Senior Print Designer

Critical Playground LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount on Stella McCartney products

Matched pension contribution up to 6%

Private medical insurance

Annual health screening

25 days annual leave + Birthday leave

Flexible working core hours

Job summary

Stella McCartney is seeking a Senior Print Designer to collaborate with the Design team across all seasons of Pre and Show, and Special Projects, delivering Print & Graphics for the RTW collection from concept to completion.

The role requires directing the RTW print and graphics concept, partnering with the Design Director, and driving development with cross-functional teams to ensure fashion-forward outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in luxury fashion design preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects.
• Impeccable presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Research, direct & design RTW print & graphics concepts across all seasons and special projects.
• Collaborate with Design Director to understand and develop seasonal concepts.
• Develop overarching creative direction at season start with trend identification.
• Bring original ideas for print newness to keep the product fresh.
• Work with Merchandising, Product Development, Fabric, Embroidery and Atelier to align collection vision.
• Drive fittings and translate sketches to production; ensure prints are developed on time.
• Coordinate with Product Development and Fabric to source materials and techniques and relay design info to factories for prototypes.
• Follow critical path to meet deadlines and organise development timelines.
• Travel for inspirational and trend exploration in prints & graphics.

Skills

Creative thinking

Team player

Time management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

• Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry. Overview Reporting to the Director of Fabric and Embellishment, the Senior Print Designer is responsible for collaborating with the Design team across all seasons of Pre and Show, and Special Projects, in the creation of the Stella McCartney RTW collection from concept to completion. This role will be working on all Print & Graphics concepts to ensure that the collections are successful and fashion forward.

Your Mission

• Researching, directing & designing the RTW print & graphics concept across all seasons and special projects.
• Collaborate closely with the Design Director for support to ensure the best understanding and development of seasonal creative concepts.
• Develop key overarching creative direction to implement at the beginning of each season, with a strong ability to identify key prints trends and season prints.
• Offering constant print newness by bringing your own original ideas to convey freshness and relevance to the product.
• Work collaboratively with all key departments, including the Merchandising, Product Development, Fabric, Embroidery and Atelier to develop the collection in the vision of the Design Director and achieve consistency in product.
• Drive fittings and display confidence in following through styles from sketch to production ensuring all prints are defined and put into development by the team.
• Develop a close working relationship with the Product Development and Fabric team to ensure they source the materials and techniques needed on time, as well as providing them with clear, complete and updated design information for them to pass onto our factories to ensure successful prototypes.
• Organise and focused, you will follow the critical path to meet deadlines, ensuring product is developed within the relevant timeframe.
• Travelling for inspirational and comparative trends in prints & graphics directions.

Your Talent

• Previous experience ideally in the luxury design industry
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively on several projects simultaneously
• Goal oriented, result driven individual
• Commercially minded, quickly responding to business/market needs.
• Strong team player who is able to work across multiple teams and under pressure
• High work ethic, integrity and reliability with a “Hands on” attitude
• Great time management skills
• Comfortable working additional hours to perform duties, including weekends and also travel when necessary
• Impeccable presentation and communication skills, both verbally and written
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Creative thinker, with the ability to think outside the box and an eye for detail

Reward

• Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.
• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products
• Matched pension contribution up to 6%
• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance
• Annual Health Screening
• 25 days annual leave (not including Bank Holidays) + 1 day of Birthday leave
• Flexible working/core hours
• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages
• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme
• Discounted gym and fitness memberships (Classpass)
• Health cash plan
• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services
• Employee referral bonus
• Optional/ Paid Benefits: Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview. At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.