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Freelance Designer - Premium Activewear
Job summary
A leading fashion recruitment agency is seeking a highly skilled Part-Time Senior Designer to elevate product offerings in premium activewear. The role involves leading design projects, creating collections, and integrating sustainable materials. Ideal candidates will have significant design experience and proficiency in design tools. This position allows for flexible project-based work.
Qualifications
- Significant experience in fashion design with a focus on premium performance activewear.
- Detail-oriented with a strong appreciation for quality, comfort, and function.
- Solid technical understanding of fit, grading, and garment construction.
Responsibilities
- Develop seasonal activewear concepts and designs.
- Create detailed sketches and tech packs.
- Monitor global activewear trends and innovations.
Skills
Tools
We are looking for a highly skilled Part-Time / Freelance Senior Designer with a strong background in premium activewear to support a growing fashion company. This role will help define and elevate their product offering across performance and lifestyle categories, bringing together technical innovation, modern aesthetics and a deep understanding of the activewear customer.
You will lead design projects from concept through to final samples on a flexible basis, providing senior-level expertise while collaborating seamlessly with internal and partners.
- Develop seasonal activewear concepts, mood boards and colour/print stories aligned with brand positioning.
- Translate brand and market insight into clear, commercial and elevated design directions.
- Design premium activewear collections (e.g. leggings, sports bras, tops, outerwear, shorts, accessories) with a focus on fit, function and style.
- Create detailed sketches and tech packs suitable for development.
- Attend in-person fittings as needed, providing expert feedback on fit, movement and feel.
- Monitor global activewear trends, innovations in performance materials and construction, and shifts in consumer behaviour.
- Conduct competitor reviews to ensure the brand remains differentiated and relevant in the premium space.
- Feed insights back into design proposals and range planning.
- Integrate sustainable materials and responsible design decisions wherever possible, aligned with brand values.
- Significant experience fashion design with a clear focus on premium performance activewear.
- Distinct, modern design aesthetic suited to premium activewear and athleisure.
- Detail-oriented, with a strong appreciation for quality, comfort and function.
- Strong understanding of performance fabrics, components and construction techniques specific to activewear.
- High level of proficiency in design tools (e.g. Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop; 3D design/PLM systems a plus).
- Solid technical understanding of fit, grading and garment construction for active categories.
- Experience working in a freelance or consultancy capacity, comfortable managing your own time and workload.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.