Senior Designer - Jersey

TRP Recruitment ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

TRP Recruitment ltd represents a well-established fashion supplier seeking a Senior Womenswear Jersey Designer to drive creative excellence and develop commercially successful jersey collections for leading UK high street retailers. The role focuses on ownership of jersey design across key accounts and collaboration with Buyers.

You will present trend research, colour palettes, and fabrications, translate influences into market-ready products, mentor junior designers, and coordinate with

Qualifications

• Experience as a designer within a fashion supplier or high street environment.
• Strong womenswear jersey design experience across short/long lead times.
• Confident presenting trend direction, concepts and collections to buyers and stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness of high street product success.

Responsibilities

• Own womenswear jersey design across key customer accounts and develop strong, commercially relevant ranges.
• Collaborate with Buyers to interpret briefs and translate into concepts.
• Present trend research, seasonal concepts, colour palettes, fabrications and ranges to Buyers.
• Research current fashion trends and translate influences into jersey collections.
• Develop concepts from initial idea to CADs and final product for market viability.
• Build and maintain relationships with Buyers and customer contacts.
• Coordinate with internal teams, suppliers and overseas factories during product development.
• Mentor junior designers and provide creative direction where needed.

Skills

Womenswear Jersey Design

Trend Direction

Buyer Liaison

Presentation Skills

Mentoring

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Our client is a highly successful and well-established fashion supplier, renowned for delivering trend-led womenswear collections to leading UK high street retailers.

They are looking to appoint a Senior Womenswear Jersey Designer to join their talented design team, driving creative excellence and developing commercially successful collections.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, commercially Designer with a strong background in womenswear jersey, who enjoys working closely with Buyers, presenting collections and trend direction.

The business offers long-term career progression and opportunities within a collaborative environment.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Taking ownership of womenswear jersey design across key customer accounts, developing strong and commercially relevant product ranges.
• Working closely with Buyers to understand briefs, anticipate customer needs and develop product that meets both creative and commercial objectives.
• Presenting trend research, seasonal concepts, colour palettes, fabrications and product ranges confidently to Buyers.
• Researching current and emerging fashion trends, translating key influences into commercially relevant jersey collections.
• Developing initial concepts through to detailed CADs and final product, ensuring designs are both trend-led and commercially viable.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with Buyers and key customer contacts.
• Working closely with internal teams, suppliers and overseas factories throughout the product development process.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the design team, sharing knowledge and providing creative direction where required.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience as a Designer within a fashion supplier or high street environment.
• Strong womenswear jersey design experience across either short lead time, long lead time, or ideally both.
• Confident presenting trend direction, concepts and collections to Buyers and key stakeholders.
Strong commercial awareness with an excellent understanding of what makes a product successful within the high street market.