Assistant Designer

at  Dunelm

OVERVIEW

We’re the UK’s number one choice for homewares – we’re ambitious about our brand, about being a good company, and about profitable growth.
With 13 million active customers in the last 12 months, we offer over 50,000 products, including our own Dorma and Fogarty brands, across 170+ stores. We operate the UK’s largest Made to Measure factory for curtains and roman blinds. We’re also developing products to help customers live more sustainably by introducing new materials and circular design and broadening our Conscious Choice product lines.
Our purpose is ‘to help create the joy of truly feeling at home, for now and for generations to come.’ We have three ambitions: ‘ambitious about our brand’, ambitious about being a good company’, and ‘ambitious about profitable growth’. We’re focused on growing as the number one choice for home, furniture and more, loved by our customers shopping more frequently in a fast-moving, post-pandemic environment.

A varied and creative role, responsibilities will cover the following:

• Work with the Design Manager to create product and trend direction for future seasons and contribute to wider seasonal trend packs.
• Work alongside our commercial teams and suppliers, helping gather and organise swatches, samples, and artworks throughout the season.
• Help with creative administration such as pulling together trend and briefing packs, collating notes and contacting suppliers regularly for follow up.
• Keep up to date with competition and conduct thorough inspirational research.
• Create print, pattern, and recolouring work for various textile ranges throughout the season.
• Develop a curated range of high-quality coordinating fabric trimmings.
• Create detailed briefs / specifications working closely with suppliers and factories.
• Travel within the UK and Europe for supplier / store visits and inspirational shopping trips