Senior Designer, Menswear (12 month fixed term contract)

• You’ll have previous experience designing Menswear Outerwear, with a strong understanding of the category and its construction.
• A creative and commercially minded designer with a strong eye for detail, colour, fabric and proportion.
• Confident researching trends, competitors and market developments, with the ability to translate insight into relevant product opportunities.
• Strong understanding of the Reiss aesthetic, with the ability to design product that feels modern, elevated and commercially relevant.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple styles and deadlines while working effectively within a seasonal critical path.
• A strong collaborator and communicator who can confidently work with Design, Buying and Product Development teams to bring concepts through to final product.

• →Leading the design and development of the Menswear Outerwear category across seasonal collections, from initial concept through to final product.
• →Researching trends, fabrics, colours, competitors and market developments to inform seasonal design direction and identify new opportunities for Reiss.
• →Developing outerwear concepts and collections that balance creativity, commerciality and the Reiss brand DNA, ready to present to Buying and wider teams.
• →Creating and developing designs with a strong focus on product, ensuring silhouettes, details and functionality are considered throughout the development process.
• →Sourcing and developing new fabrics, trims and relevant materials that bring freshness and innovation to the collection.
• →Working closely with Product Development to ensure designs are achievable, commercially viable and developed to the required quality and margin.
• →Maintaining a strong awareness of the competitive market, identifying gaps and opportunities to strengthen the Reiss outerwear offer.
• →Working collaboratively across Design, Buying and Product Development to drive the collection forward and ensure seasonal concepts are delivered successfully.

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.