Senior Knitwear Designer

The Company: A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Knitwear Designer to join a clothing supplier who supply to the 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. Hybrid options available. The Role: Designing a commercial range of Knitwear alongside the Ladies wear design team 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 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. ..... full job details .....