[JOBS] PRINT & PATTERN ASSISTANT DESIGNER : NEXT LEICESTER

This is a super exciting opportunity to join our Home Textile Design team and broaden your already amazing design knowledge!

Your Role

·       Designing Print & Pattern Designs for our Homeware Textile collections across various categories: Ensuring that your work aligns with the brand’s aesthetic and market needs. 

·       Trend Research & Opportunity Identification: Deep expertise in researching, analysing, and identifying commercial trends in Print & Pattern for Home Textiles. Skilled in recognizing emerging styles that resonate with diverse customer profiles.

·       Cross-Functional Teamwork: Close collaboration with buying and merchandising teams to build ranges that align with Next Home's style and price architecture, ensuring each product meets market demands.

·       Manufacturer Collaboration: Work collaboratively with manufacturers, guiding them through product development and ensuring design fidelity during production. Involved in product development trips and inspirational travel to inform design decisions.

·       Collaboration & Communication: Expertise in communicating ideas through mood boards and sketches/renders, transforming concepts into technical specs and drawings that brief manufacturers accurately and effectively.

About You

·       Presentation Skills & Stakeholder Communication: Strong, polished presentation skills with proven experience in presenting ideas and designs to key stakeholders. Skilled in clearly articulating design concepts, range strategies, and product innovations in a compelling manner.

·       Print & Pattern Design Expertise: Experience of working as a Print & Pattern Assistant Designer, ideally across multiple products! 

·       CAD & Adobe Skills: Highly proficient in CAD software and the Adobe Creative Suite, utilising these tools to create precise technical drawings, visualisations, and digital designs for a range of projects.

·       Strong Communication & Negotiation Abilities: Excellent communicator with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively, ensuring that design visions are understood and executed across all stages of the product development process.

·       Range Building & Commercial Awareness: Ability to challenge existing norms and ensure products meet both customer expectations and business objectives.

·       Collaboration & Cross-Functional Influence: A highly collaborative approach, working closely with buying, merchandising, and manufacturing teams to deliver on cohesive design looks. 

·       Qualified & Passionate: Degree-qualified or equivalent in a related field, backed by some hands-on experience in the industry.

Your Team

You would be joining a team of industry experts in Home Design!.

As well as their innovative approach to multi-fabrications. It's an exciting prospect, especially if you enjoy working in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.