Senior Womenswear Designer

at  Disturbia

We are hiring for an experienced multi-product designer with a strong alternative edge to join our dynamic team.
The ideal candidate will bring innovative and bold design concepts, and is comfortable to push design boundaries while maintaining a focus on contemporary trends.
You should have a deep understanding of fabric, fit, and construction and a desire to create standout collections that resonate with a forward-thinking and style-conscious audience.
If you have a passion for unique aesthetics and alternative cultures and are ready to bring fresh perspectives to the world of womenswear, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct seasonal research, trend analysis, and create mood boards for collections,
• Develop and design market focused multi-product across all current ranges which may include womens and mens jersey, woven, outerwear, denim, and accessories in line with the brand aesthetic,
• To design with a strong awareness of price architecture, margins, and market pricing,
• Creation of product specification and technical packs/size charts. To undertake garment fitting and sample amendments,
• Support in the product development from sampling to production, working in line with critical path and deadlines; liaising with factories, and
• Factory visits and fabric sourcing trips.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a design focused role,
• Fashion Design Degree or similar,
• Previous product development experience,
• An excellent technical understanding of garment design, fabrication and fit,
• Excellent knowledge of our market sector and trend awareness,
• Strong CAD, Photoshop, and excellent Illustrator skills,
• Confident and competent communication skills,
• Meticulous attention to detail,
• Experience using spreadsheets: Excel / Numbers, and
• Graphic design, 3D design, and PLM experience is a bonus.

Benefits

• 23 days of annual leave, including bank holidays. Increasing with each year of service up to 27 days,
• Discretionary company bonus,
• Hybrid and flexible working,
• Annual leave purchase scheme,
• Birthday treats,
• Store discount,
• Cycle to work scheme, and
• Quarterly social fund

About Disturbia
Welcome to Disturbia. We’re an independent, subculture-led fashion brand creating unconventionally authentic attire for a global community of kindred spirits who think and act outside the box of normalcy.
Our designs are informed and inspired by the outcast, the esoteric, and the occult- we’re always spinning fashion trends on their head in new and unexpected ways. We stand for the other in society, and always want to do right by our community - all while having a hell of a lot of fun in the process.
As we continue to grow, so too do we continually seek like-minded individuals to join our ranks. The right candidate for any position will be passionate about their work and dedicated to making the brand the best that it can be as we expand into new frontiers.

• Conduct seasonal research, trend analysis, and create mood boards for collections,
• Develop and design market focused multi-product across all current ranges which may include womens and mens jersey, woven, outerwear, denim, and accessories in line with the brand aesthetic,
• To design with a strong awareness of price architecture, margins, and market pricing,
• Creation of product specification and technical packs/size charts. To undertake garment fitting and sample amendments,
• Support in the product development from sampling to production, working in line with critical path and deadlines; liaising with factories, and
• Factory visits and fabric sourcing trips