Job Description: The Senior Menswear Designer role at AM London Fashion Ltd involves creating and developing original design ideas and managing a team within a maternity cover contract lasting 9-12 months. The position requires a strong background in menswear design, particularly in jersey, sweat, and graphics, while ensuring that the designs align with the brand's commitment to sustainability and quality. The designer will collaborate closely with various stakeholders, including the Design Manager and Account Manager, to deliver fashion-forward collections.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creating and developing original design ideas, concepts, embroideries, fabrications, and seasonal themes
- Sourcing of relevant fabrics to meet the design requirements
- Creating specs/tech packs
- Trend packs/colour inspiration
- Managing and developing junior members of the team
- Providing support to the Design Manager
- Liaising with Account Manager regularly
- Liaising with factories and overseas offices
- Range reviews with Directors
- Maintaining strong relationship with Buyers
- Work to departmental deadlines and critical paths to ensure product is supplied within an effective timeframe to the customer
- Managing expenses and returns
- Inspiration and sourcing trips, including opportunity for overseas travel
Skills Required:
- +4 years minimum background in design
- Experience working within menswear (jersey, sweat, fleece and graphics) preferred
- Good understanding of illustrator and/or photoshop
- Creative and trend driven with an eye for colour and fabric
- Attentive to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Team player and able to build relationships
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Manage challenges in a calm and positive manner
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
About us: At AM London Fashion Ltd, we are passionate about delivering high-quality, trend-led fashion through our brand, Threadbare. Established in 2017, we have built a reputation for designing stylish, accessible clothing that keeps our customers ahead of the fashion curve. Our ever-expanding team of designers and industry experts ensures that Threadbare stays at the forefront of fashion, blending catwalk-inspired trends with wearable, everyday style. We source inspiration from global fashion capitals and street-style movements, translating them into collections that are both contemporary and affordable. With a commitment to ethical sourcing, sustainability, and quality craftsmanship, we strive to create clothing that not only looks great but is also responsibly made. At AM London Fashion Ltd, we believe fashion should be a force for good, and we are dedicated to shaping a future where style and sustainability go hand in hand. We're now looking for an established Senior Menswear Designer, ideally with a jersey, sweat and graphics background, on a maternity contract for 9-12 months.
Key roles and responsibilities
- Creating and developing original design ideas, concepts, embroideries, fabrications and seasonal themes
- Sourcing of relevant fabrics to meet the design requirements
- Creating specs/tech packs
- Trend packs/colour inspiration
- Managing and developing junior members of the team
- Providing support to the Design Manager
- Liaising with Account Manager regularly
- Liaising with factories and overseas offices
- Range reviews with Directors
- Maintaining strong relationship with Buyers
- Work to departmental deadlines and critical paths to ensure product is supplied within an effective timeframe to the customer
- Managing expenses and returns
- Inspiration and sourcing trips, including opportunity for overseas travel
Skills required:
- +4 years minimum background in design
- Experience working within menswear (jersey, sweat, fleece and graphics) preferred
- Good understanding of illustrator and/or photoshop
- Creative and trend driven with an eye for colour and fabric
- Attentive to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Team player and able to build relationships
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Manage challenges in a calm and positive manner
What we can offer you:
- 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays, plus your birthday off
- Generous 40% staff discount and sample sales
- 25% friends and family discount
- Company Pension Scheme
- Length of Service Awards
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Some flexibility of your working hours
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Job Description: The Senior Menswear Designer role at AM London Fashion Ltd involves creating and developing original design ideas and managing a team within a maternity cover contract lasting 9-12 months. The position requires a strong background in menswear design, particularly in jersey, sweat, and graphics, while ensuring that the designs align with the brand's commitment to sustainability and quality. The designer will collaborate closely with various stakeholders, including the Design Manager and Account Manager, to deliver fashion-forward collections.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creating and developing original design ideas, concepts, embroideries, fabrications, and seasonal themes
- Sourcing of relevant fabrics to meet the design requirements
- Creating specs/tech packs
- Trend packs/colour inspiration
- Managing and developing junior members of the team
- Providing support to the Design Manager
- Liaising with Account Manager regularly
- Liaising with factories and overseas offices
- Range reviews with Directors
- Maintaining strong relationship with Buyers
- Work to departmental deadlines and critical paths to ensure product is supplied within an effective timeframe to the customer
- Managing expenses and returns
- Inspiration and sourcing trips, including opportunity for overseas travel
Skills Required:
- +4 years minimum background in design
- Experience working within menswear (jersey, sweat, fleece and graphics) preferred
- Good understanding of illustrator and/or photoshop
- Creative and trend driven with an eye for colour and fabric
- Attentive to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Team player and able to build relationships
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Manage challenges in a calm and positive manner
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
About us: At AM London Fashion Ltd, we are passionate about delivering high-quality, trend-led fashion through our brand, Threadbare. Established in 2017, we have built a reputation for designing stylish, accessible clothing that keeps our customers ahead of the fashion curve. Our ever-expanding team of designers and industry experts ensures that Threadbare stays at the forefront of fashion, blending catwalk-inspired trends with wearable, everyday style. We source inspiration from global fashion capitals and street-style movements, translating them into collections that are both contemporary and affordable. With a commitment to ethical sourcing, sustainability, and quality craftsmanship, we strive to create clothing that not only looks great but is also responsibly made. At AM London Fashion Ltd, we believe fashion should be a force for good, and we are dedicated to shaping a future where style and sustainability go hand in hand. We're now looking for an established Senior Menswear Designer, ideally with a jersey, sweat and graphics background, on a maternity contract for 9-12 months.
Key roles and responsibilities
- Creating and developing original design ideas, concepts, embroideries, fabrications and seasonal themes
- Sourcing of relevant fabrics to meet the design requirements
- Creating specs/tech packs
- Trend packs/colour inspiration
- Managing and developing junior members of the team
- Providing support to the Design Manager
- Liaising with Account Manager regularly
- Liaising with factories and overseas offices
- Range reviews with Directors
- Maintaining strong relationship with Buyers
- Work to departmental deadlines and critical paths to ensure product is supplied within an effective timeframe to the customer
- Managing expenses and returns
- Inspiration and sourcing trips, including opportunity for overseas travel
Skills required:
- +4 years minimum background in design
- Experience working within menswear (jersey, sweat, fleece and graphics) preferred
- Good understanding of illustrator and/or photoshop
- Creative and trend driven with an eye for colour and fabric
- Attentive to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Team player and able to build relationships
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Manage challenges in a calm and positive manner
What we can offer you:
- 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays, plus your birthday off
- Generous 40% staff discount and sample sales
- 25% friends and family discount
- Company Pension Scheme
- Length of Service Awards
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Some flexibility of your working hours
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