Dobson Welch Recruitment Specialists
Women's Wear Designer
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Womenswear Designer
Location: London
Salary: up to £45k + benefits
We are working with a growing, successful fashion business in central London to add a Mid-weight Womenswear Designer to their design team of over 20. The role will focus on a key premium womenswear brand within the company. The brand is a casual Gen Z brand, primarily focusing on jersey products that cover both fashion and lifestyle sportswear.
The Role
- Leading the design and product development of a key womenswear brand, covering multiple products.
- Ensuring the brand's commercial relevance and strong market performance.
- Managing the full design lifecycle, from initial research and concept development to final technical packs and SMS samples.
- Developing cohesive product ranges across multiple categories while maintaining aesthetic and quality standards.
- Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including product development, buying, merchandising, licensors, and international suppliers.
- Sourcing seasonal fabrics and trims, and collaborating with Far East Asian and South Asian mills, factories, and suppliers.
- Overseeing fabric, trim, and print development to deliver value-driven, on-brand collections.
- Ensuring all designs meet cost targets and production timelines across diverse global markets.
- Helping present seasonal collections to buyers from the UK and Poland.
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Must Haves to Be Shortlisted
- Mid-weight Womenswear Designer looking to move to a senior role within the next 12 months.
- Recent Womenswear Design experience (UK experience) and ideally a supply background or experience in young fast fashion.
- Solid Jersey experience and a strong portfolio.
- First-class communication skills (verbal and written).
- Dynamic with a "can-do attitude"; flexibility to work on other brands is required.
- London-based (or commutable within an hour) and eligible to work in the UK.
- The role is office-based, no remote work, but flexible working hours are available.
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