Childrenswear Designer

Childrenswear Designer

We are Ireland’s largest retailer providing fashion, food and homewares for our loyal customers. We operate over 130 stores across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Spain, as well as a growing online store. Our guiding principle is to deliver excellent quality products at competitive prices and we are constantly developing our product offerings.

We currently have a designer vacancy in our Childrenswear department in our Head Office. The successful candidate will work with our buying and design teams on determining commercial trends and creating artwork for our Childrenswear range. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative designer to join a dynamic team in a fast paced creative retail environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Determine commercial trends and create artwork for our Childrenswear range
• Create technical packs and liaise with international suppliers to ensure efficient sampling
• Forecast and create colour palettes for Childrenswear
• Manage the development of products from concept design to launch, liaising with buyers, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Interpreting trends and translating them to meet the customer profile.
• Travel on product development trips, trade fairs and inspirational trips.
• Work closely with the buying teams to create and design a broad range of commercial clothing including jersey pieces, graphic sweats, allover sport prints and embroideries.
• Designing and developing products from initial concept through to finished product through CADS and detailed specs and artwork ensuring all deadlines are met
• Prepare regular reports on both competitors and aspirational brands.

Requirements:

• Creative flair, originality and eye for excellent design is essential.
• Excellent computer skills full knowledge of the CAD, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Knowledge in either graphics, fashion or textile design with a strong illustration ability and have an excellent working knowledge of all current design software.
• Previous experience designing for Childrenswear would be advantageous.
• Ability to multi task and work under pressure.
• Ability to work on numerous seasons at once.
• Commercial awareness and up to date knowledge of retail and consumer trends.
• Excellent attention to detail and thorough execution.
• Strong interpersonal skills with good written and verbal communication.
• Strong ability to multitask and work in a fast paced, cross functional team environment.
• Successful candidates should be confident and be able to forecast and give presentations to all levels of management

If this sounds like the job for you, please apply now and tell us why you would be perfect for this challenging and rewarding role!

Please submit a cover letter and your portfolio along with your CV.

Dunnes Stores is an Equal Opportunities Employer.