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.

• 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 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.