Fashion Designer

Our Client is a leading manufacturer of sports and entertainment merchandise, with a product line that includes apparel, accessories, toys, collectibles, novelty items, and more. With major sports and entertainment licenses at their disposal along with a powerful infrastructure, a dedicated team, and a broad variety of products, the company is reaching new heights every day.
Our Client’s success is directly related to their ability to bring new and exciting designs, ideas, and manufacturing techniques to categories in need of innovation.
We are looking for a highly creative
Menswear Designer
with a recent track record of working in the
Lifestyle Sportswear
industry. You will be full of ideas and able to lead on creative solutions for a variety of tasks, including creating replicas of iconic retro football shirts and innovative new product range, around original retro shirts.
Responsibilities include:
Create new designs and be able to create detailed technical packs for factories to follow.
Create any Point of Sale or marketing tools that are required for individual products or product ranges/launches.
Work closely with garment tech/ lead designer in managing the critical path of the product lifecycle.
Be aware of what our competitors are developing and selling at all times. Gain an understanding of the Client’s target markets and costs.
Brainstorming and researching new ideas.
Art work for packaging designs across various licenses
Coordinate and build strong working relations with various internal departments including; Sales, Licensing, Production, US design team.
Keeping up to date/monitoring key sporting events
Assist in managing product archive.
A versatile design style and handwriting
Ad-hoc duties as and when required.
Candidate requirements:
Relevant industry experience is required for this role, preferably some solid experience in lifestyle sportswear
You will have experience working with Brand Style Guides and Licensed Products.
Working with the
adobe creative suite
is essential, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop.
Knowledge of garment construction, fit, fabrics and an understanding of patterns.
Strong organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise tasks, delegate workloads and meet deadlines
Must be willing to travel to China and other countries depending on current and potential new supplier base.
Candidates must be able to drive due to lack of public transport links
Salary and Benefits
Salary £24- £28k depending on experience
20 days holiday per annum + bank holidays
Office based, Monday - Friday . Hours - 9am - 5.30pm Mon – Thurs / Fri – 9am – 5pm
Subsidised gym membership at Everyone Active gyms – once a successful probationary period is completed
Full training and support will be provided