Job Description
My client based in Leicester is looking for a trend focused Junior Knitwear Designer to work predominantly on their ladieswear range but also a small amount of menswear. You will be designing for Boohoo, Missguided, Nasty Gal and Pretty Little Thing so they are looking for a young commercial handwriting.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Work closely with the design and development team
- Sending and chasing samples for approval
- Manage the yarns
- Assisting the designer with development of new ranges and design techniques for the customers
- Help prepare presentation ideas to the customers
- Able to design to a price point
- Attending sales meetings with existing and new customers
- Liaising with overseas factories
- Research catwalk trends
- Put together mood boards for ladies woven tops ranges
Person specification:
- A Knitwear Degree in ladieswear
- Must have a flare for trend focused fashion fabrications and key styles
- Can demonstrate experience of working in a fast paced and challenging environment.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- First class communication skills at all levels
- CAD
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
