Junior Colour Technologist

We’re looking for a Junior Colour Technologist to join our team and play a key role in ensuring colour is delivered accurately and consistently across all products. You’ll work from creative concept through to production, following the brand’s critical path and collaborating closely with internal teams and suppliers to meet colour standards, quality expectations, and timelines. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their career who has a strong eye for colour, enjoys working cross‑functionally, and wants to build deep technical expertise in a fast‑moving apparel environment.

What you'll be doing

• Review, validate, and approve daily lab‑dip and bulk colour submissions against agreed colour standards.
• Partner closely with Product Development, Design, and Production teams to ensure colour accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinate with vendors and mills to manage colour submissions and approvals within critical timelines.
• Track, chase, and manage on‑time approvals for lab dips and bulk production.
• Maintain professional supplier relationships and support continuous improvement, including performance evaluation (physical and digital).
• Attend and contribute to colour development meetings, providing status updates and highlighting risks.
• Communicate challenges, delays, or discrepancies clearly to key stakeholders.
• Maintain and update tracking systems for colour submission timelines, approvals, and supplier performance.
• Keep accurate records of lab‑dip and bulk submissions, feedback, and approvals.
• Manage PLM updates for colour communication.
• Own the colour lab‑dip library, including housekeeping and maintenance.
• Proactively identify and troubleshoot colour discrepancies during development.
• Support and help implement the digital colour platform in partnership with the Colour Manager.

Accountabilities

• Accuracy of lab‑dip and bulk colour validation and colour consistency across products.
• Supporting the Colour Manager with digital colour implementation and execution.
• Working with Supply Chain (under Colour Manager guidance) to maximise efficiency and ensure “right first time” delivery.

What you’ll need

• Exceptional colour perception – Munsell 100: Superior colour vision.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 1–2 years’ experience in the textile industry (or graduates with a degree in Textile Technology or related discipline are welcome).
• Strong understanding of the apparel design and development lifecycle.
• Good knowledge of colour application to meet aesthetic, functional, technical, and commercial needs.
• Detail‑driven with excellent organisation skills.
• Analytical and critical thinker with a proactive mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.
• Collaborative and team‑oriented with strong communication skills.
• Good working knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office.

Preferred (but not essential)

• Knowledge of textile manufacturing processes and dyestuffs.
• Understanding of colour science.
• Experience using a spectrophotometer and a genuine interest in digital colour management.
• Ability to anticipate issues and propose solutions related to colour execution.
• Experience working with PLM systems or data management tools.

Onsite Collaboration

Due to the hands‑on and highly collaborative nature of the work within our Product & Supply Chain team, we have a minimum expectation of four days per week onsite at our Gymshark HQ. This ensures we can work closely together to innovate, problem‑solve, and deliver world‑class products for our community.

Belonging at Gymshark

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind.

About us

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

The perks

• Performance‑based Bonus opportunity.
• Funded Healthcare benefit.
• 25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays.
• Contributory Employer pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading.
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards.
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts.
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support.
• Enhanced Family Leave package.
• Life Assurance.
• Office location specific benefits.
• Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC).
• Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars.

Note

The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.