Apply for Assistant Designer (Multi Product) at New Look in London, ENG, GB. This full‑time on‑site position offers great opportunities for career growth.
We’re the feel‑good fashion brand making style accessible and fun for over 55 years, with a presence on our website, mobile app and over 300 stores in the UK. We live our values: play to win, customer obsessed, we are one and it starts with me – delivering That New Look Feeling for our customers and each other.
The Role
Design is where it all begins. We’re looking for a passionate, driven Assistant Designer with a positive, can‑do attitude to join our team. Always tuned into the latest trends, you’ll bring fresh ideas, help shape exciting new products, and have a keen eye for what feels relevant and inspiring for our customer. Working closely with the wider design team, no two days are ever the same. From trend research and sourcing to preparing presentations, sketching, and supporting range development, you’ll play a key role in bringing new ideas to life.
What you’ll be doing
- Strong research and sourcing skills with an understanding of the New Look customer.
- Identify emerging trends and how they are relevant for our customer.
- Super‑organized with initiative to implement new ways of working within the Design Team to streamline admin tasks.
- Responsible for sample management within the design team, including inputting into PLM, organising and keeping track of samples within the business.
- Strong skills in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, and a willingness to learn AI tools.
- Strong hand sketching and/or illustrator sketches.
- Strong eye and knowledge of building trend boards, catwalk packs and new‑in reports.
- Willingness and eagerness to listen, learn and grow.
- Ask questions and gain insight from those around you.
- Build relationships with wider teams such as buying and merch.
- Show a positive can‑do attitude.
Who you are
- Previous experience as a Design Assistant/Assistant Designer within a high‑street retailer or supplier preferable.
- Fashion qualification or another degree desirable.
- PC / Mac literate – Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel, Word, Adobe Suite.
- Technical skills using a mix of hand sketching, Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Speed and proficiency of design work.
- Identification and interpretation of key trends in line with customer profiles.
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. You’ll have development opportunities, training and flexible working patterns. For more information on benefits, please see the attached benefits list.
Benefits
- 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.
- Life assurance policy from day one.
- Buy‑more holiday scheme.
- Birthday paid day off.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave (eligible after 2 years’ service).
- Interest‑free season ticket loans.
- Cycle2Work scheme.
- Partnership with Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust.
We prioritize development, offering training to support your progression. We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer, working 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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