Junior Designer - Sweats & Jersey Tops
FatFace
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Job summary
FatFace is seeking a Junior Designer for Sweats & Jersey at FatFace HQ in Havant. The role supports the main category designer in Sweatshirts and Jersey Tops, helping shape the range direction and deliver trend-led, commercial collections.
You will work closely with buyers and suppliers to bring products from concept to launch, developing graphics, researching trends, and presenting ranges for sign-off. This is a hybrid, full-time role with 3 office days.
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in Fashion based subject.
- Experience at Assistant/junior Designer level.
- Presentation and Influencing Skills.
- Ability to communicate with externals and Senior Management.
- Good research skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop FatFace products aligned with trends and produce design briefs for the supply base.
- Develop garments for own category and department design team as needed.
- Create detailed artworks for graphics and surface designs.
- Conduct market research in stores to identify trends and competitors' ranges.
- Assist with initial samples and ensure garments match design specs.
- Collaborate with Buyers on costs to fit budgets.
- Design ranges with Buyers based on sales and trend data.
- Produce CAD design packs and manipulate artworks.
Skills
Education
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Job description
For over 30 years, we’ve travelled, we’ve laughed, we’ve grown. We believe life is for living and more fun with those we love. We are Made for Life.
Crafting clothes for life’s everyday adventures. Today, tomorrow and always.
We are proud to have featured in the Sunday Times top 10 Best Places to Work 2026.
We promote and drive equality within our workforce to ignite an inclusive foundation for us all to build from and truly connect with our customers, colleagues, and communities alike. You play a key part in creating an environment free from prejudice, racism, sexism, harassment, bullying and any other form of marginalisation in our workplaces.
Supporting the Designer/Senior Designer, you’ll help create trend-led, commercial collections, develop graphics and product designs, research market trends, and work closely with buyers and suppliers to bring products from concept to launch.
As a Junior Designer you will supporting the main category designer in Sweatshirts and Jersey Tops. You will be responsible for key products within a range. Working in conjunction with other category designers and buyers to create a collection for the category, help shape range direction and focal points as appropriate.
- To design and develop FatFace products appropriate to the trends and produce design briefs/packs for the direct supply base and to achieve high quality first samples within the critical path timing
- To develop garments for own category and department design team where needed
- Design detailed artworks for graphics and surface designer
- Conduct market research in stores to identify what the latest trends are and competitors ranges
- Providing advice on initial samples, ensuring manufactured garments match initial design specifications
- Liaise with Buyers on costs/margins to ensure that the range can realistically be bought within given budgets
- Design ranges with the Buyer based on sales and trend information.
- CAD work including producing design packs, manipulating artworks, graphics and prints
- CAD range plans to ensure choice, newness and a balanced range offered to customers
- Liaising with suppliers on product and design detail.
- Present ranges to team and directors for sign off and adjustments.
- Support senior designer in research themes and directions for design presentation
- Create and present trend packs, mood boards and forecasts to include key items for following seasons in preparation for department strategy & sign off
- Align self to companies social and environmental mission and champion any actions that you can directly impact at all times’
- Degree or equivalent in Fashion based subject
- Experience at Assistant/junior Designer level
- Presentation and Influencing Skills
- Ability to communicate with externals and Senior Management
- Good research skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Strong eye for trends and understanding of the FatFace brand
- Knowledge of garment construction, treatments, fabrics and sustainable choices
- Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop. In Design and Illustrator)
- Understanding of colour stories and levels
- Ability to convey designs from paper to 3D design
- Good Knowledge of Factory processes
- Creative and able to convey vision of Fat Face Brand
- Comprehensive understanding of customer profile, product range & competitors
- Demonstrate knowledge of trend within the marketplace
Internal:
- Product team
External:
- Suppliers
Represents the brand image and handwriting – impacting on a wide area of customer facing brand collateral and seasonal communications. The visual proposition of these assets can strongly effect sales, plus both brand integrity and customer brand loyalty.
- Sick pay allowances
- Critical Illness Income protection/ Death in service (for salaried colleagues)
- Pension scheme – with net deduction and salary sacrifice options
- Dental insurance (colleague funded)
- 60% off FatFace products
- 25% discount at Next stores (across full price products)
- O2 phone discount
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme (for salaried colleagues)
- EV vehicle scheme (for salaried colleagues)
- Perkbox – our online platform offering:
- Day-one access
- Exclusive brand discounts
- Wellbeing content
- Home workouts and more
- Specsavers eye care scheme
- Eye tests and contributions to glasses
- Free period products
- EAP support 24/7 via UNUM, Retail Trust, and Fashion & Textiles Support
- THRIVE – our learning management system:
- Day-one access
- 1,000s of learning resources
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Sabbatical leave (in line with service)
- Enhanced family-friendly policies – including enhanced maternity leave
- Flexible Working Opportunities – flexible working requests can be made from day one of employment and are considered on an individual basis.
- Refer a Friend scheme
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
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