[JOBS] TEXTILE PRINT DESIGNER : EDINBURGH WOOLEN MILLS

Here at The Edinburgh Woollen Mill we have a fantastic opportunity for a Temporary Print Designer to join our Design team based at our Head Office in Carlisle.

Experience Required: Preferably educated to Degree level with a relevant Design qualification in Fashion/Textiles.

Preferably work experience gained within either a retail or supply base fashion apparel design environment.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months

If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business and have a job with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you.

Job Responsibilities include:

• Support the delivery of the design strategy and KPI’s on sales, margin and profit.

• Input creativity within the team to share innovation, product trend and lifestyle ideas.

• Design commercial and competitive product ranges using creativity and effective translation of our customer needs.

• Manage the development of the product from concept design to launch, liaising with Product Technologists and Buyers ensuring that the critical path targets are met.

• Effective operator of Adobe Creative Cloud.

• Identify key trends, shapes, fabrics, colour and prints for your individual department/category.

• In conjunction with the Print Design Manager, Designer, Buyer, Product Technologists and Sourcing Managers, identify new products and innovation with quality and cost in mind.

• In conjunction with the Print Design Manager, Designer, Buyer, Product Technologist and Sourcing Manager have accountability for product fit for purpose and design packs right first time.

• Adhere to safety, quality, copyright and legal requirements.

• Support quality standard requirements set to maintain clear differences in quality to our competitors.

• Seek and identify commercial product opportunities that meet department/category growth plans by keeping up to date with trends in design, lifestyle and branding, in order to predict future customer requirements.

• Have a strong awareness of trend and be able to produce commercial and relevant trends each season for the EWM customer.

How will I succeed

• Continually improves market share and position of product categories.

• Delivery of right product and right trends at the right time, in line with the market.

• Demonstrates a passion for the brand and product category with a clear focus on the customer.

What I need to know

• Relevant design experience in a similar product design and development role.

• Relevant technical, fabric and garment construction experience for given product range, knowledge of manufacturing processes and experience of working with international suppliers.

• Confidence to influence and engage, building relationships with key stakeholders.

• Effective communicator, presenter and team player.

• Commercial awareness and proven creative ability.

• Customer and market knowledge.

• Commercial product knowledge.

• Critical path management.

• Demonstrate a passion for the EWM brand and a clear focus on the customer.

• Computer literate with the ability to use Abobe Creative Cloud to a high standard.

• Up to date knowledge of retail and customer trends.

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast moving dynamic retail environment.

• Ability to deliver results as an individual and as a team.

What I need to show

• Builds relationships with key stakeholders.

• Identifies problems and uses knowledge to develop practical solutions.

• Takes advantage of every opportunity to communicate relevant information and is always visible and approachable.

• Embraces change, open to trying new ideas or ways of doing things.

• Ensuring customer feedback is used to influence decisions made.

• Manages open and honest conversations and acts on feedback.

• Shows initiative, identifies missed opportunities and implements within product category.

• Effective team working skills.

• To be articulate and a good communicator in the team environment.