Womenswear Designer

We're looking for a trend-focused Womenswear Designer to join the team at General Pants!

This is a hands-on role across the full product journey: trend, concept, silhouette, fabrication, graphic art and colour, through to tech packs, fittings and overseeing a smooth transition into production. You'll work with our Management, Buying, Planning, Design and Production teams, our garment technicians and our offshore suppliers to take a style from concept to best seller.

The successful candidate will live and breathe domestic and international trends for 16-25 year olds, with the ability to spot emerging directions and execute product concepts with strong commercial instincts and technical know-how.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design monthly injection and seasonal ranges that look like us and nobody else, working across all product categories (denim, tops, dresses, knits, outerwear, swimwear, accessories)
• Develop concepts, silhouettes, colour palettes, fabrications and design details from scratch
• Read trend through our customer's eyes rather than reproducing whatever is currently on every rack in the country
• Evolve the styles already working for us while introducing ideas that scare us slightly
• Own the technical development of your styles from concept through to production, working to the critical path and hitting your milestones
• Create detailed tech packs and specs for offshore suppliers that are clear enough to leave no room for improvisation
• Select fabrics, trims and finishes that suit the design, the customer and the price point, backed by real knowledge of construction, fit, pattern making and production techniques
• Run fittings with our garment technicians, landing product swiftly and executing form, function and proportion
• Work directly with offshore suppliers, managing product development and communicating design intent precisely while solving construction, costing and product execution issues
• Design to price and margin, read sell-through and customer feedback, and build ranges that stay balanced across category, colour, fabrication and price
• Work closely with our CEO, Head of Product, and Buying and Planning teams to curate ranges and follow line plans

About you

• 2-3 years designing womenswear for a commercially driven brand or retailer
• Strong technical knowledge of construction, fit and fabrication, with the ability to build detailed tech packs on your own
• Experience working directly with offshore factories and garment technicians
• Strong Adobe Illustrator skills
• A genuine eye for colour, graphic art, proportion and detail
• Organised enough to run multiple styles against a critical path without things slipping
• Comfortable in a small, fast team where everyone owns their part
• Live and breathe youth (16-25) trend and culture

Who We Are

At General Pants, we believe in creating a supportive and inclusive environment that promotes and celebrates individuality and an entrepreneurial spirit. Some of the things we offer include:

• Generous Discount - spoil yourself and your immediate family
• Training and Development - we want you to grow and get the most out of your role!
• Paid Parental Leave - supporting you through life's most important milestones
• Employee Assistance Program - confidential personal and professional support whenever you need it
• Diverse Career Paths - it's over to you!

Ready?

If you've read this far and you're already thinking about what you'd put in the first range, we want to see your portfolio!

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