Leather Goods Designer
The people. The style. The energy. The character. It’s hard not to be inspired by the UK Capital. That’s where Radley was born with a passion for artisan-made handbags, footwear and accessories. We put fashion in functional, with every piece made to last and put a spring in your step. Whether strutting through the streets of Soho, or on the school run.
We know leather. It’s in our DNA. And we never stop striving to set a new standard for quality. Every Radley design is made with expert care. Do you hear that smooth glide of a zip? We consider every detail and our teams all play a part.
How will you contribute to Radley?
As a Leather Goods Designer, you'll play an active part in the Leather Goods team and will be working collaboratively to support a growing category within our business. If you are passionate about fashion, detail-oriented, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of our design initiatives and be part of an innovative team dedicated to pushing creative boundaries.
Roles and Responsibilities
* Create seasonal strategic design brief, answering the commercial and artistic needs of the business.
* Identify and deliver detailed style direction on newness and exiting products.
* Present sketch reviews, prototype reviews and sample reviews.
* Work closely with factories and suppliers to commercially deploy vision for product, including all corrections and amendments through the design and development process.
* Work closely with Product Managers on development to include product, materials, pricing and execution
* Availability to travel for business needs
* Ownership of categories with the support of your manager, to fulfil the Option Count
Skills
* A driven self-motivator, with excellent organisational skills,
* Strong and complete experience of product lifecycle; from sketch to consumer,
* Attention to detail and strong communication skills,
* Self-motivated and team orientated,
* Able to multi task with leather experience across a variety of leather products,
* Proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop,
* Creative skillset,
* People and Project Management,
* Strong product sensitivity.
Experience
* 4-5 years experience within leather goods industry.
* Relevant degree in Fashion Design, with skills in illustration and visual communication,
* Broad experience on all accessory categories, such as non leather handbags, soft accessories, gifting.
Benefits & Perks
* Enhanced annual leave (incl. holiday buy)
* Sickness Pay
* Life Assurance Cover
* Virtual GP
* Healthcare Cash Plan of up to c.£900 per year
* Employee Assistant Programme
* Wellbeing App (Thrive)
* Company Bonus
* Product Discount (up to 60%)
* Time in Service Rewards
* Sample Sales
* Special Occasion Gifts
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Electric Vehicle Scheme
* Season Ticket Loan
* Bonus Scheme
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At Radley we are on a journey to create, promote and live an inclusive culture. Ever inspired by the women around us, changing their world in ways big and small – including their commitment to social equity.
We are actively working to make impactful changes across our business to become diverse and celebrate one another’s differences, we encourage a supportive and open environment for anyone that steps through our doors at our Service Centres, Distribution Centre and Stores across Europe and the US.
We know that diversity in a business only makes it stronger, so our People Team and Recruiting Managers are clear on how to conduct an inclusive recruitment campaign for their vacancies - our job posts always go through a gender-bias decoder before going live, we will always consider alternative inclusive job boards, and we will remain open to considering flexible working options and promoting our flexible approach to working hours for all colleagues future and existing. We won’t ask for specific qualifications unless it’s absolutely critical to the success of the role and we already actively participate in external schemes to bring in future talent from diverse backgrounds.
We are #Proudtobe Radley
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We are proud to offer a competitive and ahead-of-the-curve remuneration and benefits package, some of which we share here. If you are shortlisted as having some of the skills we’re looking for in this role then we’ll openly share our salary banding with you ahead of moving forward with any next stages. For some time, we have actively stopped asking candidates their salary expectations at interview where it isn’t necessary to do so, we want to pay an individual for the job based on their experience and ability and not limit some groups from undervaluing their ability.