Senior Knitwear Designer

Senior Knitwear Designer £50-65,000 depending on experience

This is an amazing opportunity to join a successful and thriving womenswear fashion brand as a Senior Knitwear Designer. If you would like the opportunity to bring your passion for delivering responsible and thoughtful designs to a place where you can make your mark and develop your career within a growing business, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

This is a perfect role for a Knitwear Designer who is looking for their next step-up in their career. Likewise, it would also suit an existing Senior Knitwear Designer who is seeking a new challenge with a fabulous team.

You will work closely with the wider team to execute various clothing ranges - delivering seasonal key items, trends, details and colour, as well as having a keen eye for print trends.

Working collaboratively with the design team, you will build and present concepts for the season as well as supporting with collection mood-boards and colour palettes. You will keep up-to-date and be reactive to new trends and new opportunities in the range, alongside building collections for wholesale partners.

Sustainability will be at the forefront and the main driver within the design process, from sourcing innovative fabrics & trims through to designing for longevity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Design Manager and Design Director to execute range development as well as working collaboratively with all in-house departments, such as print, buying, merchandising & pattern cutting.
• Lead on range development for your department by pro-actively driving research and presenting new ideas.
• Keeping sustainability at the forefront of all development, constantly researching and evolving the brand to be the market leaders. Sourcing the newest sustainable fabrics and trims to elevate the range.
• Lead and participate in regular team meetings to present the range to Heads of & CEO.
• Create Technical design specifications for new garment developments and work alongside suppliers to ensure fit and quality is prioritised
• Actively participate in fittings, in co-operation with buying and the tech team.
• Establish and build relationships with suppliers and fabric mills.
• Be able to work to and manage a critical path and demonstrate organisation and drive to ensure ranges and correct samples are delivered on time
• Supporting with wholesale packs and helping to amend this on a regular basis as needed.

Who we’re looking for:

• You will have industry experience in a similar role across womenswear knitwear.
• Ideally, you’ll have a fashion degree or equivalent, or be qualified by extensive experience.
• Someone who can demonstrate in-depth trend knowledge and be able to bring newness to the range.
• You’ll be PC literate including IT design skills in Illustrator/CAD/InDesign.
• Knowledge of garment construction, fabrics, and manufacturing processes, including different knits and yarns.

• Your collaborative and strong communication skills will enable you to work with the wider teams effectively.

If this opportunity sounds like it’s the right one for you, then apply today!

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