Senior Knitwear Designer

The Company:

A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Knitwear Designer to join a clothing supplier who supplies to high‑street retailers. We are looking for someone with strong CAD skills and a youthful handwriting style. The ideal person will have a passion for all things fashion and great people skills to manage and lead a small team. Hybrid options available.

• Designing a commercial range of Knitwear alongside the Ladies' wear design team
• Creating and producing commercial Ladies knitwear designs
• Extensive market research and competitor shop analysis
• Keeping up to date with fashion trends, including colours and shapes
• Developing product ranges
• Working within the Design Team to meet briefs
• Maintaining the company identity and developing the product portfolio
• Delivering products on budget

• MUST have previous experience in a management role
• MUST have strong CAD skills – Photoshop and Illustrator
• Advantageous to have worked with retailers including Next, River Island, Miss Selfridge
• Creative flair and good colour sense
• Commercial awareness
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Good organisational skills