Own Brand Designer

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world. JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally. We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives. Designer: Own Brand Responsible to:Apparel Lead Designer Department:Own Brand Location:JD Sports Fashion plc, Edinburgh House Hollinsbrook way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR Hours:Full time Salary:Dependant on Experience Key Duties/Responsibilities:Creation of seasonal trend reports for the business.Utilise the Trend reports to drive Brand direction, creating Customer profile documents and Brand mood boards for your brands.Generate Seasonal Trip and Retail reports.Manage the Design process in line with critical path timelines.Engage in new technology innovations and sustainable practices.Engage in 3D design and building technical 3D designs and graphical work along with AI.Design coherent, directional, relevant global ranges in line with research and buyers briefs. Ensuring line-arts and tech packs are to the highest level of quality.Liaise with the buying team to understand the direction of the Own Brands.Create clear, detailed functional and technical CAD’s and Tech Packs, fully utilising our PLM systems and liaising with Product Development to ensure accurate prototypes. Ensure PLM is up to date throughout the season.Fully utilise pantones and Coloro