Location: Leicester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGM2336

We are looking for a talented and commercially minded Licensed Graphic Designer to join a Global UK based design team. The key focus is on creating fashion-led graphics for Disney and other licensed brands across apparel.

This is an exciting opportunity for a designer who understands how to take globally recognised characters and franchises and translate them into fresh, trend-relevant and highly commercial fashion graphics for the UK and international retail market.

If you love taking iconic characters and transforming them into product that feels relevant to today’s fashion customer, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

• Working closely with a team of fashion designers, customers and global teams, you will be responsible for developing licensed graphic concepts from initial trend research through to production-ready artwork.
• The role will predominantly focus on Disney licensing, working across characters, franchises and seasonal stories to create graphics that feel current, elevated and appropriate for each retailer and consumer.
•  Create original, commercial licensed apparel graphics, with a strong focus on Disney.
• Interpret seasonal fashion and graphic trends through the lens of licensed characters and franchises.
• Develop graphics across womenswear, girlswear, nightwear, loungewear and jersey, with opportunities to work across additional categories.
• Work confidently with licensed character assets, style guides and brand guidelines.
• Rework and manipulate existing licensed artwork to create new, fashion-led compositions.
• Develop placement prints, typography, badges, repeat patterns and graphic treatments.
• Produce colourways and artwork appropriate for different retailers and consumer profiles.
• Prepare accurate, production-ready artwork and graphic specifications.
• Work closely with the wider design team to ensure graphics complement garment shapes, fabrics and overall collection direction.
• Support customer presentations and range-building with strong visual concepts.
• Respond quickly to customer feedback and commercial opportunities.
• Liaise with our international teams to ensure artwork is translated accurately into production.
• Maintain an excellent understanding of the competitive market, emerging graphic trends and licensed product.

Requirements:

• We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for fashion, graphics and licensed product.
• Previous experience designing graphics for fashion/apparel.
• Experience working with licensed brands or character graphics; Disney experience would be particularly valuable.
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
• Strong typography, composition, colour and illustration skills.
• A strong understanding of current fashion, youth culture and graphic trends.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of what works for major UK retailers.