Next
Job title:
Assistant Designer – Menswear
Company
Next
Job description
Job Description:Assistant Designer
Let’s Take it On
Head Office, Leicester
From £30, 000 Depending on experience
Working Pattern: Typically 4 days in office, with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.We are looking for a trend driven Assistant/junior level designer, looking to push the Design within our Menswear team. This role will focus on Mens polo shirts – casual and formal. How would you push this design? What can you bring to the team? Take the range and run with it!Portfolios must be added to the application in order to be considered.Let’s talk trend led design…When it comes to UK retail, it’s hard to find a company with a bigger focus on quality within design. We sell thousands of items an hour and our repeat customer base comes back to us time and time again for our renowned trend led, quality products. For anyone in the Menswear design field – this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive.The role
You will travel, research and design elevated pieces within your chosen department. Translating trends to elevated, beautiful designs, considering construction and fabrications will be a large part of the role. Supporting the designer on the team, you will have the opportunity to work across this ever growing category. Having the forward thinking approach to trend, fabrics and newness is vital in this role. How can you push things forward?About you
We would love you to have a degree within Textile or Fashion Design. Experience & knowledge in your chosen area is a must for this role. Having strong presentation and communication skills, you will be capable of working well with other team members and building productive relationships. We would love you to be highly organised, self-motivated, and a team player. A strong interest in trends within the category is a must, alongside of a true interest in Menswear and brands out there at the moment. We would love you to bring energy, passion and knowledge to this position.The team
The Menswear team work really hard, but have a great rapport. They encourage fun alongside of the hard work. Gelling together as a team, you can accomplish so much more! You would be joining an amazing team whose enthusiasm for trend, design and elevation is the main focus. This role is based in their Design Studio at Head Office, Leicester.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
- Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our success
- On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
- A fantastic restaurant, coffees shops and juice bar
- 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
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: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.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.About Us: You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
Expected salary
Location
Leicester
Job date
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:24:26 GMT
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