Assistant Print Designer F&F Essentials - Part Time / 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Tesco PLC; Digswell; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the United Kingdom seeks a creative Assistant Print Designer to join the F&F Essentials team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on designs for underwear and nightwear across various lines. This role involves using creativity to design original prints, conducting trend and competitor research, and collaborating closely with the buying and design teams. The right individual will thrive in a proactive and innovative environment, contributing to product development and design direction.

Qualifications

• Passion for print design and understanding of social trends.
• Experience or familiarity with design processes.
• Capability to conduct customer and competitor research.

Responsibilities

• Provide design and product development support.
• Communicate proactively with buying and design teams.
• Conduct customer and competitor research.
• Contribute to design direction and seasonal strategies.
• Design balanced ranges and support delivery of seasonal products.

Skills

Creativity in design

Trend awareness

Proactive communication

Research skills

Collaboration

Job description

We're looking for a creative and passionate Assistant Print Designer to join our F&F Essentials team. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring designer who thrives on spotting the latest design and social trends and bringing them to life through original, hand‑illustrated prints. In this role, you'll be at the heart of our underwear and nightwear ranges across ladies lingerie, kidswear, and menswear. You'll use your creativity to design prints that resonate with our customers, while also contributing to colour forecasting and spec creation. We're looking for someone who is proactive, inquisitive, and confident in challenging ideas to push projects forward. This is a chance to grow your career in print design, working in a team that values innovation, collaboration, and a strong product eye.

• Providing design, product development and sampling support to keep the team running smoothly.
• Proactive communications with the buying and design teams, creating awareness of emerging trends and colours.
• Conducting customer and competitor research to inform your designs, create reports to share within design team meetings.
• Contributing to the department's design direction, being proactive in identifying core lines, key statements and colours to drive sales.
• Understanding best and worst lines to influence seasonal strategy and product opportunities.
• Designing balanced ranges understanding range principles.
• Supporting the delivery of 'must haves' and seasonal/trend products for our customer.
• Resolving day to day operational issues/queries, escalating where appropriate.
• Assisting your manager by designing the correct number of options to meet the needs of the department.
  Surface pattern/ illustration design
• Research
• Appreciation of range planning process
• Appreciation of product development