Fashion Designer

KAIIA THE LABEL; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A Manchester-based fashion company is seeking an experienced Womenswear Designer to join their creative team. The role involves sourcing fabrics, collaborating on product ranges, and ensuring high-quality standards in design. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in fashion design across multiple products, a strong grasp of brand identity, and be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite. This full-time position offers flexi-time hours with a competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in womenswear/fashion design across multi-product categories.
• Understanding of brand identity and customer base.
• Ability to work under pressure with quick turnarounds and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and selecting fabrics, trims, and embellishments.
• Collaborating with Design Manager for monthly drops.
• Developing commercially viable ranges with the buying team.

Skills

Fashion design

Adobe Creative Suite

Trend analysis

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Visual communication

Education

Degree in a fashion-related field

Job description

Public Desire x Kaiia The Label is based in Manchester UK.

We are looking for an experienced and talented multi product Womenswear Designer to join our team at our Manchester HQ. Working closely with the buying, merchandising, and marketing team you will be required to contribute towards a high-quality product range with the use of trend forecasting, social media awareness, customer profiling with strong commercial design capabilities. You will be working in an exciting, fast paced environment delivering trend led ranges to tight deadlines according to a critical path, so good time keeping skills are essential.

You will be:

• Sourcing and selecting fabrics, trims, fastenings, embellishments, fabric and print techniques
• Collaborating closely with the Design Manager and Head of Buying to deliver monthly drops.
• Working across our Kaiia jersey ranges as well as our woven based multi-product trends for Wholesale Partners.
• Analysing sales and maximising best sellers to drive company profit.
• Developing commercially viable ranges alongside the buying team to deliver high quality product to our customer base at a competitive price point.
• Liaising closely with our extensive supplier base to ensure our product is developed to the highest quality standard and detail within a time frame according to the critical path
• Taking ideas from initial concept through to CAD stage and creating highly detailed tech packs to send to production ensuring premium quality first samples from our suppliers.
• Fitting products weekly with our Garment Technician to ensure a high fitting standard across our ranges.
• Attending photoshoots where required to help with styling and capturing ecomm imagery.
• Range building to create cohesive, commercial product collections with the Design Manager and Head of Buying.
• Showing initiative by expanding on our existing offering through designing into new product categories.

Requirements:

• An understanding of Kaiia the label’s brand identity, vision and customer base
• Experience of 3+ years in womenswear / fashion design ideally across multi product categories
• Degree in a fashion-related field
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience designing graphics and branding
• A comprehensive understanding of fabrics and techniques
• Highly organised
• A creative thinker and problem solver
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to seek out and reinterpret emerging trends
• Ability to work under pressure with quick turnarounds and tight deadlines
• A great knowledge of fashion-forward celebrities and influencers
• A positive attitude and a passionate team player
• Flexible and adaptable
• Enjoys a challenge
• Has excellent visual communication skills

Full-time: Flexi time available

Salary: £DOE