Womenswear Print Designer - The Set - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Job Description

Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in the office, with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.

The Role

Are you a creative and forward-thinking designer with a passion for translating the latest print trends into beautiful, commercial products? If so, keep reading as this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As a Womenswear Print Designer for The Set, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the visual identity of Next’s groundbreaking own brand. The Set delivers effortless, sophisticated, timeless, and affordable pieces designed to mix and match seamlessly. We believe great design should be accessible to everyone, and your prints will be at the heart of this mission.

Based at our creative hub, The Barn in Market Harborough, you will join an ambitious team with exciting growth plans already underway. You’ll work closely with buying, design, and garment tech teams to bring stunning print concepts to life, balancing high-end creative flair with sharp commercial awareness.

What You’ll Take On

• Design and Innovate: Create and develop inspiring, forward thinking womenswear print and pattern collections that align perfectly with The Set’s handwriting and brand direction.
• Trend Research: Actively research global fashion, street style, runway, and social media trends to identify emerging print, colour, and textile directions.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with the Design, Buying & Tech teams to translate seasonal product directions into cohesive, commercially viable print ranges.
• CAD Creation: Produce high quality, production-ready CAD artwork, colourways, and repeat patterns using design software.
• Sample Management: Liaise with suppliers and buying teams to oversee print submissions, strike offs, and fabric bases, ensuring accurate execution and strict deadline adherence.
• Present Ideas: Assist with internal presentations and trend forecasting boards, confidently sharing your print concepts with key stakeholders.
• Drive Growth: Constantly look for new opportunities to strengthen the brand's aesthetic, keeping both the bigger picture and the finer details central to your design process.

What You’ll Bring

• Creative Flair: A deep, natural love for fashion, design, and textile trends, with a keen eye for colour, composition, and print placement.
• Versatile Experience: A strong background in print design. While a focus on womenswear is ideal, we highly encourage applications from candidates with a background in childrenswear print, provided your style is transferable and you can demonstrate a strong aesthetic shift toward contemporary womenswear.
• Technical Skill: Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator)
• Organisation & Pace: The ability to prioritise a busy workload, manage multiple deadlines simultaneously, and stay agile in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative Mindset: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build great relationships, confidently share your ideas, and take on feedback.
• Commercial Sharpness: A balanced approach that blends creative innovation with an understanding of the Next customer and online retail market.
• Education: Ideally degree-level educated in Textile Design, Fashion Design, or a related discipline.

Portfolios

To help us get a feel for your style, please attach a digital portfolio to your application. We are looking for work that demonstrates a sharp eye for the future of print , how your ideas can be commercially viable for NEXT, and showcases your direct design and CAD work. To help you put your best foot forward, we’ve put together a few top tips on what makes a portfolio stand out to our team.

Applications without a portfolio will notbe considered.

Sponsorship

Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .

At NEXT, we believe the best work happens when there are no barriers to collaboration. That’s why we are a Google-powered workspace. From your very first day, you’ll be using the full Google Workspace suite; Docs, Drive, and Meet, to stay connected and move fast.

If your previous experience is rooted in other software suites, don’t worry! We’ll point you to a digital Google toolkit the moment you join, packed with handy guides and insider tips to help you transition smoothly and hit the ground running.

We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

About The Team

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Profit-related bonus - based on company performance
• Management share options
• Company car or car allowance
• Private medical insurance
• Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount
• Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more.
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money
• Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education.
• 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products
• Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection
• VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale
• Access to NEXT staff shops
• Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles
• Free parking (excluding London locations)
• Travel2NEXT - bus services dependent on location
• On site dining facilities (excluding London locations)
• National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets
• Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership
• Simply health - a healthcare subscription service
• Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check.
• Onsite GP - Leicester Head Office
• Onsite Physio - Leicester Head Office
• A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners
• Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.