Senior Womenswear Knitwear Designer
Reiss
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Commercial knitwear design experience
- Design Degree level within knitwear specialism
- Good knowledge of yarns, knit gauges and structures
- Highly creative and trend driven with a true connection to knitwear design
- Excellent CAD skills ideally with Photoshop and Illustrator
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced fashion environment
- Good understanding of garment construction
- Able to work on their own- take initiative and work as part of a team
- Developing design concepts through inspiration and research for the womenswear collection to create a seasonal and on brand aesthetic
- Design and create inspiring knitwear pieces that fully represent the brand's heritage and seasonal point of view by sketching, draping and textile experimentation/development
- Present design ideas at meetings with the Womenswear Design Director
- Provide technical knitwear knowledge and support to the business as and where necessary
- Working with the Design Assistant to follow up throughout the season – amending sketches, updating colour cards, completing an overview of sketch launches (including fabric and colour allocation)
- Work with key members of the Production and Development Team to ensure the quality and timely delivery of the knitwear collection
- Understand garment construction and production constraints
- Produce detailed tech packs and liaise with suppliers & factories confidently
- Provide you with a competitive salary
- Company pension
- Generous employee discount
- Company bonus scheme
- Health & Wellbeing perks