Are you a creative and trend-driven Womenswear Designer looking for your next opportunity?  People Marketing seeks an experienced Womenswear Soft Woven Designer to join a growing, highly successful business in Leicestershire, renowned for its trend-led collections and global sourcing expertise.

The successful applicant will be involved in the entire design process, from identifying emerging trends and developing seasonal concepts to selecting fabrics and prints.  This will include developing seasonal concepts, mood boards, and customer presentations, working closely with sourcing and product development teams to transform creative ideas into innovative, fashion-forward products with a keen understanding of the UK retail landscape.

Overall, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping commercially successful collections across Dresses, Blouses, and Beachwear for leading retailers.

Womenswear Soft Woven Designer – The Role:

• Researching global fashion, colour and lifestyle trends to identify new product opportunities.
• Creating trend-led Soft Woven collections across Dresses, Blouses and Beachwear.
• Developing seasonal concepts, mood boards and customer presentations.
• Designing commercial yet fashion-forward product with a strong understanding of the UK retail market.
• Working closely with fabric, print and sourcing teams to develop new product ideas.
• Creating CADs, technical packs and detailed design specifications.
• Exploring new fabrics, embellishments, print techniques and silhouette developments.
• Presenting design concepts confidently to customers and internal teams.
• Managing multiple projects and deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• Monitoring competitors, catwalk trends and retail activity to keep collections relevant and inspiring.

 
Womenswear Soft Woven Designer – The Person:

• Someone who is passionate about womenswear fashion and excited by the opportunity to create trend-led collections for a fast-moving retail market.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience within womenswear design
• Strong experience designing Dresses, Blouses and/or Beachwear.
• Excellent Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
• A strong understanding of fabric development, garment construction and print application.
• A confident eye for colour, trend, silhouette and styling.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate trends into sellable products.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in presenting ideas.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A portfolio that demonstrates creativity, trend awareness and commercial understanding.

 
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business where creativity, innovation, and collaboration are highly valued. If you're passionate about trend-led fashion and looking to make a significant impact within a successful design team, we'd love to hear from you.