Girlswear Designers – Junior, Midweight & Senior -Licensed Children's IP London OR Leicester

Location: London or Leicester (Hybrid 3 days a week)

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

About the Opportunity

We are working with an established UK-based licensed apparel business to recruit Girlswear Designers at Junior, Midweight and Senior levels.

The company creates trend-led clothing collections for major UK and international retailers, working with some of the world's most recognisable children's entertainment brands.

We're particularly interested in designers with strong graphic design, print and illustration skills who can transform licensed character artwork into contemporary girlswear collections for younger and older age groups.

Whether you're an experienced girlswear designer or a talented graphic designer looking to move into licensed apparel, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities will vary depending on experience and seniority but may include:

• Researching seasonal fashion trends, colours, graphics, prints and competitor activity to develop commercially relevant collections.
• Creating original girlswear concepts, placement graphics, all-over prints, typography, CADs and artwork.
• Translating licensed character assets and brand style guides into creative, trend-led apparel designs.
• Developing collections for younger and older girlswear, tailored to different age groups and retail customers.
• Producing mood boards, design presentations, colourways and technical artwork using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Collaborating with internal teams and suppliers to support product development, sampling and production.
• Working to retailer briefs, commercial requirements and seasonal deadlines.
• Contributing fresh creative ideas while ensuring designs remain commercially relevant.
• For more senior candidates, taking ownership of collections, presenting designs and providing creative guidance to junior team members.

Skills & Experience

We're open to candidates at different stages of their careers and would be interested in hearing from designers who can demonstrate:

• Strong graphic design skills, particularly in prints, typography, illustration and artwork manipulation.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• A creative portfolio demonstrating an eye for trends, colour, composition and commercial design.
• Experience in girlswear, childrenswear, licensed apparel, fashion graphics or related creative disciplines.
• An understanding of licensed character artwork and brand guidelines, or an interest in developing expertise in this area.
• Awareness of UK high-street fashion trends and commercial retail markets.
• Strong attention to detail, creativity and the ability to work collaboratively.

Experience in licensed children's apparel would be particularly advantageous, but we are also keen to consider talented graphic designers with transferable skills.

Levels We're Recruiting

Junior Girlswear Designer – An emerging designer with strong graphic skills, enthusiasm and a willingness to develop their apparel knowledge.

Midweight Girlswear Designer – A confident, hands-on designer who can independently develop creative concepts, graphics and commercial collections.

Senior Girlswear Designer – An experienced designer capable of taking creative ownership of collections, interpreting commercial briefs and guiding the wider design process.

How to Apply

If you have a passion for fashion, graphics and creative design and experience in working with licensed IP, we'd love to hear from you.

• Please apply with your CV and a portfolio showcasing your most relevant girlswear design work. We welcome applications from Junior, Midweight and Senior designers and will consider candidates according to their experience and creative strengths.