Senior Designer Girls - Leisure/Performance

TRP Recruitment Limited; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

TRP Recruitment Limited is seeking a Senior Girlswear Designer specialising in Leisurewear and Performance to join an established supplier to the UK high street. You will shape seasonal ranges, build strong relationships with buying teams and support a small design group in a fast-paced environment.

You will lead trend-led concepts, work with Shanghai merchandising teams, and be responsible for CADs, technical packs and fabric sourcing, driving commercially relevant collections forward.

Formación

• Previous experience in ladieswear or girlswear design, ideally with exposure to leisurewear or performance apparel.
• Excellent CAD skills; strong working knowledge of design software.
• Strong understanding of fashion trends, fabrics, colour and product development.
• Ability to create commercially relevant yet forward-thinking collections for high street retailers.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence to support and manage a small design team while collaborating with wider departments.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive, determined and flexible attitude with a genuine passion for design.

Responsabilidades

• Research emerging trends, colours, fabrics, prints, graphics and silhouettes to develop innovative seasonal concepts.
• Design and develop girls’ leisurewear and performance ranges, working with your team.
• Create high-quality CADs and presentations for buyer meetings and internal collections.
• Produce detailed technical packs to ensure accurate product development and sampling.
• Source new fabrics and trims, maintaining libraries each season.
• Explore and develop skills using emerging AI design tools, including Fermat.
• Support and manage a small design team, ensuring deadlines and priorities are met.
• Build strong relationships with buying teams and develop ranges in line with their requirements.
• Liaise with merchandising teams in Shanghai for communication and product development.
• Oversee sample tracking and keep development process efficient.
• Produce regular competitor and inspirational shop reports.
• Create and update seasonal trend packs highlighting key shapes, fabrics, colours, graphics and moods.

Conocimientos

CAD skills

Team leadership

Communication

Trend knowledge

Herramientas

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Descripción del empleo

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Senior Girlswear Designer specialising in Leisurewear and Performance to join an established supplier to some of the UK high street’s leading retailers. This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative, commercially minded designer who understands the girlswear market (ladieswear experience also excepted) and has a passion for developing trend-led, fashion forward collections. Working within a friendly, fast-paced and dedicated team, you will play a key role in shaping seasonal ranges, building strong relationships with buying teams and supporting the development of a design team.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Research emerging trends, colours, fabrics, prints, graphics and silhouettes to develop innovative seasonal concepts.
• Design and develop girls’ leisurewear and performance ranges, working collaboratively with your team.
• Create high-quality CADs and presentations for buyer meetings and internal collections.
• Produce detailed technical packs to ensure accurate product development and sampling.
• Source new fabrics and trims, maintaining relevant and inspiring libraries each season.
• Explore and develop your skills using emerging AI design tools, including Fermat.
• Support and manage a small design team, ensuring deadlines and priorities are met.
• Build strong working relationships with buying teams, presenting ideas and developing ranges in line with their requirements.
• Liaise regularly with the merchandising teams in Shanghai to ensure smooth communication and product development.
• Oversee sample tracking to keep the team organised and the development process running efficiently.
• Produce regular competitor and inspirational shop reports.
• Create and update seasonal trend packs, highlighting key shapes, fabrics, colours, graphics and moods.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience in ladieswear or girlswear design, ideally with exposure to leisurewear or performance apparel.
• Excellent CAD skills, with strong working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• A strong understanding of fashion trends, fabrics, colour and product development.
• The ability to create commercially relevant yet forward-thinking collections for high street retailers.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to support and manage a small team while working collaboratively with wider departments.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A positive, determined and flexible attitude, with a genuine passion for design.