Assistant Designer - Kidswear Nightwear & Essentials

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Summary

From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.

As we accelerate the transformation of our business to suit the changing needs of our customer, we need results-orientated colleagues that not only have a passion for our product, but a strong team working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial aim to join us on our journey.

We are currently looking for a Assistant Designer to join our Kidswear Team for Nightwear & Essentials. Ideally you will have a clear understanding of the M&S customer, and developing product that's right for them.

You will be part of a function that is responsible for delivering outstanding garment design across the Kidswear department. We are looking for someone who is passionate about design and willing to push the handwriting to the next level. You will work as part of an enthusiastic and fast paced team; delivering versatile, modern pieces in the perfect fit & fabric, which have been thoughtfully designed for everyday wear, comfort and effortless dressing.

Kidswear at M&S is going through an exciting period of change and growth, with sustainability and digital first top priorities for us as a Design Team.

When we asked our other Assistant Designers what they love about the role they said this:

There are endless exciting opportunities within M&S, one is taking ownership and getting to work collaboratively with other designers, then seeing the finish product sold in stores.

Being a part of a brand with a longstanding, prestigious history that has shaped the High Street. The learning & development opportunities M&S has to offer - from Sustainability to 3D Digital Design. Fast paced, exciting environment, and collaboration opportunities across the Business.

We have a flexible / hybrid approach - talk to us about part time or job share opportunities in this role, if it's meaningful to you, it's important to us.

What's in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.

here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special

• 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
• A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we're proud of at M&S.
• Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal goals.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
• Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
• A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family & free access to the UnMind App as well as many other schemes

What you'll do

Your key accountabilities will include

Use product knowledge to source images, compile and layout Design Product Strategy (DPS) boards, identifying relevant trends.

Research current and emerging trends, sharing ideas with the Design team to help ensure ranges are continually evolving and market leading.

Collaborate with the Designers to meet critical path deadlines and deliver the right designs, at the right time.

Support the Designer on producing a high standard of Tech pack and hit rate on Direct.

Create CAD's using photoshop / illustrator to show true representation of product for range reviews and PLM tech packs.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

Expert in the field of design with design experience within the Retail industry

3D Experience - Clo sopftwear

Knowledge of trend interpretation, current competitive marketplace, and product design

Experience in briefing and specifying direct design sourced product, working with Technology/Design and Buying to create high standards of Tech Packs.

High level of proficiency in Design IT applications to optimise the quality of design work e.g., Photoshop, illustrator, CAD.

Everyone's welcome

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers brilliantly.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.

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