Junior Designer

Head Office; Ledston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Ben Sherman is seeking a Junior Designer for a full-time role in Leeds (LS15). You will generate ideas and develop sketches and full tech packs under the Brand Director, collaborating with designers, buyers and tech teams to launch new products, and you will provide essential admin support to your department.

You will conduct trend research, create seasonal colour palettes, update design packs in Illustrator, prepare samples for presentations and keep Pantone/BROS colour systems tidy and

Responsibilities

• Compile competitor and trend research as required through the design process, making evaluations and edits based on what is right for the brand’s DNA.
• Map out ideas on range boards for key brands to be used in reviews and presentations
• Create digital colour palettes seasonally and select pantone shades with the design team.
• Attend design meeting taking notes, contributing ideas and actioning developments where necessary.
• Create and update design packs in Illustrator liaising with product development teams.
• Update artworks where required.
• Review fabric handlooms, colour strike offs with the product teams ready for approval.
• Attend fit sessions to follow through the development process, managing updates and changes to design packs where required.
• Prepare samples for presentations & organize samples in the design areas.
• Assist in keeping pantone and BROS colour systems tidied away and organised.
• Assist in the Seasonal Launch or external meetings by preparing, organising and arranging samples as required.
• Set up any seasonal range line-books and CADS (where relevant) for all departments.
• Actively conducting independent research, benchmarks and market knowledge.
• Generating on brand ideas from design briefs.
• Keeping accurate and up to date tech packs for product development.
• Creating artworks for fabric designs.
• Self-management of tasks & workflow priorities to meet all deadlines.
• Feedback on developments in a timely manner.
• Creation and management of colour palettes.
• Organisation of all design spaces.

Job description

Junior Designer

Full-Time
Leeds, LS15

Main purpose of job:

As a Junior
Designer, you will play a vital role in Ben Sherman taking responsibility for generating
new ideas and designs. Through the design and development process you will take
your initial research into sketches and full tech packs under the direction of
the Brand Director. You will collaborate with other designers, buyers and tech
teams to develop and launch new products for the business. You will continue provide
essential admin support to your department.

Key Accountabilities:

• Compile competitor and trend research as
  required through the design process, making evaluations and edits based on what
  is right for the brand’s DNA.
• Map out ideas on range boards for key brands
  to be used in reviews and presentations
• Create digital colour palettes seasonally and
  select pantone shades with the design team.
• Attend design meeting
  taking notes, contributing ideas and actioning developments where
  necessary.
• Create and update
  design packs in Illustrator liaising with product development teams.
• Update artworks where
  required.
• Review fabric handlooms, colour strike offs
  with the product teams ready for approval.
• Attend fit sessions to follow through the
  development process, managing updates and changes to design packs where
  required.
• Prepare samples for presentations &
  organise samples in the design areas.
• Assist
  in keeping pantone and BROS colour systems tidied away and organised.
• Assist in the Seasonal Launch or external
  meetings by preparing, organising and arranging samples as required.
• Set
  up any seasonal range line-books and CADS (where relevant) for all
  departments.

Responsible for:

• Actively
  conducting independent research, benchmarks and market knowledge.
• Generating
  on brand ideas from design briefs.
• Keeping
  accurate and up to date tech packs for product development.
• Creating
  artworks for fabric designs.
• Self-management
  of tasks & workflow priorities to meet all deadlines.
• Feedback
  on developments in a timely manner.
• Creation
  and management of colour palettes.
• Organisation
  of all design spaces.