Trend-Driven Senior Designer: Tailoring & Girlswear

Purchasing Professionals; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Purchasing Professionals is seeking an experienced designer to create trend-led ranges and work closely with the Sales Director and Chinese designers. The successful candidate will ideally have around 8 years of experience in designing tailoring, skirts, or trousers, along with a strong knowledge of trends, techniques, and fabrics.

This role involves presenting design ideas and specifications while taking ownership of both girlswear and ladieswear products. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Approximately 8 years of experience in fashion design, specifically with tailoring, skirts, or trousers.
• Ability to translate trends and designs from research into commercial products.
• Extensive knowledge in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Sales Director and designers in China.
• Research global trends and stay competitive.
• Design and present ranges for girlswear and ladieswear.

Skills

Trend analysis

Knowledge of techniques, fabrics, and finishes

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Job Description

The ideal candidate must have at approx 8 years experience designing on tailoring, skirts or trousers either for a supplier or retail brand. Ideally experience with for young high street accounts. The designer must be confident and able to work within a fast paced environment.

You will work closely with the Sales Director and the designers in China to create trend led ranges, research global trends and keep ahead of the competition. We are looking for passionate, driven designers to bring innovative ideas.

You may alsobe covering some girlswear product design as well as Ladies

The ideal candidate must have -

*The ability to identify current trends and shapes from catwalks to blog sites, comp shop trips and translate into commercial product and also produce customer trend analysis presentation boards.

* A good Knowledge of techniques, fabrics and finishes.

*Ability to work within design briefs and understand buying sign off requirements.

* All applicants must have excellent and extensive knowledge and practical use of both Adobe photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

* Applicants must have a keen eye for detail.

*Excellent knowledge of print and able to produce high quality specification sheets for samples to be made in China and be able to liaise with the China development office.

*Good organisational skills and time management.

*Strong verbal communication and presentation skills.

*The ability to adapt to situations and deadlines by keeping a level head, thinking outside the box and able to work independently as well as working well in a team.

Presenting Ranges to Directors and Buyers

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