Womenswear Designer, £50K-£55K, Contemporary/ Luxury Brand, London, Perm
KGC Talent
Womenswear Designer | Contemporary Luxury Brand | Up to £55K + Benefits | Hybrid, London
Design that's part of the story, not just the process. This is a rare seat at the table with a contemporary luxury womenswear brand that's built a name for feminine spirit and modern edge and now, thanks to their ongoing success, they need another exceptional designer to help shape what comes next.
Working directly with the Founders, you won't just execute a brief, you'll own it. From the first spark of research to the final press sample, your creative fingerprint will be on the collection. You'll have autonomy over the Womenswear RTW category, moving fluidly across projects with a small, tight-knit team where everyone's voice genuinely counts.
If you're a designer who thinks in silhouettes, dreams in fabrication, and not just a seat in a big machine, this is it. What you'll be doing:Partnering with the Creative Director and CEO to build and evolve the womenswear collection, season after season
Owning the creation, development, and execution of your own designs from concept to sample
Working hand-in-hand with the Founder and creative team, from first research to delivery Shaping direction through research and design development, keeping the wider team aligned
Getting hands-on with fabrication and print development
Collaborating in fittings with Garment Tech and Product Development to nail every design amend
Producing detailed CAD/ Handsketch mock-ups
Helping expand the range in step with customer needs and a fast-moving market
Working cross-functionally with merchandising to plan and finalise the collection
Digging into sales data to sharpen your understanding of what customers really want
Motivating and inspiring the wider creative team's ideas and research
What you'll bring:3+ years' experience as a Designer in Contemporary/Premium or Luxury WomenswearA BA (or equivalent) in a fashion-related discipline
Excellent Photoshop, Illustrator, and CAD skills
Confident hand-sketching abilityA self-sta