Job Description
We have an innovative, fashion forward and successful supplier of fashion-led Menswear and Boyswear to the High Street, who are looking to expand their creative Menswear and Boyswear team with a commercial fashion graphic designer.
The role includes creating designs to promote new business opportunities, grow existing business accounts and send out detailed technical garment specifications for sampling purposes including artwork for their Menswear and Boyswear Department.
Main Responsibilities will include:
Research new trends, shapes, fabrics and develop Menswear / Boyswear
Designing graphics as well as some shapes on menswear / boyswear
Researching the latest graphics trends with an eye for newness
Able to react quickly to trends, designing into them with speed where seasonally appropriate
Researching and proposing new license trends
Demonstrating a good knowledge of graphic techniques and using these within artworks
Working closely with sales managers to meet customer briefs
Developing seasonal trend boards and creating bespoke customer trend boards
Identifying new opportunities with new fabrications shapes, graphics, and prints
Building and maintaining customer relationships as well as understanding their brand needs
Produce customer-specific trend boards whilst continually looking to innovate with exciting new product design/development
Person specification:
Strong graphic skills are essential for this role
Previous experience in a similar role for 4 - 5 years
Be able to work closely and efficiently in a fast-paced fashion environment
Innovate new ideas for customers
Keeping up to date with research to develop business
Be confident in presenting trends and design developments internally and professionally
Have good communication skills with a positive and accommodating attitude
Establish productive working relationships with commercial managers and team members
Be able to work on own initiative, prioritise workload and work under pressure to meet deadlines
The ability to use Photoshop and Illustrator is essential
