I am looking for an experienced Men’s Casualwear Designer who will play a key role in the design process from concept to production. Working as part of a small team, your responsibilities will include researching and presenting the latest trends, developing design concepts, and ensuring the production of high-quality samples. This position requires a blend of creativity, technical skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
Men’s Casualwear Designer – The Role;
- Research and identify the latest key trends to inspire and develop new garments/ranges
- Confidently present and pitch new garment ranges to customers, showcasing the latest designs and trends.
- Update cribs and final sketches for the factory and commercial team.
- Complete full tech packs and arrange swatch packs, ensuring selections align with customer briefs.
- Liaise with fabric mills and internal fabric teams to source samples.
- Order fabrics, match Pantones, and chase mills/factories to produce samples to meet deadlines.
- Ensure all samples and packs are ready for courier dispatch.
- Send out new fabric briefs to suppliers and chase in readiness for meetings; counter-source fabrics and trims to price.
- Handle incoming mail and parcels.
- Update price cribs with correct component information, ensuring accuracy for costings.
Men’s Casualwear Designer – The Person;
- A degree or qualifications relevant to design.
- Previous experience in Men’s Casualwear - (shirts and trousers preferred).
- Advanced skills in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Print Design experience preferred.
- CLO 3D software experience preferred.
- Strong product development skills.
- Excellent technical and creative design skills.
- Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- A confident, proactive approach, capable of working effectively in a team under pressure in a demanding fast-paced environment.
If this sounds like what you are looking for, please get in touch with an updated CV and Portfolio – applications without Portfolio examples may not be considered.
If you are unable to attach the file to your application, please forward to the below address, please keep files under 5MB if possible or use a transfer tool/website.
Please send your application to Kat - K.barksby@peoplemarketing.co.uk
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