Textiles Design Assistant

Are you a Design Graduate looking for an opportunity to turn your creativity into a career? If you've studied Textile Design, Surface Pattern, Interior Design or a similar subject, this could be an excellent first step in your career.

You'll be joining an established business where you can learn the craft of a textile design from an experienced Head Designer and develop your skills with the support of a friendly design team. There's excellent scope to grow into a more creative role as your experience develops.

What will you be doing?

Creating samples using specialist sampling machinery
Making tufts for colour matching and customer presentations
Booking samples onto the system and arranging dispatch to customers
Monitoring yarn stock and ensuring materials are available for sampling
Keeping the design studio organised, including paperwork and filing
As you develop, you'll be taking on more creative work such as how to recolour designs, becoming involved in the wider design process and contributing your own creative ideas to live projects
What's in it for you?

Excellent opportunity to develop a career in a textile design role
A salary of £25,000 to £27,000, depending on experience
21 days' holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service to 24 days)
Free onsite parking
Pension scheme
Staff discount
Why would you join this company?
This is a great opportunity to join an established business and learn a specialist craft from people with experience in the industry. They're a family owned business with a great record of staff retention. Their average length of service is 14 years so people love to work here!

You'll be supported as you develop your skills, with the opportunity to progress from the practical side of the design studio into more creative work.

What we're looking for
What's essential:

A design qualification, or possibly currently studying towards one, in Textile Design, Surface Pattern, Interior Design, Art and Design or a related subject
A genuine interest in building a career in a design role in a textiles sector
A strong eye for colour, pattern and detail
General Microsoft IT skills
Enthusiasm for learning and developing new skills

What's helpful but not essential:

Previous experience working in a design studio
Familiarity with design software such as Photoshop or CAD
The Essentials
Salary: £25,000 to £27,000

Hours:

Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (30-minute lunch)

Location:

Blackburn
Job Type: Permanent

Interested? If you've got a creative flair, a relevant design background and are keen to start a career in carpet design, we'd love to hear from you.

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