Designer - Graphic & Print (Berghaus)

Pentland Brands; England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive + discretionary bonus

25 Days Holiday

Brand Discounts

Family-Friendly Benefits

Health Perks

Travel Perks

Flexible Working

Job summary

A global fashion and activewear company is seeking a talented Designer - Graphic & Print to join their creative team in London. This role focuses on developing innovative graphics and prints that align with brand identity and trends. Candidates should have 3-5 years of relevant experience and a robust portfolio. Benefits include competitive salary, generous holiday, health perks, and a flexible working environment, supporting creativity and a focus on sustainability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in a professional design environment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing design skills in graphics.
• Proficiency in technical execution of prints.
• Proficiency in Adobe CC; knowledge of Clo3D or similar; PLM experience is a plus.
• Experience with repeat creation, separations, technical applications.
• Solid understanding of apparel construction, print techniques, embellishments, and surface decoration methods.
• Committed to sustainability and environmentally responsible material strategies.
• Ability to interpret trend, culture, and consumer insights into fresh design solutions.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency across a range.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Organised, adaptable, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for graphic design and brand storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Design seasonal graphic and print concepts for apparel.
• Create original artwork including illustrations and typography.
• Translate cultural insights into compelling graphic narratives.
• Building cohesive graphic packs for categories, ensuring consistency in style, colour, and messaging.
• Comprehensive understanding of technical execution of graphics and branding for outdoor performance product.
• Innovative approach to driving graphic solutions that enhance product performance.
• Ability to produce placement graphics, repeat designs, branding graphics, trims, and packaging.
• Preparing production-ready artwork with colour separations, repeats, and technical callouts.
• Collaborating with Apparel Designers, Product Management, and Materials teams to align design with garment design.
• Collaborating with Rapid Prototyping Centre to create physical concepts for testing before final designs.
• Working with Development and supply chain partners to ensure quality, sustainability, and technical standards.
• Supporting seasonal trend boards, colour palettes, and visual inspiration tools.
• Maintaining organized artwork and schematic files, style numbers, and graphic details in PLM and asset libraries.
• Presenting concepts and stories to internal teams with clear rationale and inspiration.

Skills

Illustration

Typography

Pattern Design

Attention to Detail

Sustainability Knowledge

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial)

Tools

Adobe CC

Clo3D or similar

PLM

Job description

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We’re Pentland Brands; a dynamic, global family business, and proud owners and licensees of many iconic active and footwear brands. With a community of over 1,300 team members worldwide, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and champion growth and development. Our success is built on teamwork, courage, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

WHAT’S THE MISSION FOR THIS ROLE?

The Designer – Graphic & Print is a key creative voice within the Product Creation team, responsible for developing compelling graphics, prints, and visual elements that strengthen brand identity and elevate our apparel and accessories ranges. This role combines artistic creativity with commercial awareness and technical precision, ensuring that every graphic—from placement prints to full all‑over patterns—feels modern, consumer‑relevant, and distinctly brand‑right.

The mission is to translate consumer insights, cultural trends, and brand DNA into graphic concepts that resonate emotionally, differentiate our products, and enhance the overall storytelling of seasonal collections.

WHAT DOES THIS ROLE DO?

• Designing seasonal graphic and print concepts across apparel and accessories, including placement graphics, trims, labels, and all‑over prints.
• Creating original artwork through illustration, typography, pattern‑making, and digital design processes.
• Translating brand direction and cultural insights into graphic stories that strengthen seasonal narratives and product identity.
• Building cohesive graphic packs for categories, ensuring consistency in style, colour, and messaging.
• Comprehensive understanding of technical execution of graphics and branding for outdoor performance product. Innovative approach to driving graphic solutions that enhance the performance of all product.
• Ability to not only produce placement graphics, but also repeat designs, branding graphics, trims executions and packaging.
• Preparing accurate production‑ready artwork, including colour separations, repeats, and technical callouts.
• Collaborating closely with Apparel Designers, Product Management, and Materials teams to align graphic design with garment design, fit, and construction.
• Collaborating with Rapid Prototyping Centre to create physical concepts for trialing graphic details and executions before designs are put into work.
• Working with Development and supply chain partners to ensure graphic execution meets quality, sustainability, and technical standards.
• Supporting the creation of seasonal trend boards, colour palettes, and visual inspiration tools.
• Maintaining accurate and organised artwork and schematic files, style numbers, and graphic details in PLM and asset libraries.
• Presenting graphic concepts and stories to internal teams, communicating rationale, inspiration, and application.

WHAT DO I BRING TO THE ROLE?

• Experience designing graphics or prints for apparel, accessories, lifestyle, or related creative fields.
• You have a degree in relevant design fields: Fashion, Sport, Industrial and Graphic Design, or equivalent experience, and have a minimum of 3‑5 years experience in a professional environment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing illustration, typography, colour usage, pattern design, and storytelling through graphics.
• Proficiency in all Adobe CC; knowledge of Clo3D or similar; PLM experience is a plus.
• Experience with repeat creation, separations, technical applications a must‑have.
• Solid understanding of apparel construction, print techniques, embellishments, and surface decoration methods.
• Are passionate about sustainability and have experience implementing environmentally responsible material strategies.
• Ability to interpret trend, culture, and consumer insights into fresh, commercially relevant design solutions.
• Strong eye for detail and composition, with the ability to maintain consistency and quality across a range.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to collaborate with cross‑functional partners.
• Organised, adaptable, and able to manage multiple projects and timelines in a fast‑paced, creative environment.
• Passion for graphic design, visual culture, and creating work that shapes brand identity and consumer connection.

We want you to live our company principles, bringing a strong consumer focus, while always looking for ways to improve and grow in your role. Take ownership of your work and be proactive in solving problems whilst communicating openly and treating everyone with respect and kindness. And, of course, let your creativity shine by bringing your unique style and individuality to the Pentland Brands Team.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

• Competitive + discretionary bonus
• 25 Days Holiday: Increases with length of service and the option to purchase additional days to suit your needs.
• Discounts: Brand discounts (including friends and family and JD Sports), Sample Sales, and other retail discounts and perks.
• Family‑Friendly Benefits: Generous enhanced parental leave policies
• Health Perks: Choose from a variety of health‑related perks including medical cash plan, critical illness cover, life assurance, gym and fitness discounts, dental insurance, eye care, and health screening to maintain your wellbeing.
• Travel Perks: Take advantage of our season ticket loan, cycle to work schemes, electric car schemes, and discounts on home charging units to support eco‑friendly commuting.
• Flexible Working: We offer hybrid working and flexible working hours, allowing you to start your day earlier or later to help with commute costs or personal commitments.
• Chance to join our Charity, D&I and Sustainability employee networks.

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to fostering diversity and creating an inclusive culture across our business, stores, and office environment.

This vacancy is a newly created role as part of organisational changes. Final appointment will depend upon the outcome of consultation processes and affected employees will have priority for consideration.

We warmly welcome your application.

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Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Design

Industries: Apparel & Fashion