Womenswear Designer

Title: Womenswear Designer

Company Description: A unique affordable Women’s Fashion brand

Location: London

Salary: £40,000 -£46,000

Summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Womenswear Designer to support both the design team and in-house production.

The role will involve analysing the womenswear market, submitting new and updated shape ideas. This is a fully integrated in-house production role to provide support in each process, from concept to delivery.

Suitable candidates will have relevant commercial experience working with a retailer or supplier and possess a strong portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Market awareness, ability to research for directional and comparative trend and product direction

• Conduct print, shape and fabric analysis through competitive shops

• Forecasting future trends using relevant internal and external information for coming seasons, highlighting gaps in current ranges

• Interpretation of trends into commercial design

• Developing new shape ideas based on briefs and updating bestsellers

• Following product development through from brief to production

• Review and challenge briefs, demonstrating a commercial awareness of fabric and garment construction costs

• Produce complete digital technical packs ready for factory use

• Maintaining fabric log library, searchingandidentifying newness

• Accountable for managing deadlines andcritical path for 1st fit

Requirements:

• Relevant design degree (preferably 2:1 or higher)

• 2-3 years’ experience working in a supplier or retail setting

• Experience in comparative analysis and forecasting trends

• Highly skilled in Adobe (Photoshop & Illustrator) and creating technical packs

• Experience in dealing with factories and garment tech teams

• Strong fabric knowledge across jersey and woven

• Good CP understanding working two seasons ahead for US/Canada