Senior Designer
- Lead the development of womenswear collections including mainline and swimwear.
- Collaborate with design and sales teams to shape seasonal concepts and manage product margins.
- Prepare detailed tech packs and assist with final range presentations for senior management.
Senior Designer – Womenswear
Location: Sydney Head Office Role Type: Full-Time
We are looking for a creative and commercially minded Senior Designer to lead the development of collections across the business's brands, including the mainline range and swimwear. You will play a key role in driving the design process from initial concept through to SMS and final sign-off.
Why Join Us?
You will be part of a creative and collaborative team working across recognised Australian fashion brands with an international presence.
We offer
- A competitive salary
- Generous clothing allowance
- A creative and collaborative team culture
- Centrally located office, 5-minute walk from the station
Key Responsibilities
- Lead seasonal research across trends, colours, silhouettes, fabrications, prints and key market direction
- Collaborate with the design and sales teams to shape seasonal concepts, mood boards and overarching range direction
- Source and select fabrics, trims, print bases and materials that support the product objective
- Manage print recolouring, lab dips, fabric sourcing packs and related development details
- Produce CAD technical drawings for tech packs, range boards and internal presentations
- Prepare detailed design tech packs, factory instructions and measurement specification sheets
- Work closely with production and sales to manage product margins and support first-margin targets
- Attend fit sessions with the garment technician from first sample through to final sample approval
- Present completed SMS ranges, costings and key product call-outs to stakeholders for approval and sign-off
- Prepare and assist with final range presentations for senior management, including collection overview, collection name, key selling features and hero pieces
- Collaborate with marketing on seasonal campaign shoots, lookbook shoots and product storytelling
- Provide graphic and layout support for final range books, image editing and sales or marketing assets as required
About You
You are a confident and commercially aware designer with strong trend instincts, technical knowledge and a clear understanding of the contemporary womenswear customer.
You ideally have:
- A tertiary qualification in Fashion Design or a related field
- 5+ years' experience in a similar womenswear design role
- Experience in designing women's swimwear
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- A comprehensive understanding of garment construction, fabrication, fit, tech packs and product development
- Strong CAD and technical drawing skills
- Experience preparing factory-ready tech packs and measurement specification sheets
- A strong commercial eye and ability to interpret trends into brand-appropriate, sellable product
- An understanding of price architecture, margin considerations and wholesale fashion would be highly regarded
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