Handbag Designer
Posted 2 weeks ago by Careers In Design (Recruitment) Ltd
£70,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Handbag Designer role at a major UK retailer involves creating innovative designs for women's handbags as part of the Womenswear Non-Clothing team. The position requires collaboration with Buyers, Merchandisers, and Product Technologists, emphasizing a strong understanding of bag design and current fashion trends. This is a 12-month maternity cover position based in a well-equipped Design Studio. The role offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop handbags for the Womenswear Non-Clothing team.
- Collaborate closely with Buyers, Merchandisers, and Product Technologists.
- Stay updated on advanced trends and brand knowledge within the handbag category.
- Drive design direction and ensure elevated design standards.
- Utilize Adobe Suite for design tasks.
- Engage in pattern making and prototyping.
- Understand various materials and manufacturing processes.
- Maintain awareness of fashion cycles and premium aesthetics.
- Demonstrate problem-solving abilities in design challenges.
Key Skills:
- Experience in bag design.
- Proficiency in Adobe Suite.
- Strong taste level and understanding of handbag design.
- Experience in pattern making and prototyping.
- Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes.
- Awareness of fashion cycles and merchandising.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Creative and approachable with clear presentation skills.
Salary (Rate): £70,000.00 yearly
City: Leicester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Our client is a major UK retailer of fashion, furniture and homeware who are renowned for trend led, quality products. They are currently seeking a Handbag Designer for a 12-month Maternity Cover who will be part of the Womenswear Non-Clothing team. They are always looking to push the boundaries of design within this category and across multi-fabrications, and you will be working alongside the Buyers, Merchandisers and Product Technologists closely with a keen eye for pricing and elevated design. Experience within bag design is a must for this position. Creative and approachable with clear presentation skills, you will drive the design within the bags area of Womenswear. You will need to keep on top of advanced trends, use your knowledge of brands within this category and help push the design direction for the company. You will be situated within their amazing Design Studio, over-looking the lake in the central part of their Head Office Campus with free parking on-site, including car sharing and a free company bus service to and from Leicester City Centre and other areas.
Other skills and Experience needed for the Handbag Designer: Fully proficient with the Adobe Suite Excellent taste level and understanding of the bag design area Experience of pattern making and prototyping Knowledge of a variety of materials and manufacturing processes Fully aware of fashion cycles, premium aesthetics and merchandising Good problem-solving ability
In return there are some amazing benefits on offer: Salary of between £45k and £70k plus profit-related bonus 25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) plus a fantastic restaurant, coffees shops and juice bar Staff shop with 25% staff discount on most of their products - either in store or delivered directly to your desk A digital GP healthcare service