Designer - Cotton On Womenswear Global Support Centre
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About the role
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ABOUT US
Born in Australia, loved around the world.
At Cotton On, we know good style goes well beyond what's in your wardrobe. We’re here to inspire, spark joy and bolster self-expression and creativity. We want our community to feel seen, heard and celebrated, and as a brand, we want to use our voice to make a positive difference in people's lives.
We’re playfully rebellious and always optimistic. Join our world and let's do good things together.
Be part of Cotton On’s new Design stream.
A new structure designed to support a more seamless product lifecycle and clearer career growth across our Product teams.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for a creative and commercially driven Designer to join our Cotton On Womenswear team, with opportunities across Cut & Sew, Wovens, Denim & Knitwear.
This is an opportunity to help shape the future of the brand through product that feels relevant, inspiring and connected to culture. You'll bring ideas to life across your categories, translating trend, customer insights and brand direction into compelling product stories that resonate with our customer.
Owning the design journey from concept through to sample, you’ll bring a fresh perspective and help grow the category — combining creative instinct, trend awareness and attention to detail to deliver product with a clear point of view.
We’re looking for someone curious, collaborative and excited by the challenge of creating product that feels fresh, authentic and distinctly on brand.
You will:
Design and develop product aligned to brand DNA, customer needs and commercial outcomes
Translate trend and buying direction into relevant, wearable product across categories
Own development from concept to sample, ensuring accuracy, quality and fit
Create CADs, tech packs and design specs that bring your vision to life
Partner closely with Buying, Trend and Production to align ranges and deliver on time
Use performance insights and feedback to continuously refine and improve product
If you love product, thrive in a fast-paced environment and get excited by creating ranges customers genuinely want, we’d love to meet you.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Qualification in Fashion Design or a related field
Proven experience in a Designer role, with a natural eye for trend-led product that resonates with our customer
Strong hand sketching skills or experience with drawing CADs on Illustrator
Ability to lead and develop your reporting team
Strong design capability, with the ability to create commercially relevant product aligned to brand DNA
Solid understanding of garment construction, materials and development processes
High attention to detail across all stages of design and development
Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how product decisions impact performance
Excellent stakeholder collaboration skills across Buying, Production and Planning
Ability to manage multiple styles and deadlines within a critical path environment
A proactive, adaptable mindset with a willingness to learn and continuously improve
BENEFITS
Competitive salary
Flexible working options & people-first leave initiatives
Access to our world-class Support Centre, with an in-house restaurant & state-of-the-art wellness centre featuring free gym & holistic health services
Subsidised onsite childcare centre
50% off our Brands | Cotton On, Cotton On Body, Cotton On Kids, Rubi Shoes, Typo, Factorie & Supre
24/7 Wellness support – mental health, relationships, family + more
Local & Global career growth
Discounts for you & your family – medical, travel, financial + more
Performance & Peak incentives to reward + recognise our team
Returnity - Paid program for new parents heading back to work
Bring your dog to work
Recognition, team connection moments & more!
Cotton On’s purpose is to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Born in Australia, Cotton On is a global fashion and lifestyle retailer with eight brands across 22 countries and 1,500 stores. Powered by 20,000 team members, who together with our customers, are making a positive impact through one life-changing Foundation. Taking their Aussie lifestyle to the world and delivering Good along the way, Cotton On brands offer youthful fashion and lifestyle products across women's, men’s, kids, body, accessories and stationery. *
We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.
We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.
If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@cottonon.com.au so we may support you in completing the job application process.
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