Womenswear Designer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Womenswear Designer
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UKs fastest growing womenswear e-commerce fashion brands as a Womenswear Designer. The company is expanding as a result of its success to date and if you would like the opportunity to bring your passion for fashion to a place where you can make your mark and develop your career then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Hybrid working is in place.
The key purpose of the role is to lead a large product area independently, alongside the Buying and Merchandising teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fully understanding the analysis around how your area has and is currently performing, gaining full knowledge of its history to include best sellers, returns data and current trade and be fully up to date with the strategy for the department.
- Leading on research development for newness on the area that reflects the messages coming through trade and lessons learnt.
- Building up a strong knowledge of the customer so that you are able to confidently source newness/design inspiration that is in line with brand identity.
- Planning/developing newness independently from a range plan/shopping list.
- Working closely with the Buyer on this product area to support them in trading the department by reacting to sales on a weekly basis and offering newness to further build on its success.
- Confidently presenting ideas in planning meeting by talking through each design and reasons why this has been included in the range and sell each style to the Leadership team.
- Building up a strong knowledge of the print history as well as current trade on prints so that, working with the print Designer, you can select and develop prints for relevant styles within your area that are balanced, commercial and reactive.
- Playing an active part in fit/buy sessions by briefing the team on any issues with new samples being fit and any amendments that you feel need to be actioned.
- Supporting Design Assistants and Junior Designers when required.
About You...
- You'll have experience and success working at Designer level for other womenswear fashion brands.
- You'll have excellent knowledge of trends from catwalk to high street and a good instinct for new emerging trends.
- Passion for a fast paced, high pressured and ever evolving way of working. Embrace change and always be looking for ways to improve how the Design team function and work together.
- Excellent CAD skills and be proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
Designer / Fashion Designer / Womenswear Designer / Ladieswear Designer / Apparel Designer / Junior Womenswear Designer / Manchester / Cheshire / North-West / North West / Cheadle / Knutsford / Warrington / Liverpool / St Helens / Wilmslow / Macclesfield / Sandbach / Holmes Chapel / Sale / Trafford / Altrincham / Alderley Edge / Mobberley / Stockport / Congleton / Chester
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stockport
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Womenswear Designer roles across Olivia Hughes Recruitment's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £30,000 - £35,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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