TRP Recruitment ltd
Senior Designer - Womenswear Wovens
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Senior Womenswear Designer
We are seeking a talented Senior Womenswear Designer to join a friendly, successful and well-established fashion business.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded and trend-driven designer with a strong elevated womenswear wovens handwriting.
The role will focus on womenswear wovens, including dresses, blouses and soft separates. This role offers hybrid working ideally 2 days a week in the office minimum, there may be some flexibility depending on where you are based.
Main Responsibilities Will Include:
- Designing and developing commercially successful, elevated womenswear woven collections across dresses, blouses, tops, and soft separates.
- Creating trend-led and contemporary product with a strong eye for silhouette, fit, fabric, print, and detail.
- Researching and interpreting global fashion trends, identifying key colours, fabrics, shapes, and product opportunities relevant to the target customer.
- Creating seasonal mood boards, trend presentations, CADs, and detailed technical packs to support the product development process.
- Bringing fresh ideas and a strong fashion perspective to the development of each seasonal collection.
- Sourcing and developing fabrics, prints, trims, and embellishments to create elevated and commercially relevant ranges.
- Working closely with customers, product development teams, and overseas suppliers throughout the design and development process.
- Presenting seasonal collections, trend direction, and new product ideas confidently to internal teams and retail customers.
- Managing the product development process from initial concept through to sample approval and production.
- Building strong relationships with customers and suppliers to ensure the successful execution and delivery of each collection.
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- Previous experience as a Womenswear Designer or Senior Designer, with a strong background in wovens.
- Experience designing across categories including dresses, blouses, tops, and soft separates.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating an elevated, modern, and fashion-forward womenswear handwriting.
- Strong trend forecasting and market analysis skills, with a genuine passion for contemporary womenswear.
- The ability to interpret catwalk, social, and wider market trends and translate them into commercially successful product.
- Experience sourcing and selecting fabrics and trims.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
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