Ladies & Girlswear Outerwear Designer

Location: South East London

We're recruiting a Womenswear/Girlswear Designer for a leading supplier, working with a fun, vibrant team on a brilliant opportunity to collaborate with some fantastic UK retailers. If you're a fashion-forward, trend-led designer looking for a one-year contract, this could be the perfect next step. Main Responsibilities Support the planning and design of ladies' and girls' outerwear ranges Design CADs for buyer presentations and internal ranges Create tech packs to ensure samples are made accurately Keep sample trackers up to date Maintain fabric and trim libraries Liaise with internal merchandising teams in Shanghai Build relationships with buying teams through regular communication Handle office admin, including post and keeping rails/folders tidy Produce shop reports covering competition and inspiration Update trend packs and proactively source new fabrics Keep systems such as One Drive up to date with relevant documents Pull together initial trend packs each season, covering key shapes, fabrics, colour, graphics and mood Take part in inspirational shopping trips abroad Develop skills on new software such as CLO 3D Person Specification Essential: experience in women's or girlswear design Preferred but not essential: outerwear experience Essential: excellent CAD skills (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) Advantageous:
Excel and CLO 3D skills Superb communication and presentation skills Ability to develop commercial yet forward-thinking fashion ranges for a long-lead-time supplier Ability to work at a fast pace as part of a great team A positive, determined attitude Based in a central London office, this role offers the chance to join a friendly, fast-paced team at a leading UK supplier.