Senior Product Designer (Lingerie and Swim), 12 months, FTC.

The Senior Product Designer will lead design innovations and product development for Lingerie and Swim collections, ensuring alignment with customer needs. This role involves researching market trends, developing new materials, and collaborating with the product team to bring designs from concept to final product.

Responsibilities

• Leading with new design innovations, product development to create new and exciting products for Underwear, Intimates, and Swim collections
• Work from initial mood boards, trend and concept ideas all the way through to final CAD designs
• Research the consumer market and identify new trends and areas for the brand
• Leading on bringing new ideas and pushing innovations to bring to the Head of Product and wider design team
• Design and develop new embroidery/laces/trimmings/new materials to elevate designs
• Research into materials, fabrications and components within the market to incorporate into new innovations across product ranges
• Reach out to current and new suppliers to source new fabrics each quarter
• Work alongside the Product Team to develop designs from CAD to final end product
• Review and feedback on lab dips, quality submission alongside the Head of Product and Product developers weekly
• Ensure all working documents are kept up to date and relevant to ensure wider teams use correct information
• Complete detailed design handovers and initial tech packs to share with the wider team
• Work closely with the development team to ensure CADs and design changes are always updated in a timely manner
• Communicate with suppliers to source and develop fabrics with sustainability in mind
• Liaise directly with material and component suppliers, ensuring regular visits to office and communications are kept clear for new project developments
• Ensuring the product department is kept tidy/organised in relevant documents and systems
• Adapt to a fast paced working environment efficiently, whilst keeping organised
• Strong time management skills with excellent ability to efficiently prioritise and delegate design team work
• Mentor design team members, keeping presentations, CADs and everyday work to high standards
• Expert knowledge in Adobe Illustrator, photoshop and any new programmes adopted (with relevant training)
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate ideas to the team, Head of Product, Chiefs and wider business when needed
• Ensuring a continued professional, yet can-do, positive attitude to keep team motivation high

Requirements

• Creative, thinks outside the box, and has ahead-of-the-curve ideas for all product collections within the Lingerie and Swim categories
• Degree in Contour Fashion or Fashion and an underlying passion for lingerie
• Passionate about all things lingerie and have a head filled with ideas for Lounge
• Confident liaising with the wider Product Team and suppliers across the world
• Proficiency in Excel, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Excited to take on the challenge of an extremely fast-moving and quick paced role
• Totally creative person, with the ability to think outside the box and create new and exciting products for Lounge

Key Skills

• Expert knowledge in Adobe Illustrator, photoshop and any new programmes adopted (with relevant training)
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate ideas to the team, Head of Product, Chiefs and wider business when needed
• Proficiency in Excel, Photoshop, and Illustrator