Job Description

We’re the feel-good fashion brand making style accessible and fun for over 55 years, on our website, mobile app and over 300 stores in the UK.

By living our values - we play to win, customer obsessed, we are one and it starts with me - we deliver That New Look Feeling for our customers and each other.

The Role:
At New Look, design is where it all begins. We live and breathe fashion, and we’re looking for a passionate, driven Assistant Designer with a positive, can-do attitude to join our team.
Always tuned into the latest trends, you’ll bring fresh ideas, help shape exciting new product, and have a keen eye for what feels relevant and inspiring for our customer. Working closely with the wider design team, no two days are ever the same. From trend research and sourcing to preparing presentations, sketching, and supporting range development, you’ll play a key role in bringing new ideas to life. We’re looking for someone who is eager to learn, keen to grow, and excited to develop their career within a fast-paced and creative environment.
Most importantly, we’re a close-knit team that genuinely loves what we do. We work hard, support one another, and enjoy a good laugh along the way—so we’re looking for someone who’ll fit right in and bring great energy to the team.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU:
• 40% staff discount plus friends & family discounts throughout the year
• Access to our reward platform for external discount and offers
• Private pension scheme
• Virtual GP access for you and your children – it allows you to speak to a doctor at a time and date that suits you
• All employees are covered by our life assurance policy from day one
• Unlock extra leave with our buy more holiday scheme.
• Celebrate YOU! Enjoy an extra paid day off on your birthday each year
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave (eligible after 2 years’ service).
• Spread the cost of your commute with interest-free season ticket loans
• Do your bit for the environment and save money with our Cycle2Work scheme
• We're proud to partner with the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children's Trust

What you’ll be doing:
• Strong research and sourcing skills with an understanding of the New Look customer.
• Ability to identify emerging trends and how they are relevant for our customer.
• Super organized with initiative to implement new ways of working within the Design Team to streamline admin tasks.
• Responsible for sample management within the design team, including inputting into PLM, organizing and keeping track of samples within the business.
• Strong skills in adobe illustrator, InDesign and photoshop as well as a willingness to learn ai tools to push the business forward.
• Strong hand sketching and/or illustrator sketches.
• Strong eye and knowledge of building trend boards, catwalk packs and new in reports.
• A willingness and eagerness to listen, learn and grow. Asking questions and gaining insight from those around you.
• Building relationships with wider teams such as buying and merch.
• A positive can do attitude.

Who you are:
• Previous experience as a Design Assistant/Assistant Designer within a high street retailer or supplier preferable.
• Fashion Qualification / Other degree desirable
• PC / Mac literate - Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel, Word, Adobe Suite
• Technical skills using a mix of hand sketching, illustrator and Photoshop
• Excellent interpersonal / communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Speed and proficiency of Design work
• Identification and interpretation key trends in line with customer profiles

Why New Look?
We care about you and the planet and believe fashion should be a force for positive change. We celebrate inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We’re proud of our inclusive culture and our talented team members who embrace our shared purpose, behaviours and values.

We prioritise development, offering training to support your progression, so you can be your absolute best and achieve your goals.

We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer, our colleagues work a range of patterns. If you have a specific pattern in mind, we're keen to discuss this with you in line with the output needed for the role.

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