Knitwear Designer

Location: Leicester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGM1823

The Company:

A fantastic opportunity for a Ladies Knitwear Design assistant to join a clothing supplier who supply to high street retailers. We are looking for someone with strong CAD skills and a ladies handwriting style You will be designing a commercial range of Knitwear alongside the Ladies wear design team.

The Role:

• Working on High Street accounts supporting the Design team.
• Creating and producing commercial Ladies knitwear designs.
• Extensive market research and comp shops.
• Keeping up to date with fashion trends including colours and shapes.
• Developing ranges.
• Working within the Design Team to meet briefs.
• Maintaining the company identity and developing their product portfolio.
• Delivering products on budget.

Skills Required:

• MUST have 2 years’ experience + with Ladies Knitwear.
• MUST have a young handwriting style.
• MUST have strong CAD skills – Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Creative flair and good colour sense.
• Commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• Good organisational skills.