We have an exciting opportunity to join COS as Creative Manager on a 12-month contract. You will work directly with our Design Director and be responsible for developing and delivering seasonal colour and print palettes, using insights from fashion, art, design, and competitor analysis. You will deliver trend-led strategies and a continuous flow of inspiration that directly influences the collection and supports the brand’s creative direction.
What you will do:
Creative Direction Leadership - Provide inspirational and strategic leadership to the design team and wider COS functions, ensuring alignment with the brand’s vision and long-term goals.
Managing seasonal direction, research and workflow - Managing seasonal direction, research and workflow through to final delivery, ensuring alignment with the design calendar.
Trend, Colour & Print Development - Lead the creation of seasonal colour and print palettes, using research from fashion, art, design, and competitor analysis to deliver relevant and directional content.
Cross-Functional Collaboration - Work closely with design, buying, and production teams to integrate trend insights into the collection, ensuring consistency and relevance across departments.
Team Management & Development - Manage and develop the creative team (colour and trend) guiding them through recruitment, performance, and growth while maintaining high creative standards.
Insight & Communication - Condense trend research into clear, actionable insights and present findings through seasonal workshops and internal presentations, ensuring creative strategies are understood and implemented across the business.
Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.
In combination with our values we also looking for:
Please kindly note that in order for us to consider your application, you will need to include a portfolio or examples of your work most suited to the COS design aesthetic.
This is a full time temporary 12 month contract based at our Head Office in London.
Benefits
We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here
In addition to this UK based colleagues also receive:
Inclusion & Diversity
At COS we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.
COS offers a wardrobe of ready-to-wear and accessories rooted in exceptional quality and lasting design. The creative soul of the brand is fuelled by a deep connection to modern culture, dynamic global cities and compelling fashion movements. With an emphasis on expert craftsmanship, innovation and materiality, collections are created with a mindful approach, seamlessly blending contemporary and timeless. Learn more about COS here
Ready to register interest? Click on the I’M INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application, we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Founded in 1947, H&M Group is a global design company with ~4,702 stores in 76 markets and 56 online markets. At H&M Group, we believe in making great design available to everyone. It’s essential in everything we do. Our family of brands and business ventures offer customers around the world a wealth of fashion, beauty, accessories and homeware, as well as modern menus with fresh and local produce at some of the brands’ in-store eateries.
But design is so much more than just products; it’s about clever design processes, efficient product flows, creating experiences that enrich, and smart solutions that benefit all our customers.
Sustainability is always at the core of our business. Not only because we like to do what’s right — but it’s also beneficial for our business. We will continue to push for change and lead the way towards a more inclusive and sustainable fashion future.
Do you want to join us? We will trust you with great responsibility right from the start, reward a passionate mindset and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit. When you start a career with H&M Group, there’s no limit to where it can take you.
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