Designer, Menswear

Reiss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company bonus

Employee discount

Cycle to Work programme

Season ticket travel loan

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in Greater London is seeking a Menswear Designer to create and deliver seasonal woven collections. You will conduct trend research, collaborate with product development teams, and ensure designs reflect brand aesthetics. The ideal candidate has experience in menswear design, strong knowledge of fabrics, and excellent communication skills. Enhanced parental leave policies, employee discounts, and workplace benefits are part of the offering for this role.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in menswear design role, ideally with woven products.
• Strong understanding of the brand aesthetic.
• Ability to translate trends into best-selling products.
• Strong knowledge of garment development processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop seasonal Menswear woven collections.
• Conduct ongoing research to identify trends.
• Work closely with teams to source materials and manage sampling.
• Create detailed spec packs for clarity.
• Collaborate with Technical teams on fit and quality.

Skills

Creative vision

Commercial awareness

Knowledge of fabrics

Organizational skills

Confident communication

Job description

As our Menswear Designer, you’ll be responsible for designing and delivering seasonal woven collections, taking product from initial concept through to final sign-off at buy. Working across multiple product areas, you’ll play a key role in driving innovative, commercially relevant design that reflects the Reiss brand.

You’ll combine strong creative vision with commercial awareness, working closely with Product Development, Buying, Technical and Fabric teams to ensure collections are delivered on time, to target margin and to the highest quality standards.

Who you are

• Previous experience in a menswear design role, ideally across woven product categories.
• Highly creative with a strong understanding of the Reiss aesthetic and brand DNA.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to translate trends into best-selling product.
• Strong knowledge of fabrics, construction and garment development processes.
• Organised with a clear understanding of the critical path and key deadlines.
• A confident communicator and collaborator, able to work cross-functionally and present ideas effectively.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and developing seasonal Menswear woven collections from concept through to final buy sign-off.
• Conducting ongoing trend, competitor and market research to identify opportunities and drive innovative design.
• Working closely with Fabric and Product Development teams to source materials that align with design vision and margin requirements.
• Creating and completing detailed spec packs, including sketches, measurements and construction details for factory clarity.
• Managing sampling processes, ensuring fabrics, lab dips and prototypes are developed in line with the critical path.
• Collaborating with Technical teams on fit, quality and garment construction, attending fit sessions to ensure the desired aesthetic is achieved.
• Supporting factory relationships, including conducting visits where required to maintain quality and development standards.
• Presenting concepts, research boards and sketch collections to Head of Design, Product Development and Buying teams.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company bonus.
• Up to 65% employee discount.
• Access to exclusive sample sales.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.
• Cycle to Work programme.
• Season ticket travel loan.
• Plus, further workplace benefits.

If you want to start your story at Reiss as our Menswear Designer, don’t miss out - apply now!

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.