Menswear Designer - Licensed Product

We are working with a major supplier to many high street brands to recruit a menswear designer to work on their licensed product division.     

Main Tasks & Responsibilities:

•    Identifying and understanding the end consumer for specific retailers and their needs for proper range building.
•    Guiding customers/buyers on market trends, fashion & Licensed-specific apparel.
•    Developing ranges and products for customers.
•    Presenting ranges to Buyers including mood boards and research.
•    Daily contact with sales and technical teams within the UK office.
•    Developing and sourcing new trims and fabrics.
•    Producing accurate and detailed CAD drawings and accurate artwork files for product sampling.
•    Ensuring that samples produced are accurate in line with specification.
•    Carrying out trend research and analysis and creating mood boards and colour trends. To include “Comp Shop” trips within the UK + European travel.
•    Attending industry trade fairs and maintaining a strong awareness of current product on the High Street.
•    Liaising with Licensors on a regular basis to ensure full and up to date knowledge of respective properties, to include attendance at licensor specific events, eg showcases.

Experience / Skills:
•    High level of experience working as a licensed apparel designer in required product area with strong commercial ‘handwriting’ in a supplier environment.
•    Professional personal presentation with excellent customer presentation and communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
•    On-trend, with great commercial forecasting ability.
•    Possess a strong understanding of fabric and trim bases, graphics and embellishment, garment specs/fits as required.
•    Strong CAD skills with a working knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop.
•    Confidence in range development with a strong ability to predict fashion and license trends and customise them into commercial products in order to meet the expectations of the customer.
•    Sound knowledge of garment construction as well as the ability to produce accurate and detailed spec drawings.
•    Highly organised and capable of working to and managing deadlines, working as part of a team and individually self-motivated.
•    Able to travel both in the UK and abroad.
•    Strong organisational skills and accuracy critical