Senior Knitwear Designer
hace 3 meses
Leicester
The Company: A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Knitwear Designer to join a clothing supplier who supply to the high street retailers. We are looking for someone with strong CAD skills and a young handwriting style. The ideal person will have a passion for all things fashion and have great people skills to manage and a lead a small team. Hybrid options available. The Role: • Designing a commercial range of Knitwear alongside the Ladies wear design team, • Creating and producing commercial Ladies knitwear designs., • Extensive market research and comp shops., • Keeping up to date with fashion trends including colours and shapes., • Developing ranges., • Working within the Design Team to meet briefs., • Maintaining the company identity and developing their product portfolio., • Delivering products on budget. Skills Required: • MUST have previous experience in a management role., • MUST have strong CAD skills - Photoshop and Illustrator., • Advantageous to have worked with retailers including Next, River Island, Miss Selfridge ., • Creative flair and good colour sense., • Commercial awareness., • Excellent communication skills., • Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines., • Good organisational skills