Senior Designer - Premium womenswear | West Yorkshire | FTC - Maternity Cover | Up to £45k DOE + £6k Car Allowance
Calling all Senior Designers… this one's got your name on it! ?
We're working with a brilliant, established fashion business that's performing really well and looking for a Senior Designer to join the team on a maternity cover basis.
This isn't your typical fashion design role. Think premium, boutique-inspired, grown-up femininity, beautiful attention to detail and commercially strong product. Think lace inserts, embroidery, considered details and ranges that feel elevated rather than throwaway.
And the best bit? You'll have genuine influence.
So, what's the role?
You'll be designing across a multi-product fashion range, working closely with Buying, Merchandising, QA and suppliers to create commercial, customer-focused collections from concept through to final product.
You'll be hands-on with:
Building and developing seasonal ranges in line with the brand DNA and customer
Trend, colour and competitor research, including shopping and catwalk analysis
Developing key shapes and working closely with Buyers on range reviews
Working across product development and range evolution
Collaborating with Print Design, QA and Merchandising
Using trade data and in-season trends to continually refine the range
Building strong relationships with suppliers and attending supplier meetings
Getting out and about on European shopping trips and Far East factory visits
Presenting your ideas and ranges to senior stakeholders and directorsYou'll also be the senior design presence within the team, stepping up when the Head of Design is unavailable. That means mentoring and supporting the wider design team, presenting at senior-level meetings and being a real go-to person across the function.
What are they looking for?
We're after someone who can hit the ground running. You'll ideally have a strong retail or mail-order fashion background, excellent range planning skills and broad multi-product experience.
You'll need to be:
Commercially minded with great judgement
Highly organised with brilliant attention to detail
Confident presenting to senior stakeholders
Comfortable influencing and negotiating
Proficient in Photoshop and/or Illustrator
Someone who takes ownership and works well autonomously
Positive, proactive and able to work at pace
A natural mentor who enjoys supporting othersAnd the perks…
up to £45k salary DOE + £6,000 car allowance
29 days holiday + 8 bank holidays = 37 days
Private medical
Pension matched up to 5%
Staff discount
Hybrid working - office-based Tuesday-Thursday, with some flexibility to work just 2 days in some weeks
European shopping trips
Far East supplier/factory tripsThe role is based in West Yorkshire, and you'll ideally be available to start mid-October, giving you a couple of weeks to settle in before heading out to the Far East.
This is a maternity cover FTC and a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Designer who wants a role with real autonomy, senior exposure and the chance to make a genuine impact on a high-performing fashion brand.
If you're a commercially savvy Senior Designer who loves beautiful, considered product and wants to step into a role with real responsibility - we want to hear from you! ?
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