Menswear Print Designer Sourcing

Description

Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in the office with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.

The Role
Next Sourcing is seeking a creative powerhouse to join our in-house global design hub. We are looking for a Menswear Print Designer who lives at the intersection of high-fashion textile innovation and commercial viability. As our Print Designer you will be the creative force behind the surface patterns all-over prints (AOPs) and textile directions that define our menswear collections. You will capture the perfect balance of street-influenced aesthetic geometric precision and elevated casual style to create patterns that are as commercially successful as they are trend-setting.

Were so much more than just a British retailer. From Istanbul to Shanghai our Sourcing teams live and work in some of the most iconic cities in the world. Theyre at the heart of finding developing and delivering the products our customers love wear and use every day. Located across the globe our Next Sourcing teams specialise in all different parts of the sourcing operation from design and technology to product development.

What Youll Take On

• Design Innovative Menswear Prints: Create compelling original surface patterns repeat layouts all-over prints (AOPs) checks and stripes across various menswear categories including shirts jersey swim and loungewear.
• Translate Global Textile Trends: Continually research and filter high level menswear print pattern and color trends into must-have commercial textile concepts relevant to the NEXT customer.
• Inspirational & Development Travel: Embark on seasonal trips to key global cities for trend inspiration as well as visiting our international fabric mills and printers to oversee strike-offs print execution and base-cloth development.
• Drive Rapid Design Cycles: Respond quickly to fast-turnaround print briefs with high energy and precision producing seamless repeat tiles accurate CADs and production ready artwork without sacrificing creative edge.
• Master Print Production Techniques: Design intelligently with a deep knowledge of print processes (e.g. rotary digital screen print sublimation) and how prints react to different fabrics and garment washes ensuring a premium feel at a competitive price point.
• Partner with Global Teams: Collaborate daily with Menswear Garment Designers Buyers and Sourcing Specialists to ensure prints seamlessly align with clothing silhouettes fabrications scale and overall range plans.
• Ensure Tech-Pack Accuracy: Deliver clean colour-separated production-ready artwork files and highly detailed print specification packs (including pantone references and repeat dimensions) to international factories to ensure exact execution.

• Menswear Print Design Expertise: A strong background specifically in commercial menswear print and textile design showcasing excellent repeat pattern capabilities a sharp eye for colour curation and versatility in style (from conversational to abstract).
• Design Software Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop is essential for creating high quality visual renders precise print layouts and seamless repeat files (experience with specialised textile software is a plus).
• Fabric & Production Knowledge: A solid technical understanding of print execution across different textile bases (woven knit synthetic cotton) and how fabric weights and finishes impact final print clarity and colour fastness.
• Industry Background: Experience working within a large-scale retailer or a high volume supplier giving you a realistic understanding of the speed scale and calendar structure at which we operate.
• Team-First Mentality: Strong interpersonal skills and a genuine love for collaboration. You know how to build rapport and pitch print concepts to buyers garment designers and overseas factory partners alike.
• Resilience in Busy Moments: Excellent organisational skills to remain level headed when deadlines tighten managing multiple print drops and fast track capsules simultaneously without losing attention to detail.
• Proactive Curiosity: A genuine passion for contemporary menswear street culture art and textile innovation always seeking out new print execution techniques or sustainable ink alternatives.

Portfolios
To help us get a feel for your style please attach a digital portfolio to your application. We are looking for work that demonstrates a sharp eye for the future of Menswear how your ideas can be commercially viable for NEXT and showcases your direct design and CAD work. To help you put your best foot forward weve put together a few
top tips on what makes a portfolio stand out to our team.

Applications without a portfoliowill not be considered.

Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see:
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