Fashion Designer (Print)

Cheshire - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Print Designer 1 year fixed-term contract

As a Print Designer at Sosandar you will be a key support across all printed product departments working closely with Fashion Designers and the Buying team.

Your responsibilities will include:

Working closely with the Senior Print Designer to make sure prints are sent out in line with the Critical Path
Creating original commercial Print Designs in a wide range of styles that our customer will love.
You will be experienced in creating precise factory ready repeat prints and spec sheets including Pantones that are clear for suppliers to follow
You will be aware of the Critical Path and when prints need to be sent to different suppliers
Having a great eye for print and colour you will continuously research current and future print trends and feedback to the design and buying teams which will take into account trade messages and lessons learnt
Along with the Senior print designer you will complete Trend print research and recolours of best sellers along with new artworks which will feed into the Company trends
Building up a strong knowledge of the Sosandar customer so that you are able to confidently source newness/design inspiration that is in line with our brand identity and a natural progression from where we have already seen success.
Fully understanding the analysis around how prints are currently performing gaining full knowledge of their history to include best sellers returns data and current trade and be fully up to date with the print strategy for the key departments you work with
Work closely with the Buying teams to manage strike off and production approvals giving comments to suppliers on print quality and colour
You will work closely with suppliers daily maintaining good relationships and making sure the prints are the best they can be
You will be enthusiastic always happy to help and able to adapt to print needs from the product teams

What we want from you:

Experience and success working at Print designer level for other Womenswear fashion brands.
A strong print portfolio demonstrating commercial print designs in a variety of styles from Florals to Animals Geometrics etc
Experience of designing prints and being part of a Womenswear product team.
A degree in Textiles Fashion or similar
Excellent CAD skills and be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite particularly Photoshop and Illustrator for creating precise factory ready print designs and spec sheets
Excellent knowledge of trends from catwalk to high street and a good instinct for new emerging trends.
Open minded and able to take feedback well and be receptive to print alterations required by the team
Passion for a fast paced high pressured and ever evolving way of working embracing change and always looking for ways to improve how the Design Team function and work together.
Highly organised and capable of managing multiple deadlines.

Whats in it for you

25 days paid holiday pro-rata plus bank holidays plus your birthday off
Holiday buy scheme
Hybrid working
40% employee discount
4% employer pension via salary sacrifice
Employee Assistance Programme (private GP consultations prescriptions physiotherapy counselling shopping discounts) for you your partner and kids
Life Assurance 4x your salary

As an equal opportunities employer we celebrate our differences and know that as a team we thrive in a diverse and inclusive environment. Sosandar therefore very much welcomes applications fromallindividuals.

Think you tick all the boxes Great we want to hear from you! Please send us your CV and a covering letter us why Sosandar and you are the perfect fit.

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Print Designer 1 year fixed-term contractAs a Print Designer at Sosandar you will be a key support across all printed product departments working closely with Fashion Designers and the Buying team. Your responsibilities will include: Working closely with the Senior Print Designer to make sure print...