Junior Designer

Junior Designer

Full-Time
Leeds, LS15

Main purpose of job:
As a Junior
Designer, you will play a vital role in Ben Sherman taking responsibility for generating
new ideas and designs. Through the design and development process you will take
your initial research into sketches and full tech packs under the direction of
the Brand Director. You will collaborate with other designers, buyers and tech
teams to develop and launch new products for the business. You will continue provide
essential admin support to your department.

Key
Accountabilities:

• Compile competitor and trend research as
  required through the design process, making evaluations and edits based on what
  is right for the brand’s DNA.
• Map out ideas on range boards for key brands
  to be used in reviews and presentations
• Create digital colour palettes seasonally and
  select pantone shades with the design team.
• Attend design meeting
  taking notes, contributing ideas and actioning developments where
  necessary.
• Create and update
  design packs in Illustrator liaising with product development teams.
• Update artworks where
  required.
• Review fabric handlooms, colour strike offs
  with the product teams ready for approval.
• Attend fit sessions to follow through the
  development process, managing updates and changes to design packs where
  required.
• Prepare samples for presentations &
  organise samples in the design areas.
• Assist
  in keeping pantone and BROS colour systems tidied away and organised.
• Assist in the Seasonal Launch or external
  meetings by preparing, organising and arranging samples as required.
• Set
  up any seasonal range line-books and CADS (where relevant) for all
  departments.

Responsible
for:

• Actively
  conducting independent research, benchmarks and market knowledge.
• Generating
  on brand ideas from design briefs.
• Keeping
  accurate and up to date tech packs for product development.
• Creating
  artworks for fabric designs.
• Self-management
  of tasks & workflow priorities to meet all deadlines.
• Feedback
  on developments in a timely manner.
• Creation
  and management of colour palettes.
• Organisation
  of all design spaces.