Clothing Designer

Job description

About the Company

Little Dippers is Skinnydip’s new juniors brand. We’re looking for a creative, commercial Childrenswear Designer to own design and product development for wholesale across boys, girls and unisex ranges (newborn–teen).

About the Role

You’ll build trend-right, licensed and own-brand collections, translate them into tech-ready packs, and drive product from concept to ex-factory with our supplier base, hitting margin, quality and delivery for multiple retail accounts.

Responsibilities

• Range build: Design seasonal wholesale ranges across categories (jersey, outerwear, sleep, accessories) with clear margin targets.
• Trend & print: Create seasonal trend/colour stories, repeat prints, placements, appliqué/embellishment and all-over graphics that are kid-appropriate and retail-ready.
• Licensing: Upload and manage submissions on licensor portals (e.g., Disney/Universal), track comments, and secure approvals to critical path.
• Product development: Create CADs, BOMs and design/tech packs for suppliers; brief fabrics, trims and washes; manage sampling, comments and reworks.
• Wholesale partnering: Co-create assortments by account; adapt specs/price points to retailer requirements; prepare line sheets and presentation decks.
• Costing & margin: Work with Buying to engineer cost and deliver target IMUs without compromising design intent.
• Fit & quality: Partner with Garment Tech on fits and size sets; attend/in-house fittings; resolve construction issues quickly.
• Critical path: Own your styles in terms of tracking lab dips, strike-offs, PPS/SS, testing and packaging.
• Process: Keep critical path trackers up to date; flag risks early; support ad-hoc projects and new category trials.

Qualifications

• 3+ years childrenswear design & development experience in wholesale/supplier or retail HO (multi-account exposure ideal).

Required Skills

• Strong print/graphic creation skills and understanding of scale/placement for kids.
• Solid grasp of the full concept-to-shipment process: tech packs, fabrics/trims, embellishment, approvals, and critical paths.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator (Photoshop a plus), confident with Excel/PLM and presentation tools.
• Commercial eye with trend awareness; able to balance creativity with cost and margin.
• Highly organised, calm under time pressure, strong communicator with suppliers and buyers.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with licensed childrenswear approvals and retailer portals.
• Knowledge of testing requirements, packaging, and AQL for kids.
• TikTok/social awareness for what resonates in kids/parents’ feeds.

How to apply

Please send your CV and a portfolio link (showing relevant kidswear: prints, CADs, tech packs, range boards and licensed work) to recruitment@skinnydiplondon.com

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Greater London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

24-12-2025

Profession type

Retail

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