Senior Designer

Aspinal of London are looking for a Senior Designer to lead the leather goods and accessories category, including bag styles, hardware, leather sourcing, and seasonal colour development, as well as soft accessories, hard accessories, jewellery, new categories as planned and agreed, belts, hats etc.

You will take leadership of designing and developing new styles and collections within this category. The role involves close day-to-day design collaboration directly with the Chairman and the Product & Supply Director. You will drive design and work with our head of product development through to the manufacturing stage, contributing where you can to sourcing and manufacturing at which point responsibility will be handed over to the wider team.

This is an amazing opportunity to join a small team based in West Sussex. We have a Designer Manager who is currently on maternity leave. This role will lead the team in her absence and work together upon her return. This role will require attendance in the office at least 4 days per week (one of those days must be Friday)Accountable For

Supporting the creation of seasonal concept and colour

Creation of new ideas and raw materials

Creation of designs and CA Ds to enable ideas to be delivered as a physical prototype

Reviewing range plan and ensuring that all options are required to margin

Creating Design Packs and specs for new ideas as briefed in pipeline

Supporting Product Development in critique, construction and problem solving

Managing the Design critical path ensuring that all key dates are delivered

Creative themes and Concepts

Support and deliver the seasonal story theme as provided by Chairman and Creative team. Colour, trend and product research. Be able to present a focused overview of relevant trend information from online, catwalks, social media, street trends etc

Ensuring the creative theme is issued to key Stakeholders and collated on electronic format

Manage the creation of the concept boards for theme, colour, and product

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