Graphic Designer ( Apparel)

Tagged Resources Recruitment specialists supplying Fashion, Beauty, Food and Home; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Tagged Resources Recruitment specialists supplying Fashion, Beauty, Food and Home is seeking a Graphic Designer for our apparel division. The role focuses on creating seasonal graphics for multiple in-house brands, including T-shirts, fleece and knitwear, with emphasis on men’s apparel.

The candidate will translate briefs into striking designs, develop technical packs, and work closely with production and merchandising to meet timelines across UK and global clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of graphic design experience in apparel, specifically men’s wear.
• Strong creative design skills with a basic understanding of garment construction and print application.
• Excellent Illustrator/CAD skills; AI skills would be a bonus.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across design, merchandising, and production teams.
• Commercially aware with a good eye for adapting trends and colour.

Responsibilities

• Develop seasonal graphics across in-house brands for printed T-shirts, fleece, woven shirts, and graphic knitwear.
• Create graphics that satisfy style and colour direction for UK and global contract customers.
• Create technical packs for sample development and fine‑tune colourway options for production.
• Create style profiles for ordered styles to be raised by the merchandise department.
• Liaise with offices and suppliers abroad to support development and production timelines.

Skills

Five years graphic design experience

Strong creative design

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Detail oriented

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

CAD

AI design tools

Job description

Graphic Designer – Apparel

We’re hiring a Graphic Designer to join our in-house design team.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years’ industry experience in graphic design within the clothing sector, with a strong focus on men’s apparel.

The Role

You’ll develop seasonal graphics across several in-house brands for printed T‑shirts, fleece, woven shirts, and character graphic knitwear (no knitwear experience required).

You’ll work to customer briefs to present relevant graphics that satisfy style and colour direction for both UK and global contract customers.

You’ll create technical packs for sample development and fine‑tune colourway options for production (full training will be provided).

You’ll create style profiles for ordered styles to be raised by our merchandise department.

You’ll liaise with our offices and suppliers abroad to support development and production timelines.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years’ experience in a similar men’s graphic design role within apparel.
• Strong creative design skills with a basic understanding of garment construction and print application.
• Excellent Illustrator/CAD skills; AI skills would be a bonus.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across design, merchandising, and production teams.
• Commercially aware with a good eye for adapting high‑street trends and colour.
• Exceptionally well organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team in a fast‑paced environment.