Women's Wear Designer

People Marketing Fashion Recruitment

London

On-site

GBP 27,552 - 34,440

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a mid-senior level Womens Jerseywear Designer to work in a dynamic office in central London. The role involves developing trend boards, designing ranges, and building client relationships. Candidates should have proven experience in Jersey design, strong CAD skills, and the ability to work under tight deadlines. This is a full-time position offering a creative and collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

Proven experience working as a Jersey designer ideally in a supplier environment.
Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads.
Driven and passionate individual.

Responsibilities

Develop trend and mood boards, including shape, colours, print and fabric.
Design trend led ranges across Ladies Fashion and Leisure Jersey.
Sourcing new fabrics and trims in-line with trend.

Skills

Jersey design

Trend analysis

Strong CAD skills

Client presentation

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My client is an established supplier to the UK & European High Street, and they are looking for a trend driven, dynamic Womens Jerseywear Designer with a proven background in a similar role. Based full time in a dynamic, creative office in central London, you will work within a small team on trend, mood, colour and product development. You will take autonomy for your area and lead customer meetings/relationships. This is a business with an excellent reputation in the industry that is going from strength to strength.

Womens Jerseywear Designer – The Role

Within the team, develop trend and mood boards, including shape, colours, print and fabric.
Designing trend led ranges across Ladies Fashion and Leisure Jersey.
Sourcing new fabrics and trims in-line with trend at the start and throughout the season.
Presenting trend and ranges to buyers and actioning any design requests.
Produce detailed tech packs and specs for accurate first-time samples.
Monitoring range and customer sampling through from start to finish.
Building strong relationships with clients, developing both new and existing accounts.
Liaise with teams in China for range, sourcing and customer developments.
Analyse catwalks and competitors, report and spot missed opportunities.

Womens Jerseywear Designer - The Person

Proven experience working as a Jersey designer ideally in a supplier environment.
Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads.
Driven and passionate.
Confident presenting to clients at all levels.
Strong commercial awareness and being up to date with current trends.
Good understanding of garment construction to develop samples and ranges effectively.
Strong CAD skills and capable of producing tech packs and specifications that are easy for factories to understand.
Flexibility to travel within the UK, Europe and Far East.

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