Junior Womenswear Designer

About us.

We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing.

About the role.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Womenswear Designer to join our Design team based in our London office.

We’re looking for a passionate, enthusiastic, and hardworking individual to become part of our small but dynamic Womenswear team. This role primarily focuses on designing for our own brand, V by Very, with a particular emphasis on the Curve range. You’ll also play an active role across multiple categories, supporting the wider team as needed.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need prior experience working within a womenswear design team, ideally across multi-category products. Experience in Curve or plus-size design is highly desirable, along with a strong understanding of the end-to-end design process within a womenswear department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Researching trend and product direction trend across your department.
• Ability to produce trend boards, colour, catwalk reports and shop reports for multiple womenswear categories.
• Knowledge of fabric , and ability to translate this into trends.
• Knowledge of colour, graphics and print, and ability to incorporate this into trends clearly.
• If needed, the ability to take responsibility for a womenswear product category, which includes independent research, product development and range building with a buying team.
• Strong skills in CAD (illustrator, photoshop, Indesign)
• Ability to create clear and detailed design packs to be sent to the supply chain.
• Ability to translate initial ideas and concepts into commercial designs.
• Working closely with buying teams to create a cohesive and saleable collection.
• Working closely with the technical team, advising factories on fabric, fit, construction and details.
• Sourcing from the supply base and building strong relationship with suppliers.
• Reacting to sales information and designing commercially relevant, fashion-forward trends and ranges with our customer in mind.
• Have strong presentation skills and be confident to present designs in meetings
• You must have previous experience within Womenswear fashion at an assistant or Junior level who is interested in a new challenge.

We are only accepting applications with Womenswear design experience at a Junior level already or high level assistant looking for their next step up.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £1000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you may be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS and DBS check.

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - An informal 30-45 minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal task based interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.