DESIGNER - STREETWEAR & SPORTS LIFESTYLE APPAREL & GRAPHIC DESIGNER in Manchester

MENS/LADIES GRAPHIC AND APPAREL DESIGNER

AND1 BASKETBALL BRAND / STREETWEAR / SPORTS LIFESTYLE

CENTRAL MANCHESTER

FULL TIME HEAD OFFICE BASED ROLE

Reporting to: Design and Brand Director Channels: International Wholesale & Direct-to-Consumer (D2C)

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future visual identity and collection strategy for the iconic global basketball and streetwear brand AND1.

Our client is seeking a highly focused, organised, and creative Apparel & Graphic Designer with a proven track record in streetwear and lifestyle-sportswear.

Working exclusively across AND1, you will help evolve its authentic basketball and streetball heritage for a new generation, balancing the brand’s distinctive DNA with contemporary sportswear and streetwear trends.

Candidates require experience around technical product, functionality and how that can sit alongside the lifestyle/off-court collection.

Key Responsibilities

• Trend Forecasting & Concept: Anticipate future unisex sportswear and streetwear trends and commercial movements, translating them into relevant, forward-thinking collections that honour AND1’s basketball heritage and brand identity.
• Graphic Design: Develop original graphics, prints, and artwork across AND1 unisex collections, translating seasonal trends, basketball culture and streetwear influences into commercially relevant designs.
• Artwork & Production: Prepare production-ready artwork and graphic specifications, with a good understanding of print techniques, garment placement and application.
• Technical & Product Development: Partner closely with our dedicated product development team in Dongguan, China, ensuring that new collections and sales-samples are developed accurately and delivered strictly against the critical path.
• Commercial Design: Collaborate with global agents and distributors to review SMU requests, ensuring product ranges are highly commercial, market-relevant to regional demographics and consistent with the AND1 brand identity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work together with creative, commercial, and operational teams across our global offices to bring cohesive collections from concept to consumer.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: 4-5 years experience in apparel design, with experience designing across ladies and men's products and strong expertise within the sportswear and streetwear sectors.
• Graphic Design: Develop graphics, prints and artwork across AND1 Unisex apparel collections, ensuring all designs are commercially relevant and aligned to the brand’s identities. Translate seasonal concepts, trend insights basketball culture and streetwear influences into strong graphic executions across apparel categories, with a good understanding of print techniques, garment application and production requirements.
• Brand Versatility: A strong understanding of AND1’s basketball and streetball heritage, with the creative ability to evolve its identity through contemporary sportswear and streetwear lens whilst retaining the authenticity of the brand.
• Organisation Skills: Highly organised and process-driven, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and align with international manufacturing timelines.
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with overseas production teams, international distributors, and internal stakeholders.

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