Designer - Menswear

Li & Fung; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Are you a movement maker? Are you seeking new and exciting career opportunities?
Here is what you need to know about the job:

Job Description Summary:

• Competitive Salary
• Permanent – Full Time
• Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours a week
• Hybrid Working – 3 Days in the Office
• Based in Camden, London

We are now recruiting for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Designer specialising in menswear graphics for our design team based in London. This role will work alongside the Senior Designer and account manager.

Please ensure you have the Right to Work in the UK before applying to this position.

About the Company

We are LF Fashion, part of Li & Fung, a world leader in the design, development and sourcing of consumer goods. Li & Fung has more than 115 years of supply chain expertise, covering everything from product design and production management to quality control and shipping.

We're a global group encompassing many sectors of the retail market but what makes us unique is that we work As One.

About the Role

The Designer is a varied role and will support in all areas across menswear jersey design and assist our fantastic in-house design team. This role will also help in preparing and contributing to customer meetings by collecting samples and developing ranges with a focus on print and graphic design. Experience in shape design is a great bonus but not essential. The business is fast-paced, and we require the candidate to be reactive, agile, resilient, and well-organised. Experience of working for a supplier and with high street fashion retailers is desired.

Job Description

We are looking for a Designer who is:

• Experienced in high street fashion design across menswear
• Commercially aware of current trends and themes, developing the brand and working with production to ensure all products are designed and manufactured in line with the customers’ direction and critical path within sometimes tight deadlines.
• An excellent communicator and someone who is comfortable working with colleagues and customers at all levels, including customers and factories and third parties based in the Far East and Europe
• Highly organised, efficient and able to work to tight deadlines
• Have experience working within a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word & Excel), Photoshop and Illustrator; 3D design skills are beneficial
• Ability to design shape and graphics, with a graphics focus
• Have garment technical knowledge and the ability to generate detailed tech packs
• Driven and results-oriented
• Proactive, positive and solutions-focused
• Educated to degree level, ideally in a qualification related to fashion design, business or retail

About the Recruitment Process:

If this is a role you are interested in or if you believe this role could be a good match for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please attach your portfolio and cover letter including your notice period and salary expectations.

The interview process will consist of two interviews and a design project:

• Initial interview with the hiring manager and a member of the HR team
• If successful in the initial interview, a design project will be set
• Second interview, in person, with the hiring manager and team

Please note, we are not working with any recruitment agencies at this time. As such we are not accepting any CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies.

Please ensure you have the Right to Work in the UK before applying to this position.

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As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.