Designer - Kidswear Liverpool, England
Matalan
Full Time
Liverpool, England
17224 - 22106 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
About the role
As a Designer on Kids Nightwear and License, you will support the Senior Designer in designing and developing comprehensive ranges in conjunction with the Buyers and wider trading teams, ensuring that the product and ranges reflect the current market and Matalan's customers.
- Undertake Market research to identify what the latest trends, colours and fabrics are and Matalan's competitors ranges.
- Provide advice and insight on intial samples, ensuring that the manufactured garments match initial design specifications.
- Liaise with the Buyers on costs/ margins to ensure that the range can realistically be bought with-in the given budget.
- Undertake factory visits and competitive shopping trips in the UK, USA and Far East with full reports and feedback to the Buying and Design teams.
- Occasionally attend fit meetings to ensure the look, fit, shape and quality of each garment is correct. Approving lab dips, trims and fabric where necessary.
About You
- Previous experience as a Junior Designer, preferably within the Nightwear and/or Character department.
- Degree educated, ideally in Fashion, Textile, or Graphic Design
- Advance Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills
- Strong technical and creative design skills - including the ability to design prints and graphics
- Strong verbal and communication skills
About Matalan
From humble beginnings to disruptive innovations in the retail industry, when we say there’s no other retailer like Matalan, we really mean it! There’s an honesty and energy here that allows our people to shine, which our colleagues, customers and suppliers love.
With over 200 stores in the UK, a growing online presence and over 15,000 employees, we’re a thriving, omnichannel value retailer that’s going places and delivering year on year growth.
If you want to work for a company that’s passionate about its people, helps you to grow and be the best you can be, then you’ve come to the right place.
We work together to support our customers, suppliers and each other, and we’re excited by the possibility of our people helping us to shape the future of retail.
We make sure every voice is heard, nurture the ambitions of our people and invest in their future. Our amazing and diverse people make us who we are and our values are the driving force behind everything we do: Think Customer, Think Family, Be Real, Be the Best.
Talent is quickly spotted and nurtured, and there are lots of opportunities to tailor make your own career and learn with us.
Right now, Matalan is stepping in to a new age and embracing the changing face of retail. We have some exciting opportunities across the business in Retail and Logistics, as well as Ecommerce, Marketing, Technology and Product at our Head Office in Liverpool and our new Creative Hub in London.
Benefits
In addition to our competitive salaries, we also offer the below core benefits:
- 20% staff discount, which increases with length of service
- Thrive Recognition Scheme
- Wellbeing support provided by the Retail Trust
- Life Assurance
- Retail Rewards platform offering discounts for other retailers
- Pension Scheme
- Access to a wide range of career development
- Additional benefits may apply depending on your role and area of the business
Matalan
www.matalan.jobs
Knowsley, United Kingdom
Jason Hargreaves
Unknown / Non-Applicable
10000+ Employees
Company - Private
Department, Clothing & Shoe Stores
1985
