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Design Lead / Design Manager - Womenswear

Zachary Daniels 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Full-time Lead

The Design Lead will take ownership of the Womenswear design direction, developing seasonal concepts and building commercially relevant ranges. They will also lead and mentor a growing team of designers while working closely with commercial and creative stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • The Design Lead will take ownership of the Womenswear design direction, developing seasonal concepts and building commercially relevant ranges. They will also lead and mentor a growing team of designers while working closely with commercial and creative stakeholders.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate has strong experience in Womenswear design, particularly with jersey fabrics, and a proven ability to translate brand DNA into premium high-street products. They must possess strong leadership skills, commercial awareness, and the confidence to present creative ideas to senior stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • 23 days holiday
  • Flexible working hours
  • Annual pay reviews

Key Skills

Fashion design Womenswear design Jersey fabric expertise Seasonal collection development Trend forecasting Commercial awareness Brand DNA translation Leadership Team mentoring Stakeholder presentation Creative direction Sketching Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Technical specification creation Production collaboration Merchandising insight Market research Strategic thinking Problem solving Time management Communication Collaboration with commercial teams Concept development Detail orientation Quality control Portfolio presentation Fashion CAD tools

About Zachary Daniels

Zachary Daniels - a recruitment consultancy you can trust when you need to recruit for niche, national and international roles. Since 2012, we’ve been the retail and consumer specialist that brands trust to be their recruitment partner. Our clients choose Zachary Daniels because they know they’ll get results without any nonsense. They know we’ll be there when we need them. They know they’ll get the best people in the market, not just on the market. And whilst all those things matter more than anything else, our clients also know that, with us, they’ll get results faster and pay fairly for our services. Whatever your requirements, we’d love to help deliver them. Niche. • Buying, Merchandising & Ecommerce • Fashion Design, Production and Wholesale • Finance • HR & Talent Marketing • Digital & Technology • Senior Appointments • Supply Chain and Logistics • Property • Health, Safety & Compliance • Exec Search National. • New Store Openings • Organisational Restructures • Retail Stores

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