Menswear Garment Designer Brands

Working Pattern:Typically 5 days in the office with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.

The Role

Our Brands team are looking for a Menswear Garment Designer who can redefine modern menswear with clean silhouettes elevated streetwear aesthetics and premium everyday essentials. You will be designing for a contemporary new menswear licensing brand and be at the heart of driving the brands visual identity and product strategy.

Youll translate emerging urban trends culture and high street movements into commercially viable high quality menswear garment collections that resonate with our modern fashion-conscious customer. Working closely with our Buying Merchandising and Product Tech teams you will turn creative concepts into commercial bestsellers.

What Youll Take On

• Design & Concept Development: Research trend forecasts street style and cultural shifts to build cohesive forward thinking seasonal menswear concepts and colour palettes.
• Collection Creation: Produce detailed accurate CAD drawings tech packs and spec sheets ready for global supply chain production.
• Collaborative Working: Partner closely with Buyers and Merchandisers to ensure range plans strike the perfect balance between high end aesthetic appeal and commercial viability.
• Sample & Fit Reviews: Attend fit sessions with Product Technologists to review prototypes refine fits and ensure the signature brand quality and silhouette are maintained.
• Market Awareness: Keep a close eye on competitor activity market performance and sales data to continually identify new product opportunities and growth areas.

What Youll Bring

• Menswear Passion: A strong background or proven track record in menswear or older boys design with a deep understanding of streetwear trends contemporary tailoring and modern casualwear.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator Photoshop) to produce clean high spec CADs and graphics.
• Commercial Acumen: A sharp eye for fashion coupled with a practical understanding of key volume drivers price points and target demographics.
• Organisation & Agility: Excellent time management and organisational skills to handle busy peak periods manage multiple ranges simultaneously and hit strict critical path deadlines.
• Strong Communication: Great interpersonal skills with the confidence to articulate design ideas present ranges to stakeholders and build strong relationships across teams.

Portfolios

To help us get a feel for your style please attach a digital portfolio to your application. We are looking for work that demonstrates a sharp eye for the future ofMenswear design for Brands how your ideas can be commercially viable for NEXT and showcases your direct design and CAD work. To help you put your best foot forward weve put together a fewtop tips on what makes a portfolio stand outto our team.

Applications without a portfoliowill notbe considered.

Sponsorship

Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: encourage early applications for our roles as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position this advert may close earlier than planned.

At NEXT we believe the best work happens when there are no barriers to collaboration. Thats why we are a Google-powered workspace. From your very first day youll be using the full Google Workspace suite; Docs Drive and Meet to stay connected and move fast.

If your previous experience is rooted in other software suites dont worry! Well point you to a digital Google toolkit the moment you join packed with handy guides and insider tips to help you transition smoothly and hit the ground running.

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