Senior Assistant Designer - Babywear

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Welwyn Garden City seeks a Senior Assistant Designer to join the Design team focusing on babywear. You will support the Manager by ensuring technical briefs and design inspirations align with the department's goals. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and a strong background in girlswear. This position supports flexible working arrangements, promoting a balanced work-life environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus personal day

26 weeks maternity leave at full pay

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong tech pack skills.
• Girlswear/baby girls experience.
• Ability to rework aops/placements where required.
• Technical understanding of garment construction for fit sessions.

Responsibilities

• Work with the design team to develop trends.
• Design baby girls product with attention to detail.
• Produce detailed tech packs in a fast-paced environment.
• Present confidently and sign off range selections with teams.
• Contribute to the department strategy.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Tech pack skills

Girlswear experience

Attention to detail

Strong team player

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire • Apply by 03-Oct-2025

We are on the lookout for a Senior Assistant Designer to become a key part of the Design team on the babywear area. You will support the Manager to ensure that technical briefs and any design inspiration have been completed according to the department's critical path.

This role would suit someone with girlswear and babywear experience.

What is in it for you

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year\'s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

• Work with the design team to develop new and exciting trends.
• Design beautiful baby girls product with great attention to detail.
• Ability to produce detailed tech packs in a fast paced environment.
• To present confidently and sign off range selections in partnership with the Buying, Merchandising and Technical teams.
• Contribute to the department Strategy.
• Prepare key items, shapes, fabric for design team development trips.
• Be aware of the critical path and ensure department stays on track.
• Confidently hold supplier meetings.
• Take on projects and working across wider teams.

You will need

• Extensive experience within Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong tech pack skills.
• Girlswear/baby girls experience.
• Ability to rework aops/placements where required.
• Technical understanding of garment construction to contribute in fit sessions.
• To know the manufacturing and production process, and be able to design into price points.
• Experience in Microsoft programs i.e. you will use Powerpoint for presentation purposes.
• Deputise for the Designer when required.
• Strong team player.
• Super organised.
• Attention to detail.
• Real passion about colour.

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we\'re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you\'re just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we\'re here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We\'re proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone\'s welcome. That\'s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you\'re interested in joining our team but don\'t tick every box, don\'t let that hold you back from applying.