Senior Jersey Designer

Company Description United Clothing Group Ltd. is a UK-based design house located in Central London, specialising in trend-led fashion across womenswear, menswear and kidswear. The company is staffed by experienced design, trend, merchandising, and sourcing teams, and works with some of the UK and Europe's leading high-street retailers. With an extensive global sourcing network, the team accesses the latest fashion trends at competitive prices and specialises in jersey, denim and knitwear.

Role Description The Senior Jersey Designer is a full-time role based in London, responsible for leading the design and development of jersey collections that align with fast fashion trends and United Clothing’s brand and customer expectations. This role involves creating original concepts, developing detailed cads, selecting fabrics and trims, and collaborating closely with production, sourcing, and merchandising teams to ensure designs are commercially viable and manufacturable.

The Senior Jersey Designer will analyze trend reports, market data, and customer feedback to refresh and expand product ranges, while ensuring quality, fit, and cost targets are met. Day-to-day responsibilities include helping manage the jersey design team, overseeing accounts and sample development, presenting collections to clients, and mentoring junior designers within the jersey category.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in jersey design, garment construction, and fabric selection, with a proven portfolio in high street fashion.
• Experience in trend research, concept development, and translating insights into commercially focused jersey collections.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other relevant CAD software.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with sourcing, production, and merchandising teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain design decisions to clients.
• Demonstrated capability to mentor and guide junior designers and contribute to a supportive, inclusive team culture.
• Solid understanding of global fashion markets, high street retail, and cost considerations within large-scale apparel production.
• Dog Friendly office.
• Extensive travel to our office in Istanbul and shopping trips to Asia, Paris, Copenhagen, Milan, Barcelona and more.