Activeley recruiting a Designer for our London office based in Camden to form part of a multi-product team dedicated to the design, development and production of garments for several leading clothing retailers.
Responsibilities: • Design seasonal and trend led in-house collections in line with customer design aesthetic • Identify emerging trends and potential gaps in the customer product range, capitalise on gaps by proposing appropriate fabrics and styling options • Work closely with in-house account management teams to provide customer with continuous and excellent service and help the business progress • Carry out fabric and trend research on an ongoing basis, present findings to in-house teams and customer • Extensive fabric and trim sourcing according to customer briefs and emerging trends • Preparing and leading customer development days, actioning development samples according to briefs • Raising and updating design tech packs and checking samples against them.
• Managing development critical path, working closely with suppliers and production sites, regularly updating customer on sample progress though sample CPs and ensuring samples are delivered in time for range build and sign off meetings • Liaising daily with mills, factories and customer buying teams, establishing close professional relationships on all sides Skills and Requirements: • Educated to degree standard • Three years plus relevant experience in clothing design (in particular men's multi-product and within a fast fashion retailers) • Strong Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office skills • Excellent communication and presentation • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A confident, proactive approach capable of working effectively in a team under pressure in a demanding fast paced environment • Ability to interact effectively with suppliers and colleagues at all levels.
We Offer an Attractive Salary + Comprehensive Benefits Package + 25 days holiday per annum in addition to bank holidays.