Senior Men's Knitwear Designer | Trend-Driven & Tech-Savvy

TAGGED RESOURCES; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

TAGGED RESOURCES in Manchester is seeking an experienced Men's Knitwear Designer to join our Head Office design team. The role requires a minimum of five years' experience in men's knitwear, with strong creative and technical knitwear knowledge.

You will develop seasonal collections across in-house brands and collaborate with UK and global contract customers. Key skills include excellent Adobe Illustrator/CAD proficiency, strong communication, and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar men's knitwear design role.
• Strong creative design skills and understanding of garment construction.
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator/CAD skills.
• Strong communication skills with global suppliers.
• Sound technical knowledge of stitch techniques, knitting times, yarn counts and gauges.

Responsibilities

• Develop seasonal stock collections across several in-house brands.
• Create and present collections from customer briefs for UK and global contract customers.
• Create technical packs for initial sample development, including colourway options and amendments through to production.
• Create profiles for ordered styles on our PLMS database to enable orders to be raised by the Merchandise team.
• Liaise with China and Bangladesh offices; work with Senior Management, Sales, Garment Technologists and Merchandisers.
• Monitor market and high-street trends; translate them into commercially relevant knitwear collections.
• Support the wider design and product development process as required.

Skills

Creative design

Adobe Illustrator

CAD

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Experience in men's knitwear design

Tools

PLMS database

Job description

TAGGED RESOURCES in Manchester is seeking an experienced Men's Knitwear Designer to join our Head Office design team. The role requires a minimum of five years' experience in men's knitwear, with strong creative and technical knitwear knowledge.

You will develop seasonal collections across in-house brands and collaborate with UK and global contract customers. Key skills include excellent Adobe Illustrator/CAD proficiency, strong communication, and attention to detail.