success Talent Diversity & Inclusion statement:

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

Success Talent embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we welcome applications from candidates who may have disabilities.

We regret that due to the volume of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted.