Senior Knitwear Designer

My client is an established supplier to the UK High Street who is going from strength to strength . We are looking for True Knitwear Design experience, and someone who is hands on, innovative and trend led -with an excellent technical knowledge of knit and yarns. Also essentially an understanding /experience and design handwriting of the UK retail market across mainly women's Knitwear.

This position is to be based full time in Leicestershire,  working within a busy design studio and fantastic onsite sample facilities.

Senior Knitwear Designer - Ideal Experience & Skill Set - 

• 5–8+ years of professional knitwear design experience
• Someone happy to be office based and to work closely with in house sample unit
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design work, problem solving, and commercial awareness
• Experience collaborating directly with factories, mills, and yarn suppliers
• Strong command of layout, typography, colour theory, and composition
• Ability to turn complex ideas into clear, compelling visuals
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator & Photoshop)
• Ability to balance customer needs with business goals
• Confident presenting work to customers and clearly explaining design rationale
• Experience managing critical paths, sample rounds, and bulk approvals
• Someone driven and passionate with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and high productivity — someone who can help push the team forward.
• Confident presenting to clients at all levels.
• Strong commercial awareness and being up to date with current trends
• Flexibility to travel
• 1 day hybrid / work from home a possibility.