Graduate Knitwear Designer - Ladies Fashion

The Company:

Our client is an established supplier of Ladies Fashion who are looking to recruit a creative and talented Graduate / Assistant Knitwear Designer for their busy department. They are a forward-thinking company producing young ladies fashion ranges for a range of High Street stores & retailers including Asda, Oasis, Missguided, Forever 21, JD Sports, Lipsy & ASOS. The ideal candidate will have Knitwear Design experience & have strong CAD skills.

Benefits:

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Plus Programme with Bupa

Opportunity to travel and receive training.

Birthday off after 1 year of service

Monthly Sample Sales

Staff discount

Regular staff socials

Friday early finish (1 hour earlier than normal)

The Role:

Supporting the Senior Designer.

Creating and producing commercial Ladies knitwear designs.

Extensive market research and comp shops.

Keeping up to date with fashion trends including colours and shapes.

Working to customer design briefs.

Delivering products on budget.

Designing and developing the range from initial concept to finished product.

Be commercially aware of current trends and themes.

Demonstrate a good commercial understanding of the high street customer the product is for.

Working closely with the design team with trend, colour, shape, graphic and fabric direction.

Interpreting trends and translating them to the customer profile in a commercial way.

Researching consumer markets, monitoring market trends & identifying potential opportunities.

Monitoring the product distribution and consumer reactions.

Working with buyers to develop new product content and creating brand development.

Working with Merchandising team to ensure all products are designed in line with the Critical Path.

Working closely with overseas factories and building up good relationships.

Processing samples as they come into the office.

Supporting the design team with day-to-day administration.

Other duties as required.

Skills Required:

Ideally have a placement, internship or work experience in a similar role.

Be a 2020 or 2021 Fashion Design Graduate (or similar).

Have strong CAD skills (Photoshop & Illustrator).

Be passionate about Knitwear.

Experience in researching & forecasting trends.

Have a good commercial eye is essential to the role.

Good written and verbal communication across all levels.

Strong interpersonal skills.

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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.

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