Location: Leicester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGM2019
The Company:
A fantastic opportunity for a Nightwear Designer to join a successful clothing importer and supplier of Nightwear. The company supply a range of products to high street retailers and supermarkets including M&S, Next & Tesco. You will support the design team within a fast-paced environment, working on a number of projects at once and liaising with different teams.
The Role:
- Designing ranges based on seasonal trends for a number of high street stores.
- Using digital drawing skills to create graphics and print repeats.
- Create detailed CADS and tech packs.
- Create specs & ensure all details are correct.
- Amended current designs and adding technical detail to CAD’s.
- Working directly with overseas factories.
- Chasing samples and working to a critical path.
- Seasonal Trend research and presentation packs.
- Liaising with fabric mills and organising in house fabric library.
- Liaising with Far East factories to ensure samples arrive inhouse on time.
- Photographing samples.
- Creating designs, technical packs and mood boards.
- Create artworks in Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Organising the fabric and sample library.
- Updating Excel spreadsheets to log and track samples & fabric developments.
- Researching trends, key fabrics and imagery research & creating moodboards.
- Maintaining strong relationships with the internal team & external suppliers.
- Other duties as required.
Skills Required:
- Must have 5 years plus experience
- Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office, Photoshop & Illustrator.
- Exceptional communication and team working skills.
- Have strong hand & digital drawing skills to create graphics & print repeats.
- Enthusiastic for fashion and the industry.