Kidswear Print Designer

Do you want to join a team of passionate and creative print designers? This exciting Print Designer opportunity is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. You will be responsible for creating and developing a commercial trend led print collection that meets customer and market needs. Working collaboratively with the print and design team to manage the print department's design critical path to ensure timely delivery of samples. You'll also oversee and create print development for one or more categories, from concept to final product, ensuring it aligns with seasonal trends and brand direction. Your Role:

• Creating a customer-focused, market-leading print range for your department, focusing on seasonal launches and key events.
• Managing multiple projects, ensuring timelines and deadlines are met.
• Accountable for managing and ensuring the print areas they oversee hit critical path and meet customer needs
• Designing innovative prints that meet both creative and commercial goals, responding to feedback from stakeholders.
• Conducting market research, analysing competitors, and attend trade shows to keep designs aligned with trends and brand identity.
• Creating mood boards and presenting design concepts to the team, ensuring clarity in design vision and commercial appeal.
• Creating and sending accurate print design tech packs to the manufacturing team.
• Responsible for developing colour palettes for the department and key business events each season.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships, understand product placement - right place /right product
• Prepare for and participate in key department meetings, such as Product Vision, Design Presentation, and Range Build.
• After meetings, you will be responsible for making the relevant print amendments, collaborating with the garment designers to action changes with the suppliers.
  
  Proven experience in a fashion retail or supplier organisation
• Strong creative, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Strategic mindset with a 'can do' attitude
• Pride in processes and attention to detail
• Passion for product and keen eye for market-leading trends
• Vocalizes opinions and contributes to discussions
• Eagerness to develop product knowledge, people skills, and presentation abilities
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Working knowledge of AI programs for creative concepts
  
  To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
  
  You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves