Assistant Designer - Accessories

Joining our team at Sainsbury's as an Assistant Designer provides an exciting opportunity to work with a renowned brand that values great design and quality. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why our flexible ways of working policy allows you to have control over your hours and maintain a healthy work/life balance, including the option to work from home.

As part of our Design team, you will assist in delivering inspirational designs that align with our category vision and ambition. Collaborating with designers, suppliers, and other stakeholders, you will contribute to creating original, exclusive products that resonate with our diverse range of customers. With proficiency in design software and strong organisational skills, you will help drive newness and innovation throughout our range.

As an Assistant Designer at Tu, you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of inspirational designs that align with the category vision and ambition. Your role will involve assisting in the development of key seasonal styles and driving newness throughout the product range. Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator is essential, as you will contribute to creating product briefs independently if required. You will be responsible for delivering innovative and commercially viable designs for a diverse range of customers.

Additionally, as an effective communicator, you will represent the design team in front of key stakeholders and manage your time effectively to adhere to critical timelines. Your creativity, organisation, and understanding of market trends will contribute to the achievement of the overall design strategy, while upholding sustainability principles in everything you do.

As an Assistant Designer at Tu, you are a creative and detail-oriented professional who is passionate about delivering exceptional design and quality. Your proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator allows you to independently create product briefs, while your excellent communication skills enable you to represent the team effectively in front of key stakeholders. With a focus on time management and adherence to the critical path, you assist in delivering key seasonal styles, maintain material swatch libraries, and contribute to sustainability efforts.

Essential Criteria:

• Fashion Design / Textiles degree
• Experience in the Retail or Supplier industry
• Adobe Suite Expertise (Photoshop/Illustrator)
• Ability to clearly communicate across different departments and with suppliers
• Attention to detail and organisational skills
• Time Management – ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects efficiently
• Strong team player who can work with designers, buying, merchandisers, suppliers & marketing teams
• Hybrid working – requirements will vary week to week

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

• Colleague discount of 10% on shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, with increases to 15% at points during the year.
• Pensions scheme and life cover.
• Performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on performance.
• Annual holiday allowance with the option to buy up to an additional week of holiday.
• Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance, and access to discounts from hundreds of other retailers.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Here, everything in our Sainsbury’s stores starts out in Sainsbury’s Commercial. Whether it’s the product, proposition, packaging or price, our team is responsible for all food, non-food and Clothing items available in Sainsbury’s stores, digitally and on demand. You’ll discover it’s incredibly fast-paced. People here are in it together and not afraid to take risks. They’re enthusiastic too, and their amazing leadership team is right behind them. The knowledge and experience you gain here could set you up for career moves anywhere else in the business. So, if you’re passionate about your products and just as hungry to learn, you’ll fit in perfectly.