Location: Manchester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGN5163
The Company:
An exciting opportunity for a Junior Designer with a hosiery background to join an established and leading supplier to various high street retailers.
The Role:
- Designing various ranges of soft accessories including socks across men’s, ladies and baby.
- Helping to ensure products meet client specifications.
- Be commercially aware and how to translate into designs.
- Have a working knowledge of fabrics and fittings development and sourcing.
- Interpreting seasonal key trends.
- Inspirational boards and colour palettes.
- Presentation of collections.
- Development and sourcing of products and sampling.
- Creating detailed tech packs.
- Graphic design for in house brands
- Liaising directly with customers and factories.
Skills Required:
- MUST have a minimum of 1-2 years’ experience designing for men’s, ladies and children’s – socks is advantageous.
- Must be fully computer literate including Easy Knit and Ned Graphics.
- Working knowledge of liaising with overseas factories.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Trend aware with a strong eye for design.
- Willing to travel if and when necessary.