[JOBS] TEXTILE DESIGNER : PARRY MURRAY : LONDON

Parry Murray is a leading textiles manufacturer supplying fabric, wallcoverings and trimmings to luxury interior design brands across the UK, USA and Europe. With heritage dating back to the late 18th century, our bespoke fabrics and products are designed in our London studio and manufactured at our factory in India. We are looking for an innovative and commercial designer to join our team, designing for luxury interior textiles. The role includes working closely with global textile brands to service them with design, colouring and technical information, as well as daily communication with our factories in India, to deliver the highest quality textiles to our clients. We show three collections a year, with our largest collection being showcased in Lake Como.

Design Development

• Create original artwork for textiles and wallpaper outcomes including print, weave and embroidery, considering target customers, and bring innovative, revolutionary ideas with confidence to regular design meetings.
• Develop innovative qualities with suppliers in line with yearly targets.
• Research trends, qualities and colours.
• Research and create mood-, trend- and colour‑boards, and regularly present to marketing teams and directors.
• Generate detailed technical packs for our factories, considering textile qualities and price points.
• Confidently adapt existing designs from the Parry Murray archive, including changes to colour, scale or quality to suit the client’s requirements.
• Liaise with factories and Marketing Managers daily to manage critical paths.
• Travel to India to work with the team and bring collections to life.

Customer Visits

• Manage multiple client accounts in the UK, EU and USA, often working on collections from start to finish.
• Accompany the marketing team to customer visits to showcase collections and discuss design briefs.
• Occasionally send sample packages to clients when needed.
• Check colours and quality for client development samples and production.
• Present our collection in Lake Como once a year alongside the rest of the design team.

Administration

• Help manage design assistants/interns in the upkeep of the studio.
• Help manage Parry Murray design archives.
• Work with Senior Designers to produce exciting content for Parry Murray’s Instagram page and occasional website updates.
• Keep accurate timesheets.

Candidate

• Passionate about textiles and interiors and eager to grow their career with a leading manufacturer in the luxury interiors market.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role or Junior Designer role.
• Good knowledge of AVA is essential.
• Some experience of wallpaper and wall textiles.
• Excellent Photoshop skills.
• Ability to hand paint original designs.
• Excellent knowledge of textile processes – weave, print and embroidery.
• A textile degree in either woven or printed textiles.
• Eager to travel within the UK, Europe, India and America.
• Thrives in a very fast‑paced studio environment.
• Multi‑tasker, adaptable to high workloads.
• Ability to take initiative and make decisions independently and as part of a team.
• Flexible attitude to ensure time‑sensitive tasks are completed on time to meet clients’ needs and critical product paths.
• Innovative ideas to push fabric qualities and designs, elevating Parry Murray in the high‑end textile design market.
• Full knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint).

This job is based in our East Croydon design studio, Monday – Friday, 9am–5pm, with a half‑hour lunch break. Work‑from‑home days are possible but you must be able to travel to the office five days a week when needed.

To Apply

• CV
• Short covering letter
• Digital portfolio

Applications submitted without a portfolio, required qualifications or experience will not be considered. Applicants must currently be UK‑based and able to commute to our Croydon office daily.

Deadline: 16th January 2026

Interviews: WC 26th January 2026