Design Assistant - Print & Colour

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:

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Print & Design Assistant to come and join the team. If you love trend, pattern and colour then this is the role for you. We are looking for someone who is organised, conscientious and motivated. You will work with a team of experienced print and graphic designers who will coach and mentor you to develop your print design skills. You will have a good eye for colour, colour combinations and demonstrate a good understanding of print and pattern design.

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:

Creating colour palettes for the business- using Pantone and Coloro systems with support of print & colour manager.

General Design Admin

Designing prints for specific departments with the guidance of your line manager

Creating production ready specs for prints and graphics with guidance of line manager.

Bought sample management

Managing daily /weekly tasks in line with ways of working

Preparation for Departmental Meetings

General colour and print trend research on relevant websites and social.

Demonstrating on-going familiarity of the competitors’ product ranges

Reacting quickly to new trends

Assisting in the production of trend packs and catwalk presentations

Working across multiple range periods at one time, short-lead and long-lead

An understanding of the New Look Customer

Basic understanding of our Customer Insight and Market Share

Basic understanding of supplier routes in terms of countries and lead times

Who you are:

Knowledge of Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design)

Proficient in Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Strong drawing skills - hand drawing & CAD

Fashion/ Textile Qualification / Degree desirable

Previous work experience / placement in a Design team is preferable

Superb organization skills

Self-motivated

Positive role model and supportive of team and peers

Confident and clear communicator

Strong accuracy

Team player

Resilient

Good time management

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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