Senior Designer - MW (12 month FTC)

ASOS.com Ltd; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Professional development

Sample sales access

LinkedIn Learning

25 days leave per year

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private medical care

Flexible benefits

Job summary

ASOS.com Ltd. is seeking a Senior Designer for the Menswear department to shape the ASOS DESIGN range for a young customer base. You will lead trend research, create compelling menswear pieces, and work closely with Buying, Merchandising, and technical teams to deliver market-ready products.

The role emphasizes trend awareness, speed-to-market, supplier collaboration, and a strong commercial mindset to maintain ASOS’s fashion-forward identity.

Qualifications

• Strong eye for fashion trends and street style.
• Proven ability to interpret trends into market-ready menswear.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with design teams.

Responsibilities

• Researching, developing and designing ranges for ASOS DESIGN MENSWEAR.
• Collaborating with Buying and Merchandising to deliver commercial ranges.
• Reacting to sales information to keep designs commercially relevant.
• Researching menswear trends and translating them into first-to-market pieces.
• Working with technical team on initial fits and problem solving.
• Liaising with suppliers and factories on details, materials and trims.
• Adhering to critical path and using PLM systems for seasonal development.
• Travel within the UK and internationally for supplier meetings and inspiration.

Skills

Trend analysis

Commercial awareness

Communication

Tools

Photoshop

Adobe Creative Suite

CAD

Job description

As a Senior Designer in our Menswear department, you will help shape the ASOS DESIGN range for our twenty-something customer. If you love Menswear design, researching the latest trends and want to be part of a fast-paced fashion forward design team this could be the opportunity for you.,

• Researching, developing, and designing ranges for ASOS DESIGN MENSWEAR. This will include identifying key shapes for the season, colour, fabric/trim research, block development and building a range which offers choice for our global customer base.
• Collaborating with Buying and Merchandising to deliver commercial and seasonal fashion ranges.
• Reacting to sales information and design commercially relevant fashion forward product.
• Researching current and future Menswear trends through a range of different sources to identify newness and interpret into first to market pieces.
• Working with the technical team on initial fits. Identifying and helping problem solve for the department.
• Building relations with suppliers and advising factories on direction, construction, key details, materials, and trims.
• Adhering to the critical path to achieve deadlines and working with a PLM system to ensure that product is developed for the relevant and optimum selling period.
• Researching and developing unique product working on long lead time product as well as quick reaction short lead ranges.
• Supporting our culture by driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies.
  A keen eye for trend analysis and research, driven by a passion for street style and a commitment to staying current with the latest trends, influential brands, and cultural movements.
• Previous experience in designing for an Aspirational Brand or similar High Street Retailer
• Previous experience of working with global suppliers across different lead times
• Experience in working with a Buyer to plan and deliver a balanced range and first to market pieces
• Strong commercial handwriting and understanding of the ASOS Brand and Customer
• Computer Skills: Photoshop, Adobe, CAD
• A fashion forward perspective and strategic mindset
• Strong time management
• The confidence to identify problems and makes improvement suggestions, seeking practical ways to overcome barriers and remaining calm under pressure
• The ability to communicate to the team & senior management the performance and strategy of the department
• Willingness to travel in the UK and Internationally as required, for supplier meetings and inspiration / development trips
  We're ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions. Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. Let our Talent team know if you need any adjustments throughout the process in whatever way works best for you., ASOS is one of the UK's top fashion and beauty destinations, expanding globally at a rapid pace. Our values are to be authentic, brave, and creative, and we live and breathe these in everything we do. The Design Team look for inspiration all around the world, along with street style, vintage shopping, music, art, the catwalk and all things creative, to design the latest product for the range. It's all about newness and finding and designing the most exciting product for our 20-something customer, whatever their style.

What's in it for you?

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
• Employee sample sales
• Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra day for your birthday
• Discretionary performance related bonus scheme
• Private medical care scheme
• Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits