Women's Wear Designer in City of London

Job description

My client is an established supplier to the UK & European High Street, and they are looking for a trend driven, dynamic Womens Jerseywear Designer with a proven background in a similar role. Based full time in a dynamic, creative office in central London, you will work within a small team on trend, mood, colour and product development. You will take autonomy for your area and lead customer meetings/relationships. This is a business with an excellent reputation in the industry that is going from strength to strength.

Womens Jerseywear Designer – The Role

• Within the team, develop trend and mood boards, including shape, colours, print and fabric.
• Designing trend led ranges across Ladies Fashion and Leisure Jersey.
• Sourcing new fabrics and trims in-line with trend at the start and throughout the season.
• Presenting trend and ranges to buyers and actioning any design requests.
• Produce detailed tech packs and specs for accurate first-time samples.
• Monitoring range and customer sampling through from start to finish.
• Building strong relationships with clients, developing both new and existing accounts.
• Liaise with teams in China for range, sourcing and customer developments.
• Analyse catwalks and competitors, report and spot missed opportunities.

Womens Jerseywear Designer - The Person

• Proven experience working as a Jersey designer ideally in a supplier environment.
• Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads.
• Driven and passionate.
• Confident presenting to clients at all levels.
• Strong commercial awareness and being up to date with current trends.
• Good understanding of garment construction to develop samples and ranges effectively.
• Excellent Attention to detail.
• Strong CAD skills and capable of producing tech packs and specifications that are easy for factories to understand.
• Flexibility to travel within the UK, Europe and Far East.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-09-2025

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English