Nightwear Designer
Manchester
Due to continued growth, we have a vacancy for an experienced and enthusiastic designer to create trend driven and core ranges across Mens, Ladies and Childrens Nightwear ranges. My client is a small friendly team based in central Manchester with close links to public transport. They are a global producer of homeware, sleepwear and textiles. Working collaboratively with UK retail buyers, overseas managers and senior designer in house.
Duties include:
- Ensure high service levels are provided and newness in design is given.
- Proficient in Adobe Software, including Illustrator and Photoshop (minimum 2-3 years’ experience).
- See concept designs through to production, working closely with buyers and factories to ensure the brief is met.
- Work closely with technologists and merchandisers to ensure products fit and find solutions to any problems in production.
- Researching trends and creating mood boards for new projects and seasons ahead.
- Attending customer meetings and prepare for presentations.
- Design to a brief and amend as buyer requests, display experience of liaising with buyers requests and demands.
- Creating exclusive designs with awareness of cost and factory restrictions.
- Prepare design packs including technical drawing and size specs.
- Thorough understanding of the current market and research of retailers to ensure handwriting is in line.
- Manage day to day work load, working closely with buyers and factories to ensure deadlines are met for samples and designs.
- Develop new products with the factories from research, requesting new fabrics and embellishments.