Senior Trend Forecaster - CO Brands Global Support Centre

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ABOUT US

Born in Australia loved around the world.

At Cotton On we know good style goes well beyond whats in your wardrobe. Were here to inspire spark joy and bolster self-expression and creativity. We want our community to feel seen heard and celebrated and as a brand we want to use our voice to make a positive difference in peoples lives.

Were playfully rebellious and always optimistic. Join our world and lets do good things together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a visionary future-focused individual to join our Cotton On team as a Senior Trend Forecaster across Womenswear Southern Hemisphere. This role is about more than just spotting whats next its about setting the tone inspiring the business and shaping the creative direction that connects with millions of customers.
As Senior Forecaster youll work closely with the Trend Manager to lead the charge on identifying curating and communicating the big ideas in trend colour fabric and print. Youll immerse yourself in global culture from runways retail and social feeds to scanning signals to anticipate where fashion is headed. Then youll bring it to life through compelling visual storytelling and engaging presentations that inspire confidence across design buying marketing and beyond.
Youll thrive in this role if youre a confident communicator who loves presenting to a crowd a natural collaborator who enjoys working in a big team and a curious mind who lives and breathes pop culture and the digital world.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Tertiary qualification or relevant industry experience in fashion design or trend forecasting.
Proven experience in trend forecasting or design with a strong understanding of the Southern Hemisphere market.
Ability to research analyse and translate global cultural and digital signals into clear actionable insights.
Naturally tapped into pop culture social platforms and emerging digital trends you know where conversations start and where theyre headed.
Exceptional presentation and public speaking skills able to inspire influence and rally cross-functional teams.
Proven ability to forecast and communicate ideas across trend colour fabric print and silhouette.
Strong creative vision with the ability to balance future-focused ideas with commercial application.
Highly collaborative thrives in a team environment and enjoys building strong relationships across the business.
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator Photoshop and InDesign with strong visual storytelling ability to build compelling decks and narratives.
Curious creative and plugged into culture you live and breathe whats next.

BENEFITS

Competitive salary
Flexible working options & people-first leave initiatives
Access to our world-class Support Centre with an in-house restaurant & state-of-the-art wellness centre featuring free gym & holistic health services
Subsidised onsite childcare centre
50% off our Brands Cotton On Cotton On Body Cotton On Kids Rubi Shoes Typo Factorie & Supre
24/7 Wellness support mental health relationships family more
Local & Global career growth
Discounts for you & your family medical travel financial more
Performance & Peak incentives to reward recognise our team
Returnity - Paid program for new parents heading back to work
Bring your dog to work
Recognition team connection moments & more!

Cotton Ons purpose is to make a positive difference in peoples lives. Born in Australia Cotton On is a global fashion and lifestyle retailer with eight brands across 22 countries and 1500 stores. Powered by 20000 team members who together with our customers are making a positive impact through one life-changing Foundation. Taking their Aussie lifestyle to the world and delivering Good along the way Cotton On brands offer youthful fashion and lifestyle products across womens mens kids body accessories and stationery.

We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20000 team members from countless nationalities and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.

We are focused on bringing more voices experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.

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