Senior Designer

About us:

Nobody’s Child is a brand on a mission to bring responsible products to every woman, everywhere without costing the earth.

We only make what we believe in and we are determined to do the best we can for all of you who bring our clothes to life: the people in our supply chains, people who work for our brand and the people who love and wear our clothes. Our in-house designer team continuously reimagine our signature dresses & other product categories using the latest eco-responsible fabrics. Our open and honest commitment to people and planet gives customers the confidence to buy something they can believe in.

About you:

We are expanding our womenswear design team and looking for Senior Knitwear and Senior Denim Designer to join our passionate design team at Nobody's Child.

You will work closely with the wider team to execute our various clothing ranges - delivering seasonal key items, trends, details, colour; as well as having a keen eye for print trends.

Working collaboratively with the design team you will build and present concepts for the season as well as supporting with collection moodboards and colour palettes. You will keep up to date and be reactive to new trends and new opportunities in the rage, alongside building collections for our wholesale partners.

Sustainability will be at the forefront and the main driver within the design process, from sourcing innovative fabrics & trims through to designing for longevity.

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Working closely with the Design Manager and Director of Design to execute range development end to end from briefs given. As well as working collaboratively with all in house departments, such as print, buying, merchandising & pattern cutting.
• Lead on range development for your department by pro-actively driving research and presenting new ideas. Showing In depth trend knowledge, clearly identify department key items, key colours, new fabrics and details in line with the NC customer.
• Keeping sustainability at the forefront of all development, constantly researching and evolving the brand to be the market leaders. Sourcing the newest sustainable fabrics and trims to elevate the range.
• Lead and participate in regular team meetings to present the range to heads of & CEO
• Create Technical design specifications for new garment developments and work alongside suppliers to ensure fit and quality is prioritised
• Actively participate in fittings, in cooperation with buying and the tech team.
• Establish and build relationships with suppliers and fabric mills.
• Be able to work to and manage a critical path and demonstrate organisation and drive to ensure ranges and correct samples are delivered on time
• Supporting with wholesale packs alongside the Senior designer and helping to amend this on a regular basis as needed
• From time to time also assisting with any other admin tasks including but not limited to photo shoot preparation, production, fabric and trim organisation.
• From time to time where needed assisting the team with any other department needs on other departments other than your own in key seasonal pressure times.

You'll bring:

• Graduate fashion degree and industry experience in a similar role across knit and denim at senior level supporting a team.
• A can-do attitude, with strong drive and energy to deliver
• Excellent communication skills
• IT design skills in Illustrator / CAD/ InDesign
• Strong understanding of technical design packs and a strong knowledge of commercial garment construction, fabric construction and trims.
• Demonstrate a commitment and passion to deliver responsible, thoughtful design

If this sounds like your next opportunity, please apply and include on your CV a link to your portfolio!