Ladies & Girlswear Outerwear Designer

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.