This role will support the Kidswear girls knitwear team. The team design and develop new ranges, taking responsibility for everything from trend prediction to design concept through to technical development and product selection.
About the role
- Helping with CADs for knit designs on photoshop and illustrator
- Assisting with the setup of meetings.
- Assisting with trend and design research.
- Sample shopping for inspiration and initiating shop reports.
- Provide administrative support to the Design Team, taking responsibility for tasks such as day to day department requests.
- Working on design packs for knitwear to send out to factories, under the designers guidance.
About you
- Strong communication skills, you will be capable of working well with other teams and building productive relationships.
- Great organisation skills, you will be prepared to assist with setting up for meetings and organising sample rails.
- Highly self-motivated.
- Strong illustration and photoshop skills.
- Strong interest in fashion and awareness of trends.
- Knitwear degree or a fashion course with a knitwear specialisation
Specific skills/qualifications & requirements
- Recently graduated with a degree in Knitwear, Textile Design, Fashion Design or similar discipline.
- Intermediate user of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat programs.
- Understanding of measuring garments and tech packing.
Any additional information
As part of the application process we require you to submit a screen resolution, digital portfolio. Unfortunately, applications without a portfolio will not be considered.
The successful candidate is required for an immediate start with us.
About us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader.
At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
About some of our benefits
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary.
