[JOBS] ASSISTANT PRINT DESIGNER – NEW LOOK

Closing Date : 11/06/2021

Here, at New Look, everything that we do is for the love of fashion.
We’ve been bringing the latest fashion to the high-street since 1969.  We’re now a global, multichannel brand offering on-trend, value-fashion for women, men and teenage girls. 

About The Role:

We are looking for an Assistant Print Designer to come and join our thriving print and graphic design Department.

We are looking for someone who is highly creative, loves colour, print & pattern and enjoys designing prints in a fast paced and fun environment.

To be responsible for delivering on trend, commercial prints for womenswear, LNS and 915, working alongside the print and graphics team and reporting into the Print & Colour Manager.  

Ideally We Would Like You To Have The Following Skills:

• Demonstrate an ability to design trend relevant prints for womenswear and LNS.  A good understanding of the Adobe suite and creating all over prints is a must.
• Inspire by bringing newness with key ideas relevant to the brand. A love of social media trends, influencers and catwalks is a must.
• Help to Identify key prints for the season and design into the trends, with the help of your line manager.
• Demonstrate a willingness to develop relationships with the buying and merch teams.
• Work under pressure and focus on delivering the best product needed for department.
• Previous knowledge of a fast paced/ trend lead work place is a bonus. 
• Work closely with the garment design team, alongside the critical path to deliver key print for the season.
• Creativity is at the heart of what we do- a love for drawing/ painting/ design is a must.
• Must continue to push and develop yourself within the role. You will have lots of opportunity to learn from the more experienced members of the print & graphics team.
• An understanding of the New Look Customer
• Actively contributing in trend and competitor analysis, making recommendations for changes or developments
• Ability to confidently spec print & graphics to send to factories. Experience in communication with factories and making comments on strike offs.
• Help with team admin- keeping records of prints that have been actioned and creating colour palettes for the business to work with. 

About You
• Previous experience as an Assistant Print Designer within a major retailer / department within New Look / Established Supplier- ideally 18months or more. 
• Textiles/Fashion Qualification / Other qualification-ideally at Degree Level
• PC  / Mac literate - Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel, Word, Adobe Suite
• Factory ready tech pack creations.
• Trend Aware
• Understanding of how to translate fashion trends into commercial product/print opportunities
• Good interpersonal / communication skills
• Organisational skills are a must.
• Broad understanding of current competitive marketplace (comparative shopping)
• Customer knowledge
• Ability to initiate, build and maintain great relationships with Design and Buying teams.
• Willingness to learn presentation skills.
• Can work under pressure whilst maintaining a positive attitude
• Communicate effectively with all internal and external teams

Apply Now To Find Out More.