United Clothing Group is a leading high street fashion supplier, working with major UK and European retailers across jersey and leisurewear. Based in a creative, collaborative and dog-friendly office environment, we are currently looking for a Womenswear/Girlswear Jersey Fashion Designer to join our design team, with a key focus on one of our major UK supermarket customers. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly commercial, trend-driven designer who can translate emerging fashion trends into wearable, accessible products, while developing strong Womenswear and Girlswear jersey ranges and reacting quickly to new opportunities within the market.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing trend-led Womenswear & Girlswear jersey and leisurewear
- Developing commercial ranges specifically targeted to a major UK supermarket customer
- Researching emerging fashion, colour, print, graphic and silhouette trends
- Translating high street and catwalk trends into accessible mass-market product
- Creating strong seasonal trend boards, colour palettes and range concepts
- Designing shapes, prints, graphics, placements and product details
- Creating clear and detailed CADs and technical design packs
- Presenting ranges, trends and new ideas directly to buyers
- Reacting quickly to buyer requests, trading opportunities and emerging trends
- Regularly researching the UK high street, competitors and wider market
- Working closely with our merchandising and production teams to ensure designs are commercial, achievable and cost-appropriate
The Ideal Candidate Will Have
- Experience designing Womenswear and/or Girlswear fashion, ideally within jersey or leisurewear
- Experience working within a supplier or retailer environment
- A strong understanding of the UK market and supermarket fashion customers
- A commercial eye and the ability to balance trend, fashion and price
- A strong understanding of jersey product, garment construction, print and embellishment techniques
- Excellent Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills
- Strong CAD and presentation skills
- Confident trend research and range-building ability
- An understanding of colour, print, graphics and seasonal product direction
- The ability to work quickly and react to changing customer requirements
- Strong communication skills and confidence presenting directly to buyers
- A proactive, organised and collaborative approach
We’re looking for a designer who is fashion-focused but commercially minded. This is a great opportunity to take ownership of a key customer account and play an important role in developing and growing our Womenswear and Girlswear business.
Salary dependent on experience. Please submit your CV and portfolio/examples of relevant Womenswear and Girlswear work when applying.
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
