Designer - Sportswear
Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Manchester
County:North West
Role:Designer
Job ref:441
Post Date:16.03.26
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About the Role
Designer Sportswear
Manchester
We are recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Designer to join this excellent company, it is an opportunity for an ambitious designer to join a fast-paced and fast-growing company with plenty of room for personal development.
The Role:
- Working alongside account manager.
- Liaising with customers to take seasonal briefs and handle 3rd party brand development projects.
- Hold meetings with customers alongside account manager.
- Review brand requirements for upcoming season.
- Requesting, reviewing and checking customer tech packs.
- Creating tech packs where needed.
- Producing range planners.
- Preparing development packs for suppliers.
- Taking design brief from 3rd party customers.
- Producing cads and tech packs according to customer requirements.
- Briefing suppliers and providing required information for sample development, bulk production packs.
- Follow sample process and liaise with suppliers.
- Review samples on arrival with garment tech team and account manager, presenting samples and comments to customers / supplier.
- Working alongside account manager to keep critical path flowing.
Inhouse License Brand:
- Taking the lead on design and development on multi product brand.
- Create seasonal direction.
- Liaise with director and account manager to create collection structure / option count.
- Lead the design and development process from concept to final tech packs.
- Liaise with tech team on specs.
- Liaise with Account Manager to create range plan, brief collection and liaise with supply base.
- Carry out approvals / comments with team, taking the lead.
- Creating sales books / look books.
- Involvement in direction of seasonal campaign shoots and social media alongside marketing team.
About you:
- Previous experience is essential 4 years minimum in a similar role.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- Good commercial perspective & creativity skills.
- Strong organizational & time management skills.
- Flexible and open to evolving business needs and priorities.
- Keen fashion interest.
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