Licened Graphic Designer

SAN Global Fashion; East Leake; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

SAN Global Fashion in Leicester is seeking a talented Licensed Graphic Designer to join our UK design team, with a key focus on creating fashion-led graphics for Disney and other licensed brands across apparel.

This role involves developing licensed concepts from trend research through to production-ready artwork, collaborating with designers, customers and account managers, and translating characters into current, commercially viable graphics for the UK and international retail market.

Qualifications

• Previous experience designing graphics for fashion/apparel.
• Experience with licensed brands or character graphics; Disney experience is a plus.
• Proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop and able to follow brand guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop licensed graphic concepts from trend research to production-ready artwork.
• Create graphics for Disney licensing across womenswear, girlswear, nightwear and more.
• Work with licensed assets, style guides and brand guidelines while remaining fashion-forward.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Typography

Color theory

Illustration

Layout and composition

Licensing guidelines

Fashion graphics

Tools

Licensing assets handling

Job description

SAN Global Fashion | Leicester | Full-Time

SAN Global Fashion is looking for a talented and commercially minded Licensed Graphic Designer to join our growing UK design team, with a key focus on creating fashion-led graphics for Disney and other licensed brands across apparel.

This is an exciting opportunity for a designer who understands how to take globally recognised characters and franchises and translate them into fresh, trend-relevant and highly commercial fashion graphics for the UK and international retail market.

The Role

Working closely with our fashion designers, customers and account managers, you will be responsible for developing licensed graphic concepts from initial trend research through to production-ready artwork.

The role will predominantly focus on Disney licensing, working across characters, franchises and seasonal stories to create graphics that feel current, elevated and appropriate for each retailer and consumer.

• Create original, commercial licensed apparel graphics, with a strong focus on Disney.
• Interpret seasonal fashion and graphic trends through the lens of licensed characters and franchises.
• Develop graphics across womenswear, girlswear, nightwear, loungewear and jersey, with opportunities to work across additional categories.
• Work confidently with licensed character assets, style guides and brand guidelines.
• Rework and manipulate existing licensed artwork to create new, fashion-led compositions.
• Develop placement prints, typography, badges, repeat patterns and graphic treatments.
• Produce colourways and artwork appropriate for different retailers and consumer profiles.
• Prepare accurate, production-ready artwork and graphic specifications.
• Work closely with the wider design team to ensure graphics complement garment shapes, fabrics and overall collection direction.
• Support customer presentations and range-building with strong visual concepts.
• Respond quickly to customer feedback and commercial opportunities.
• Liaise with our international teams to ensure artwork is translated accurately into production.
• Maintain an excellent understanding of the competitive market, emerging graphic trends and licensed product.

About You

We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for fashion, graphics and licensed product.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience designing graphics for fashion/apparel.
• Experience working with licensed brands or character graphics; Disney experience would be particularly valuable.
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
• Strong typography, composition, colour and illustration skills.
• The ability to work within licensing guidelines while still creating something that feels new and fashion-forward.
• A strong understanding of current fashion, youth culture and graphic trends.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of what works for major UK retailers.
• The ability to manage multiple briefs and work at pace in a fast-moving fashion environment.
• Excellent attention to detail when preparing artwork for production.
• A collaborative approach and confidence working alongside designers, account teams, customers and overseas suppliers.

Why SAN Global Fashion?

SAN Global Fashion has more than 25 years’ experience supplying apparel to major retailers across the UK, USA and Europe. Our UK design team works closely with our global sourcing and manufacturing network to deliver trend-led, commercially relevant product across multiple categories.

We are continuing to grow our design capability and are looking for someone who can bring creativity, commercial thinking and a strong licensed graphic handwriting to the team.

If you love taking iconic characters and transforming them into product that feels relevant to today’s fashion customer, we’d love to hear from you.