Specialist Print Designer, 12 Month FTC

Department: Womenswear

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Head Office, Chelsea House

Reporting To: REBECCA CLARKE

Description

Our Design Team deliver stand-out, affordable fashion with unique style and touches that underpin the River Island handwriting. As a Designer, you will be leading the direction for Womenswear Print and be accountable for your own styles for inclusion in various ranges, that represent key trends and drive commercial results.

We are looking for a passionate Print Designer with a strong creative flair to join our Womenswear clothing design team. The candidate should be able to push the boundaries with their design skills to help us stay ahead of the game.

*Please be aware this is a fashion and apparel print role and NOT a publishing/editorial role. The position requires a background in clothing design.

** Please upload your portfolio or some examples of your work as part of your application, you will be prompted to do so as you complete the process.

The Role:

Utilising your broad market knowledge and customer awareness alongside thorough understanding of the River Island brand to add input and influence ideas across the Womenswear Print Department.
Delivering directional Womens fashion prints for use across clothing and accessories.
Experience in all over fashion print.
Driving development that address key trends and opportunities.
Ensure your designs reflect our brand values and Womenswear customer.
Support the wider design team as well as managing your own designs and workflow.
Confidently present your designs to the Senior management team.
Highly versatile with your handwriting.

The Person:

A keen interest in the Womenswear fashion market and Trend.
Advanced Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills are essential.
A number of years design experience, ideally in a multichannel fashion environment or supplier
Ideally operating at Designer level
Passionate about fashion and design.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst delivering projects on time.
Ambitious, keen and willing to learn.
Work effectively on your own initiative as well as part of a team.
A team player who’s happy assisting colleagues by completing tasks outside their own job role if/when required.
Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to think quickly, plan and organise your tasks.
Communicate clearly, accurately and confidently.
High level of attention to detail.

About Us

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions. This is what a career at River Island is like. And this is where yours starts.

This role is based at our Head Office in West London. Check us out here on a map.

What we can offer you:

💰 Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself to the latest products, and a bargain staff shop on site!

🛒 Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more through the Retail Trust.

🎉 A free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café to fill you needs. Various social events to socialise throughout the year.

🤎 Every family is unique, we support Islanders with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders!

💻 Flexible working is a given, on top of payday and summer early finish Fridays.

💕 Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and receive matched funding.

🎓 Support with upskilling through on the job training and qualifications. A succession plan if you want to progress.

💰 A generous bonus scheme & private pension plan.

🩺 The choice to opt in for healthcare through our provider AXA.

🚗 An allowance supporting your commute to work.

☀️ 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays. With the added option to purchase additional holiday twice a year for whatever the need!

Keeping You Safe

At River Island we are committed to the safeguarding of all of our employees regardless of age or job role. We will fulfil our obligation under the Prevent duty which seeks to stop extremism and extremist views from materialising in our business. We promote and encourage the belief in British Values- including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. To find out more, please visit www.gov.uk.

Our Island is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about this interview process, check out our hiring process below.

About Us

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About River Island