Junior Footwear Designer - Womenswear

Leading Lifestyle brand is looking to hire a permanent Junior Footwear Designer to work across their womenswear function. I'm looking to engage with energetic well-established junior designers who are looking for a new challenge, who can recognise key trends and an eye for detail.

The successful candidate will have excellent hand drawing, Illustrator and CAD skills.

Key responsibilities:

• Follow design direction and understand and execute clear identity into the designs.
• Support team from initial concept and research stages through to final product.
• Create and develop designs and technical drawings to a high standard.
• Participating in seasonal range reviews of new collections and staying updated on spec and CAD changes.
• Attend weekly team meetings.
• Partner with teams to maintain alignment in range plans.
• Participate in market research to identify new trends.
• Support the Design team by managing all design admin responsibilities.
• Some travel involved.

The ideal candidate will have previous WW footwear experience, preferable across the activewear category, coupled with feminine handwriting.

The brand offers in return excellent benefits, company culture and competitive salary.

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.