Womenswear Designer – Fashion Brand
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £35000 – £40000/annum
Womenswear Designer – Fashion Brand
Manchester
Zachary Daniels is excited to be partnering with a growing trend-led womenswear brand renowned for its directional and forward thinking collections. They are currently recruiting for a Womenswear Designer with strong multi-product and a savvy "eye for future trends" to head their expanding design team.
As the Womenswear Designer you will need to have a passion for emerging trends, pushing boundaries, celebrity culture and the rise of influencers. You will work closely with the Creative Director, designers and in-house marketing team.
This role will include:
Working with a team of designers to develop concepts and colour proposals
You will conduct market & consumer research to keep all designs innovative, new and different to the competition
Support the product team with fit sessions to ensure your designs are executed to the correct standard
You will be experienced with supplier communication and will be able to give clear and concise notes, ensuring that designs are followed accurately from initial brief to fittings stage, through to production
Sourcing of new fabrics, trims whilst paying special attention to woven and stretch fabrications
Confident to present new concepts to the wider business, ensuring that all details are communicated across design, buying, garment tech and the marketing teams
Ability to build strong, detailed tech packs whilst being able to manage design assistants submissions too
You will be experienced with people management and will be able to develop & mentor assistant designers
You will be able to react quickly to best sellers and new trend reactions ensuring that new product is always being brought into the business
You will be experienced with working closely to buying & merchandising teams to understand sales information
The ideal applicant will be required to:
Attend international travel
Demonstrate your strong commercial eye
Be an expert with adobe creative suite
Ability to protect brand image & understand the customer profile
Adaptable to work pressures & ad hoc projects
Thrive in a fast-paced environment
Please apply if you are an established womenswear Designer who is now ready to step up into a Senior position. All applications should include a portfolio or link to examples of your work.
Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.
Specialising in Buying, Merchandising & Ecommerce | Design, Technical, Wholesale & Production | Finance | HR & Talent | H&S & Compliance | Marketing, Digital & Technology | Property & Centre Management | Retail, Trade, Leisure & Wholesale Operations | Senior Appointments & Exec | Sales | Supply Chain & Logistics | Legal
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