Senior Designer

Senior Designer role at TRP Recruitment Ltd

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We're partnering with a leading, design-led fashion business to recruit a Senior Designer to drive the knitwear category
. This is a high-impact role with full creative ownership, shaping direction from initial concept through to signed‑off samples, delivering product that is both trend‑right and commercially strong. Based in Manchester, you'll join a collaborative, close‑knit design team and play a key role in defining seasonal knitwear strategy. You'll bring confidence in presentation, a strong technical grounding, and the ability to balance creativity with commercial decision‑making.

This role offers hybrid working.

• Owning end‑to‑end knitwear design across seasonal and in‑season drops, from research and concept development through to SMS, specs, and pre‑production.
• Defining cohesive colour, yarn, and stitch stories by translating trend, street, and social insights into wearable, commercial product.
• Creating detailed, accurate tech packs and artwork to drive first‑time‑right sampling and speed to market.
• Leading fit sessions in partnership with Technical, refining blocks, measurements, and constructions to achieve consistent, flattering fits.
• Briefing, collaborating, and problem‑solving with mills and factories to deliver quality, cost‑effective product.
• Confidently presenting concepts and full ranges to Buying, supported by clear storytelling, rationale, and data‑led insights.
• Monitoring competitor activity, trading performance, and sell‑through to inform future drops and continuous improvement.

• A strong portfolio showcasing womenswear or menswear knitwear across gauges, stitches, textures, and proven commercial bestsellers.
• Proven experience designing knitwear, ideally at Senior or equivalent level.
• Excellent yarn, fabric, and knit construction knowledge, with a practical understanding of cost drivers, margins, and commercial levers.
• Highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, with experience using PLM systems.
• Commercially aware, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership of a key category within a fast‑paced fashion business.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Design

Retail Apparel and Fashion

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