Senior Designer - MW (12 month FTC)

asos.com Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Employee sample sales

LinkedIn learning

25 days annual leave

Performance bonus

Private medical care

Flexible benefits

Job summary

ASOS is seeking a Senior Designer for Menswear to shape the ASOS DESIGN range for the twenty-something customer. You will lead trend research, shape strategy and design exciting product for a fast-paced fashion environment.

You’ll collaborate with Buying, Merchandising and the technical team to deliver commercial ranges, manage fits, and work with suppliers worldwide. A passion for street style and a strategic mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience designing for aspirational brands or high street retailers.
• Experience working with global suppliers across lead times.
• Strong commercial awareness aligned with the ASOS brand and customer.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop and design ASOS DESIGN MENSWEAR ranges with key seasonal shapes and colours.
• Collaborate with Buying and Merchandising to deliver seasonal ranges.
• Respond to sales data and design commercially relevant fashion forward pieces.
• Explore trends globally and translate into first-to-market products.
• Work with technical teams on initial fits and problem solving.
• Liaise with suppliers and advise factories on construction, materials and trims.
• Follow the critical path and use PLM to target optimum selling periods.
• Develop long lead time and quick-reaction ranges; support diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Skills

Trend analysis

Street style

Global supplier experience

Buyer collaboration

Commercial handwriting

Fashion forward perspective

Time management

Team communication

Travel willingness

Job description

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.

Job Description

About the Role

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.

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 You’ll be Doing

• 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.

Qualifications

Who We’d Like to Meet

• 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
• 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

Additional Information

What’s in it for you?

• 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

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