Footwear Designer - Girlswear

Working Pattern: Typically 5 days a week onsite with core flexible hours between 8am to 6pm.

The Role: We are looking for a trend driven experienced Footwear Designer on Girlswear!

What You’ll Take On:

• The role involves designing for the whole product category, across two age groups.
• Research and recognise key trends, translating this into elevated, customer-relevant products.
• Responding to design briefs.
• Collaborating closely with various teams and working with our supply base.
• Work within price point guidelines while maintaining quality and style.
• Support with project-based collections as well as main range development.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of creativity and design direction.

What You’ll Bring:

• The ideal candidate must have experience in footwear design, proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator, and strong teamwork skills.
• Having strong teamwork and people skills is a must as well as experience working with factories and different brands/retailers would be an advantage.
• Must have experience of working for a similar sized Retailer or Supplier background.
• Creative and passionate about fashion and new opportunities.

Please note, applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

Sponsorship: Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements.

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.

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.

Benefits:

• Profit-related bonus - based on company performance.
• Management share options.
• Private medical insurance.
• Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount.
• Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more.
• Life assurance.
• Group income protection.
• Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money.
• Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education.
• 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products.
• Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection.
• VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale.
• Access to NEXT staff shops.
• Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles.
• Free parking (excluding London locations).
• National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets.
• Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership.
• Simply health - a healthcare subscription service.
• Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check.
• A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners.
• Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations.

What’s Next?

• Apply: Show us what you can do. Submit your application online and our recruitment team will take a first look at your experience and strengths.
• Inform: Let’s talk. We will get in touch for an initial conversation by phone or video to learn more about you and share what the team is looking for.
• Review: If you are invited to an interview, you may be asked to present an interview task or portfolio and talk through your experience in a competency based interview. It is also your chance to ask questions and get to know us.
• Offer: If it’s the right match, our recruitment team will be in touch with a job offer and next steps. This is where your journey with NEXT begins.

Team Overview: This is where ideas become incredible collections. Designers, Buyers, Merchandisers, and Technologists collaborate to create products our customers love. You'll spot global trends, strategically balance our range plans and meticulously test quality so every season feels fresh, inspiring and exceptional.

About NEXT: 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! Are you ready to take it on? Challenges. Opportunities. The future. Let’s take it on at NEXT.