A new opportunity has become available for a commercial Ladieswear Wovens Designer for a leading UK supplier to major high street retailers to work on one of their key accounts across multiproduct ladies wovens based in their London office. This is a 1 year maternity cover role.
They are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and commercial woven fashion designer with a young to mid-market handwriting style who is used to working in a fast-paced environment and able to work under pressure.
The ideal candidate must have a flare for fashion and understand key woven fabrications and shapes.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Work closely with in house sales team to drive account forward
• Create seasonal mood & trend boards with the design team
• Design seasonal capsule collections along with key shapes, colour palettes and fabric direction
• Research and source new design ideas & fabrics/trims day to day
• Design and develop commercial and fashion forward product for range and clients
• Attend fabric fairs and inspirational shopping trips
• Attend regular design meetings with Sales Manager and customer buying/design teams who you will be liaising regularly with

Personal Requirements:

• Must have experience designing for mid market ladies fashion
• Wovens background is essential
• Able to work under Pressure
• Works well in a team
• Commercially savvy with excellent on trend knowledge
• Confident when attending customer meetings
• Fully computer literate including Photoshop and Illustrator