<div><b>Senior Knitwear Designer<br>Full-Time (4 days in office, 1 day from home)<br>Kingston-on-Thames</b><br><br><p><span>Crew Clothing Company was founded in Salcombe in 1993.&nbsp; Today Crew

is a great British brand, and our success lies in our authentic passion for

producing great looking, well made clothes.&nbsp; We now have more than 130 stores and a thriving website, and the business continues to grow.</span></p>

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<p><span>Our people are at the heart of our company.&nbsp; With a passion for

exceptional service, and a love for our product, our team is dedicated to

offering the best customer experience – nothing is too much trouble.<br><br><b>Purpose of the role:<br></b></span><span>To be an integral part of the

Crew design team, responsible for knitwear product design of the

brand,&nbsp;</span><span>overseeing the delivery of the

range in partnership with the brand product / buying teams.&nbsp;<br></span><span>To work within the Management

Team to deliver the design strategy and develop ways to build the brand,

strengthen market position and increase profit.&nbsp;</span></p><p><b><span>Tasks &amp; Responsibilities</span></b></p>

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<ul>

 <li><span>Works

     as an integral part of the Crew design team, operates as a strategic

     designer, demonstrating best practice.</span></li>

 <li><span>Builds

     effective relationships and Influences effectively at all levels to

     inspire and debate key issues in order to get the best commercial results</span></li>

 <li><span>Demonstrates

     full ownership and responsibility for the knitwear and jersey ranges.</span></li>

 <li><span>A

     brand ambassador who represents the brand externally with credibility,

     confidence and professionalism, ensuring positive outcomes for the brand

     in terms of profile and authority.</span></li>

 <li><span>Can

     work on ad hoc projects</span></li>

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<ul>

 <li><span>Offers

     advice and helps find solutions to the junior members of the team Acts as the driving force </span></li>

 <li><span>Provides strong and consistent product, balancing

     the range to include development of seasonal key looks, fashion items and

     essential pieces appropriate for the Crew customer</span></li>

 <li><span>Works closely with design director, HOFs and

     B&amp;M to generate and communicate key product and brand ‘handwriting’, c</span>ontinuously critiques and develops new ideas to

      move the brand forward to stay ahead of the competition</li>

 <li><span>Displays an in-depth, customer-focused knowledge of

     market and trends</span></li>

 <li><span>Contributes to the successful management of

     product-focused aspects of key events such as range sign off, SMS </span></li>

 <li><span>Continually

     drive improvements and ensure maximum efficiency and high performance</span></li>

 <li><span>Design

     within a price architecture to deliver best value<b></b></span></li>

</ul><b>Key Skills &amp; Experience:</b>&nbsp;<br><ul>

 <li><span>Excellent

     creative flair with the ability to drive knitwear and

     predict forthcoming moods, trends, themes</span></li>

 <li><span>Creative

     thinker with the ability to develop the full potential of the department

     from projects and to take advantage of new developments</span></li>

 <li><span>Combines

     a creative, innovative approach with commercial ideas</span></li>

 <li><span>Self-starter

     </span></li>

 <li><span>Strong

     team player </span></li>

 <li><span>The

     proven ability to drive performance of external as well as internal teams</span></li>

 <li><span>Enthusiasm,

     energy and determination to achieve results</span></li>

 <li><span>Excellent

     interpersonal skills – being able to quickly establish effective

     relationships at all levels (internal and external) with gravitas and

     strength</span></li>

 <li><span>Strong

     and convincing presentation skills – able to get ideas across quickly and

     effectively and gain relevant buy-in and support </span></li>

 <li><span>Strong

     technical skills – from idea generation to collation to output of work </span></li>

 <li><span>Working

     within budget guidelines</span></li>

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