Senior Graphic Designer; Maternity Cover

Senior Graphic Designer (Maternity Cover)

Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1EW
, UK

Posted Thursday 22 January 2026 at 01:00

We’re the feel-good fashion brand making style accessible and fun for over 55 years, on our website, mobile app and over 300 stores in the UK.

By living our values - we play to win, customer obsessed, we are one and it starts with me - we deliver That New Look Feeling for our customers and each other.

This role offers a wide breath of autonomy, reporting directly into the Print and Colour manager and working with a talented team.

You will love trend, be on the pulse of what’s next, be comfortable with creating seasonal updates for core newness, alongside pushing trend newness and not being afraid to embrace what’s next.

You will put the customer requirements at the centre of your designs and deliver an offer that is commercial, yet exciting. You will support the Company Design strategy by designing and developing print graphic artworks that are in line with current trend, customer profiles and brand direction.

You will have vast experience in designing graphics for women’s and teen ranges alongside all over print. You will have experience working on a casual jersey department and be comfortable highlighting block updates alongside constantly calling out new trend directions. You will manage direct report and be responsible for coaching and looking after their development.

• 40% staff discount plus friends & family discounts throughout the year
• Access to our reward platform for external discount and offers
• Profit related bonus scheme
• Option to join our Healthcare Private Medical Scheme
• Virtual GP access for you and your children – it allows you to speak to a doctor at a time and date that suits you
• All employees are covered by our life assurance policy from day one
• Unlock extra leave with our buy more holiday scheme.
• Celebrate YOU! Enjoy an extra paid day off on your birthday each year
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave (eligibility how to word - how to word on an ad, after 2 years service)
• Spread the cost of your commute with interest‑free season ticket loans
• Do your bit for the environment and save money with our Cycle2
  
  Work scheme
• We're proud to partner with the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children's Trust

• Excellent design, graphic and illustration skills. This is a role for a fashion graphic and print designer for clothing.
• Strong eye for fonts and typography.
• Strong eye for colour, colour combinations and trend.
• Excellent spec skills- understanding of pantone system and factory ready files.
• In-depth trend knowledge, being able to identify emerging trends and influence the business at critical points. Looking at opportunities to react quickly, with strong understanding of the supply base and how to get quick reads on product
• Clearly identifying key print and graphic trends from a long lead and speed to market point of view, and presenting these in a clear and exciting way to wider teams.
• Driving new trends commercially through product ranges with the New Look brand handwriting and customer front of mind
• Strategically manages the critical path from design concept through to final buying samples reacting to market changes and challenges.
• Working in synergy with Buying to build a strong fashion yet commercial range, sharing ideas and information with other product areas to ensure brand / product consistency
• Good influencing skills and self believe, to ensure that newness is delivered into the range, at the correct grading in collaboration with Buying
• Developing the right product at the right time, in line with the departmental design strategy to meet customer requirements
• Communicating effectively with all internal and external teams. Confident to feedback to direct report and suppliers on their…