Assistant Print/Pattern/Textiles Designer

1 month ago

Leicester, United Kingdom Next Full time

Print & Pattern Assistant Designer - 12 Month FTC 
Let’s take it on
Home Textiles 
£30,000 to £41,000
Head Office, Enderby, Leicestershire 

This is a super exciting opportunity to join our Home Textile Design team and broaden your already amazing design knowledge

Our Designers here at Next are always looking forward. Looking for that Next thing, focusing on trend and pushing the boundaries of what we can offer our fantastic customer base. Working as a key part of the critical path; creating new and innovative Print & Pattern designs 

Your role

Designing Print & Pattern Designs for our Homeware Textile collections across various categories:  Ensuring that your work aligns with the brand’s aesthetic and market needs. 

Trend Research & Opportunity Identification : Deep expertise in researching, analysing, and identifying commercial trends in Print & Pattern for Home Textiles. Skilled in recognizing emerging styles that resonate with diverse customer profiles.

Cross-Functional Teamwork: Close collaboration with buying and merchandising teams to build ranges that align with Next Home's style and price architecture, ensuring each product meets market demands.

Manufacturer Collaboration: Work collaboratively with manufacturers, guiding them through product development and ensuring design fidelity during production. Involved in product development trips and inspirational travel to inform design decisions.

Collaboration & Communication:  Expertise in communicating ideas through mood boards and sketches/renders, transforming concepts into technical specs and drawings that brief manufacturers accurately and effectively.

About you

Presentation Skills & Stakeholder Communication: Strong, polished presentation skills with proven experience in presenting ideas and designs to key stakeholders. Skilled in clearly articulating design concepts, range strategies, and product innovations in a compelling manner.

Print & Pattern Design Expertise: Experience of working as a Print & Pattern Assistant Designer, ideally across multiple products 

CAD & Adobe Skills: Highly proficient in CAD software and the Adobe Creative Suite, utilising these tools to create precise technical drawings, visualisations, and digital designs for a range of projects.

Strong Communication & Negotiation Abilities: Excellent communicator with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively, ensuring that design visions are understood and executed across all stages of the product development process.

Range Building & Commercial Awareness: Ability to challenge existing norms and ensure products meet both customer expectations and business objectives.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Influence: A highly collaborative approach, working closely with buying, merchandising, and manufacturing teams to deliver on cohesive design looks. 

Qualified & Passionate: Degree-qualified or equivalent in a related field, backed by some hands-on experience in the industry.

Your team

You would be joining a team of industry experts in Home Design. As well as their innovative approach to multi-fabrications. It's an exciting prospect, especially if you enjoy working in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Your Benefits

We’ll discuss more of what you’ll get when you work for Next at interview, but here’s an overview of what you can expect:

Profit–related bonus 25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more Contributions into a pension scheme Life assurance Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our success A fantastic restaurant, coffees shops and juice bar On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester Staff shop Free parking on-site, including car sharing Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas 25% staff discount on most Next products – either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk National and local discounts on goods and services A digital GP healthcare service

Any additional information

Please note, as part of the application process we require you to submit examples of your portfolio, please ensure you provide a link to your digital portfolio. 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:.’

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