Licensed Apparel Designer - Kidswear

The Company

Our client is a well established international Childrenswear supplier. They sell licensed apparel (Disney, Marvel, Anime etc) to high street retailers across multiple geographies. Their styling is clean and minimalistic.

They are seeking a talented kidswear designer (boys and girls) with a strong background in designing licensed apparels to join their business. The role is 100% remote.

Kidswear Designer – The Role

• To work as part of the existing Design team to deliver beautifully made and commercially viable range that reflects the retailer’s identity and the company’s objectives
• To design garments, placement prints/graphics, and other product embellishments that appeal to the retailer.
• Trend research, working closely with key high street retailers and supermarkets, working to briefs, designing commercial on-trend best selling ranges and working with the overseas factories.
• To play a significant part in developing big ideas and innovation for each season through research of on-going and future themes and launches of brands (licenses), competitor benchmarking and colour analysis.
• Provide creative support during the product development process by looking for and implementing innovation in design to keep the range fresh and different.
• Handover clear and concise design and information to Garment Technology team for product technical packs and work with the Garment Tech team to ensure samples fit correctly and reflect the design vision.

Kidswear Designer – The Candidate

• With a background in licensed apparels you’ll be highly experienced in delivering exciting graphics designs and have a good understanding of garment and textile design.  
• Proven track record of producing best selling graphics
• Highly experienced in Adobe Illustrator and a good understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Excellent communicator in the spoken and written word, with accuracy and great attention to detail.
• Ability to liaise with buyers and factories. You will be working in a cross functional team
• Confident presentation skills and be commercially savvy
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work solo with minimal guidance as this role is 100% remote
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office.

Please apply in confidence with your CV and portfolio.