The Company:

A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Designer / Design Manager to join a clothing supplier working with high street retailers. We are looking for someone with strong CAD skills and a young handwriting style. The ideal person will have a passion for all things fashion and have great people skills to manage and a lead a small team. The role would suit some who is currently working as a Senior Designer/ Manager or a Designer looking to take the next step in their career.

The Role:

* Designing a commercial range of Knitwear alongside the Ladies wear design team

* Managing a team of 4

* 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 previous experience in a management role.

* MUST have a young handwriting style.

* MUST have strong CAD skills - Photoshop and Illustrator.

* Advantageous to have worked with retailers including Next, River Island, Miss Selfridge .

* Creative flair and good colour sense.

* Commercial awareness.

* Excellent communication skills.

* Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

* Good organisational skills