Jersey & Woven Designer

We are delighted to be partnering with an established fashion supplier based in Leicester to recruit a talented Jersey & Woven Designer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful, fast-paced business that designs and supplies high-quality womenswear to leading UK retailers.
Based in Leicester, this role is ideal for a creative and commercially minded Designer with a strong understanding of the mature womenswear market. You will be designing quality-led jersey and woven collections, creating timeless, wearable products that combine trend awareness with commercial appeal.

Working closely with customers and internal teams, you will play a key role in developing collections from initial concept through to production.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

Designing commercial jersey and woven collections for established UK retail customers.
Conducting seasonal trend, colour, fabric and competitor research to inspire new product development.
Creating CADs, technical drawings and presentation boards for customer meetings.
Developing commercially relevant ranges tailored to an older customer demographic, with a focus on quality, fit and wearability.
Working closely with fabric suppliers to source innovative and suitable fabrics and trims.
Attending customer meetings to present new collections and respond to design briefs.
Supporting the development process from concept through to final production.
Monitoring fashion and retail trends while maintaining a strong commercial focus.

Person Specifications:

Previous experience working as a Jersey & Woven Designer within a fashion supplier or retailer.
Strong commercial handwriting with experience designing for the womenswear market.
Excellent understanding of jersey and woven fabrics, garment construction and fit.
Highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Excellent CAD and presentation skills.
Ability to interpret customer briefs and translate them into commercially successful product.
Confident communicator with experience presenting ranges to customers.