Part Time Designer (TGN5401) – Excellent Salary DOE

Tagged Resources; Manchester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading fashion supplier in Manchester seeks a Part Time Designer to join their friendly team. The role involves designing leisure apparel, creating CAD work, and liaising with suppliers to ensure quality standards. Candidates should have previous experience, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of design tools like Photoshop and Illustrator. This varied role offers the chance to stay current with fashion trends and requires effective management of production timelines and sample maintenance.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is essential.
• A can-do attitude required to contribute to the team's success.
• Excellent organisational skills are necessary for task management.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing fashion items aligned with brand identity.
• Working closely with suppliers to ensure accurate production.
• Keeping up-to-date with emerging fashion trends and fabric knowledge.
• Preparing CADS, tech packs, and presentations for collections.
• Managing the production timeline to ensure schedules are met.
• Maintaining samples and creating purchase orders efficiently.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Can do attitude

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Working knowledge of critical paths

Knowledge of Photoshop

Knowledge of Illustrator

Job description

Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGN5401

The Company

A great opportunity for a Part Time Designer to join a small, friendly and successful team supplying Leisure Apparel. The role will be very varied and involve designing and producing CAD work for a range of products, liaising with factories & merchandising the full range.

The Role

• Designing and developing fashion items in line with the client’s brand identity and target market.
• Working closely with suppliers to ensure designs are produced accurately and meet quality standards
• Keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours, and shapes.
• Prepare CADS, tech packs, and presentations for new collections.
• Attending Fit Sessions and provide fit comments to Suppliers
• Assisting in the selection of suitable fabrics and trims.
• Product Design and Research – researching current trends, liaising with buyers for feedback and gaining an understanding of the customer requirement.
• Merchandising – managing critical path
• Keeping in constant contact with customer buyers, relaying messages to the appropriate factory members, whilst learning how to deal with enquiries.
• Factory Production Management – ensuring production is on schedule
• Ad hoc duties are also an essential job role as you are providing full administrative support ie DHL parcel sending & filing.
• Maintenance of samples – chasing and booking in
• Accurately & efficiently creating purchase orders
• Oversee the fitting and sealing of samples (create size specs, fit garments in line with Critical path, check and approve pre -production/ production samples)
• Sample Management (including labelling, logging, organising, preparing sample for buyers’ meetings)

Skills Required

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Can do attitude & be keen to get stuck in, you will be part of a small stable team, that work well together.
• Excellent communication & organisational skills.
• Working knowledge of critical paths.
• Knowledge of Photoshop & Illustrator.