Description Graduate Designer (12 month placement) Let's Take it On Childrenswear - Newborn £26,000 Enderby, Head Office Let’s talk trend led design… When it comes to UK retail, it’s hard to find a company with a bigger focus on quality within design. We sell thousands of items an hour and our repeat customer base comes back to us time and time again for our renowned trend led, quality products. This role will support the Newborn team. The team design and develop new ranges, taking responsibility for everything from trend prediction to design concept through to technical development and product selection. As market leaders in Childrenswear, this is an opportunity to learn, to grow and to thrive. Business Area Our Designers here at Next are always looking forward. Looking for that Next thing, focusing on trend and pushing the boundaries of what we can offer our fantastic customer base. Working as a key part of the critical path; creating new and innovative designs across Childrenswear. Your role - Provide support throughout the whole design process from planning new ranges through to product selection. - Collate design research, source colour palettes and prepare and update design boards for each season as required. - Assist with the production of design packs where required. - Provide administrative support to the Design Team, taking responsibility for tasks such as day to day department requests, colour matching, archiving fabrics and logging samples. About you We would love you to have recently graduated with a degree in Textile Design, Fashion Design, or a similar discipline. A strong interest in fashion and a real love of trends would be a must for this role. A clear communicator whose main aim is to create great relationships across the teams as well as within the design team. A team player who is both creative, proactive and passionate about design would be perfect for this role. Intermediate user of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Additional information As part of the application process we require you to submit a digital portfolio. Unfortunately, applications without a portfolio will not be considered. Your benefits We’ll discuss more of what you’ll get when you work for Next at interview, but here’s an overview of what you can expect: Profit–related bonus 25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more Contributions into a pension scheme Life assurance Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our success A fantastic restaurant, coffees shops and juice bar Staff shop Free parking on-site, including car sharing Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas 25% staff discount on most Next products – either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester National and local discounts on goods and services A digital GP healthcare service 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. 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_careersnext.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.