Senior Designer

Senior Designer – Womenswear

Location: Sydney Head Office Role Type: Full-Time

We are looking for a creative and commercially minded Senior Designer to lead the development of collections across the business's brands, including the mainline range and swimwear. You will play a key role in driving the design process from initial concept through to SMS and final sign-off.

Why Join Us?
You will be part of a creative and collaborative team working across recognised Australian fashion brands with an international presence.

We offer

• A competitive salary
• Generous clothing allowance
• A creative and collaborative team culture
• Centrally located office, 5-minute walk from the station

Key Responsibilities

• Lead seasonal research across trends, colours, silhouettes, fabrications, prints and key market direction
• Collaborate with the design and sales teams to shape seasonal concepts, mood boards and overarching range direction
• Source and select fabrics, trims, print bases and materials that support the product objective
• Manage print recolouring, lab dips, fabric sourcing packs and related development details
• Produce CAD technical drawings for tech packs, range boards and internal presentations
• Prepare detailed design tech packs, factory instructions and measurement specification sheets
• Work closely with production and sales to manage product margins and support first-margin targets
• Attend fit sessions with the garment technician from first sample through to final sample approval
• Present completed SMS ranges, costings and key product call-outs to stakeholders for approval and sign-off
• Prepare and assist with final range presentations for senior management, including collection overview, collection name, key selling features and hero pieces
• Collaborate with marketing on seasonal campaign shoots, lookbook shoots and product storytelling
• Provide graphic and layout support for final range books, image editing and sales or marketing assets as required

About You
You are a confident and commercially aware designer with strong trend instincts, technical knowledge and a clear understanding of the contemporary womenswear customer.

You ideally have:

• A tertiary qualification in Fashion Design or a related field
• 5+ years' experience in a similar womenswear design role
• Experience in designing women's swimwear
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• A comprehensive understanding of garment construction, fabrication, fit, tech packs and product development
• Strong CAD and technical drawing skills
• Experience preparing factory-ready tech packs and measurement specification sheets
• A strong commercial eye and ability to interpret trends into brand-appropriate, sellable product
• An understanding of price architecture, margin considerations and wholesale fashion would be highly regarded