Assistant Designer - Cotton On Menswear Global Support Centre

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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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a creative and detail-driven Assistant Designer to join our Cotton On Menswear team.

For someone with a passion for fashion, culture and product, this is an opportunity to learn from an experienced team while contributing to the future direction of the brand. You'll help uncover emerging trends, explore new ideas and support the development of product that feels exciting, relevant and uniquely ours.

Working across the design journey from concept through to sample, you'll build strong technical and creative skills while bringing energy, curiosity and a fresh perspective to the team. We're looking for someone with a great eye, a love of product and an eagerness to grow as a designer while helping create product that inspires our customer.

You will:

Support the design and development of product aligned to brand DNA, customer needs and commercial outcomes

Assist in translating trend and buying direction into relevant, wearable product across categories

Support development from concept to sample, ensuring accuracy, quality and fit

Assist in creating CADs, tech packs and design specs

Partner with Buying, Trend and Production to support delivery to the critical path

Support sample development, fit sessions and updates to design specifications

Take ownership of selected styles or components within a category

Use feedback and performance insights to continuously refine and improve product

If you love product, have a strong eye for detail and are excited to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to meet you.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Qualification in Fashion Design or a related field

Experience in an Assistant Designer or similar role within a fashion or retail environment

A strong eye for trend-led product that resonates with our customer

Understanding of garment construction, materials and development processes

High attention to detail across all stages of design and development

Growing commercial awareness and understanding of product performance

Strong collaboration skills across Design, Buying and Production

Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines within a critical path environment

A proactive, adaptable mindset with a willingness to learn and continuously build capability

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.