Senior Clothing Designer

Liverpool Football Club; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent sports organization is seeking a Senior Clothing Designer to join their product design team in Liverpool. This role involves driving the creative process for apparel collections, ensuring alignment with brand identity and quality standards. Candidates should have a degree in design, proven clothing design experience, and proficiency in tools like Photoshop and Illustrator. The position is permanent full-time, working 35 hours per week, offering great benefits including pension scheme and exclusive discounts.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%

Life Assurance Cover

Free financial guidance

Car salary sacrifice scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Exclusive shopping discounts & cashback

Employee Assistance Programme

Medicash Health Cash Plan

Volunteer opportunities

Special LFC perks

Qualifications

• Proven experience in clothing design for a global sports or lifestyle brand.
• Demonstrated strong creativity and innovation in projects.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Research fashion and sportswear trends for innovative designs.
• Design seasonal clothing collections aligned with brand strategy.
• Produce design specifications and collaborate with Product Developers.

Skills

Creativity

Strong proficiency in Photoshop

Strong proficiency in Illustrator

Organisational skills

Time management

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in a design-related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Liverpool FC product design team as a Senior Clothing Designer. This is a pivotal role in shaping the future of LFC’s apparel collections, including lifestyle ranges, and fan merchandise. You will be responsible for the creative process from concept to production, ensuring every design embodies the club’s identity while meeting the highest standards of quality and innovation in line with the Design strategy.

What will you be doing?

• Research global fashion and sportswear trends to keep LFC at the forefront of design innovation and present findings back to the Senior Design Manager
• Design seasonal clothing collections aligned with brand strategy and market trends against briefs issued by Category Manager.
• To produce colour direction, mood and trim boards for each clothing range, whilst continually researching and developing new ideas.
• Ensure designs meet design, sustainability, and cost requirements.
• To create accurate, detailed design specifications for each garment and work with the Product Developers and Garment Technologist on the approval of lab dips, trims, branding and samples.
• To prepare overview boards for all ranges and design packs for presentations. To mock up samples with proposed trims and graphics and to present designs and samples when required.
• To prepare look books for international meetings.
• To support Club partnerships and license agreements with design work, when required.
• To support global merchandising partners with design work, as required.

Who are we looking for?

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring proven experience in clothing design for a global sports or lifestyle brand, showcasing creativity and innovation in every project. Strong proficiency in industry‑standard design tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator is essential, along with a solid foundation in clothing design. A keen understanding of competitor activity and strong commercial awareness will help you shape collections that are both exciting and relevant.

You’ll hold a degree in a design‑related discipline and demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills to handle multiple priorities effectively. Confidence in presenting clear, accurate information and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment are key. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required, and a genuine interest in the business of football will set you apart.

Please submit a relevant extract of portfolio when applying for review.

Why should you apply?

This is a permanent full‑time position, working 35 hours per week. Your main base will be our FWDC office in Whiston.

Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Benefits

• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%
• Life Assurance Cover
• Free financial guidance and mortgage advice
• Car salary sacrifice scheme for affordable driving
• Cycle to Work scheme to keep you active
• Purchase season ticket loans for easier commuting
• Exclusive shopping discounts & cashback with top retailers
• Will Writing Service for future planning
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Medicash Health Cash Plan for everyday healthcare needs
• Volunteering opportunities to give back to the community
• Special LFC perks – retail discounts, partner offers, free LFCTV GO access, and priority tickets for matches, events & concerts

…and much more! LFC Benefits.pdf

Equality & Diversity

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment.

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