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Senior Mens & Boyswear Designer

Contract Type: Full Time
Location: London
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
REF: 4159_1679412395
Contact Email: joanna@trprecruitment.com

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 fashion graphics designer.

You will have experience designing shape and graphics and have the ability to create new trends and new looks for each customer base. You will have strong communication and customer meeting skills, be able to hold customer meeting to present trends and designs, and have experience of managing junior level designers.

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

  • Have managed more than 2 members of staff

  • 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