Designer

Crew Clothing Head Office; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Crew Clothing Company is seeking a Senior Knitwear Designer to lead knitwear and jersey development within the Crew design team. The role focuses on delivering a cohesive range in partnership with brand product and buying teams, shaping the design strategy and strengthening the brand position.

You will work four days in the office and one day from home, collaborating closely with senior designers to drive commercial outcomes and maintain Crew's market relevance.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to drive performance of internal and external teams.
• Strong presentation skills to gain buy-in.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships at all levels.
• Budgeting within price guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Be an integral part of the Crew design team, acting as a strategic designer.
• Build and maintain relationships to inspire commercial results.
• Own the knitwear and jersey ranges with brand consistency.
• Represent the brand externally with credibility and professionalism.
• Work on ad hoc projects as needed.
• Guide junior team members and drive the design process.
• Develop seasonal key looks and essential pieces for the Crew customer.
• Collaborate with design director, HOFs and B&M to articulate brand handwriting.
• Stay grounded in market trends and customer insights.
• Support range sign-off events and ensure efficient delivery.

Skills

Knitwear design

Trend forecasting

Creative thinking

Team collaboration

Job description

Senior Knitwear Designer
Full-Time (4 days in office, 1 day from home)
Kingston-on-Thames

Crew Clothing Company was founded in Salcombe in 1993. Today Crew is a great British brand, and our success lies in our authentic passion for producing great looking, well made clothes. We now have more than 130 stores and a thriving website, and the business continues to grow.

Our people are at the heart of our company. With a passion for exceptional service, and a love for our product, our team is dedicated to offering the best customer experience – nothing is too much trouble.

Purpose of the role:
To be an integral part of the Crew design team, responsible for knitwear product design of the brand, overseeing the delivery of the range in partnership with the brand product / buying teams.
To work within the Management Team to deliver the design strategy and develop ways to build the brand, strengthen market position and increase profit.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Works as an integral part of the Crew design team, operates as a strategic designer, demonstrating best practice.
• Builds effective relationships and Influences effectively at all levels to inspire and debate key issues in order to get the best commercial results
• Demonstrates full ownership and responsibility for the knitwear and jersey ranges.
• A brand ambassador who represents the brand externally with credibility, confidence and professionalism, ensuring positive outcomes for the brand in terms of profile and authority.
• Can work on ad hoc projects
• Offers advice and helps find solutions to the junior members of the team Acts as the driving force
• Provides strong and consistent product, balancing the range to include development of seasonal key looks, fashion items and essential pieces appropriate for the Crew customer
• Works closely with design director, HOFs and B&M to generate and communicate key product and brand ‘handwriting’, c continuously critiques and develops new ideas to move the brand forward to stay ahead of the competition
• Displays an in-depth, customer-focused knowledge of market and trends
• Contributes to the successful management of product-focused aspects of key events such as range sign off, SMS
• Continually drive improvements and ensure maximum efficiency and high performance
• Design within a price architecture to deliver best value

Key Skills & Experience:

• Excellent creative flair with the ability to drive knitwear and predict forthcoming moods, trends, themes
• Creative thinker with the ability to develop the full potential of the department from projects and to take advantage of new developments
• Combines a creative, innovative approach with commercial ideas
• Self-starter
• Strong team player
• The proven ability to drive performance of external as well as internal teams
• Enthusiasm, energy and determination to achieve results
• Excellent interpersonal skills – being able to quickly establish effective relationships at all levels (internal and external) with gravitas and strength
• Strong and convincing presentation skills – able to get ideas across quickly and effectively and gain relevant buy-in and support
• Strong technical skills – from idea generation to collation to output of work
• Working within budget guidelines

Compensation: Competitive salary