Menswear Print Designer - Next Sourcing at Next Plc

Blaby, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Oct, 26

Salary

47000.0

Posted On

16 Jul, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Menswear Print Design, Textile Innovation, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Repeat Pattern Design, CAD, Print Production Techniques, Color Curation, Tech-Pack Creation, Trend Research, Fabric Knowledge, Commercial Design

Industry

Description

Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in the office, with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm. The Role Next Sourcing is seeking a creative powerhouse to join our in-house global design hub. We are looking for a Menswear Print Designer who lives at the intersection of high-fashion textile innovation and commercial viability. As our Print Designer, you will be the creative force behind the surface patterns, all-over prints (AOPs), and textile directions that define our menswear collections. You will capture the perfect balance of street-influenced aesthetic, geometric precision, and elevated casual style to create patterns that are as commercially successful as they are trend-setting. We’re so much more than just a British retailer. From Istanbul to Shanghai, our Sourcing teams live and work in some of the most iconic cities in the world. They're at the heart of finding, developing, and delivering the products our customers love, wear, and use every day. Located across the globe, our Next Sourcing teams specialise in all different parts of the sourcing operation, from design and technology to product development. What You’ll Take On * Design Innovative Menswear Prints: Create compelling, original surface patterns, repeat layouts, all-over prints (AOPs), checks, and stripes across various menswear categories including shirts, jersey, swim, and loungewear. * Translate Global Textile Trends: Continually research and filter high level menswear print, pattern, and color trends into "must-have" commercial textile concepts relevant to the NEXT customer. * Inspirational & Development Travel: Embark on seasonal trips to key global cities for trend inspiration, as well as visiting our international fabric mills and printers to oversee strike-offs, print execution, and base-cloth development. * Drive Rapid Design Cycles: Respond quickly to fast-turnaround print briefs with high energy and precision, producing seamless repeat tiles, accurate CADs, and production ready artwork without sacrificing creative edge. * Master Print Production Techniques: Design intelligently with a deep knowledge of print processes (e.g., rotary, digital, screen print, sublimation) and how prints react to different fabrics and garment washes, ensuring a premium feel at a competitive price point. * Partner with Global Teams: Collaborate daily with Menswear Garment Designers, Buyers, and Sourcing Specialists to ensure prints seamlessly align with clothing silhouettes, fabrications, scale, and overall range plans. * Ensure Tech-Pack Accuracy: Deliver clean, colour-separated, production-ready artwork files and highly detailed print specification packs (including pantone references and repeat dimensions) to international factories to ensure exact execution. What You’ll Bring * Menswear Print Design Expertise: A strong background specifically in commercial menswear print and textile design, showcasing excellent repeat pattern capabilities, a sharp eye for colour curation, and versatility in style (from conversational to abstract). * Design Software Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop is essential for creating high quality visual renders, precise print layouts, and seamless repeat files (experience with specialised textile software is a plus). * Fabric & Production Knowledge: A solid technical understanding of print execution across different textile bases (woven, knit, synthetic, cotton) and how fabric weights and finishes impact final print clarity and colour fastness. * Industry Background: Experience working within a large-scale retailer or a high volume supplier, giving you a realistic understanding of the speed, scale, and calendar structure at which we operate. * Team-First Mentality: Strong interpersonal skills and a genuine love for collaboration. You know how to build rapport and pitch print concepts to buyers, garment designers, and overseas factory partners alike. * Resilience in Busy Moments: Excellent organisational skills to remain level headed when deadlines tighten, managing multiple print drops and fast track capsules simultaneously without losing attention to detail. * Proactive Curiosity: A genuine passion for contemporary menswear, street culture, art, and textile innovation, always seeking out new print execution techniques or sustainable ink alternatives. Portfolios To help us get a feel for your style, please attach a digital portfolio to your application. We are looking for work that demonstrates a sharp eye for the future of Menswear, how your ideas can be commercially viable for NEXT, and showcases your direct design and CAD work. To help you put your best foot forward, we’ve put together a few top tips on what makes a portfolio stand out [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/creating-standout-portfolio-next-how-show-us-your-design-espinasse-3amoe/?trackingId=eq4xVeShTA2xZ4DcUWUxmw%3D%3D] to our team. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered. Sponsorship Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa [https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa]. We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned. At NEXT, we believe the best work happens when there are no barriers to collaboration. That’s why we are a Google-powered workspace. From your very first day, you’ll be using the full Google Workspace suite; Docs, Drive, and Meet, to stay connected and move fast. If your previous experience is rooted in other software suites, don’t worry! We’ll point you to a digital Google toolkit the moment you join, packed with handy guides and insider tips to help you transition smoothly and hit the ground running. #LI-Onsite You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! * 25 days holiday plus bank holidays * Profit-related bonus - based on company performance * Management share options * Company car or car allowance * Private medical insurance * Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount * Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more. * Life assurance * Group income protection * Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money * Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education. * 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products * Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection * VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale * Access to NEXT staff shops * Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles * Free parking (excluding London locations) * Travel2NEXT - bus services dependent on location * On site dining facilities (excluding London locations) * National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets * Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership * Simply health - a healthcare subscription service * Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check. * Onsite GP - Leicester Head Office * Onsite Physio - Leicester Head Office * A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners * Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Responsibilities

Create original surface patterns, all-over prints, and textile directions for menswear collections across various categories. Collaborate with global teams to translate trends into commercially viable products and oversee production at international mills.