Role: Junior Designer - Sweats & Jersey Tops
Location: FatFace HQ, Havant, PO9 1QJ
Job type: Permanent, Full-Time (35 hours)
Working arrangements: Hybrid Working (3 days office based)
Salary: From £30,000
Who are we? For over 30 years, we’ve travelled, we’ve laughed, we’ve grown. We believe life is for living and more fun with those we love. We are Made for Life.
Our mission statement:
Crafting clothes for life’s everyday adventures. Today, tomorrow and always.
We are proud to have featured in the Sunday Times top 10 Best Places to Work 2026.
Equality and inclusion isn’t an aspiration but the standard. We promote and drive equality within our workforce to ignite an inclusive foundation for us all to build from and truly connect with our customers, colleagues, and communities alike. You play a key part in creating an environment free from prejudice, racism, sexism, harassment, bullying and any other form of marginalisation in our workplaces.
Bring your creativity to FatFace as our Junior Designer for Sweats & Jersey. Supporting the Designer/Senior Designer, you'll help create trend-led, commercial collections, develop graphics and product designs, research market trends, and work closely with buyers and suppliers to bring products from concept to launch.
Role Summary
As a Junior Designer you will supporting the main category designer in Sweatshirts and Jersey Tops. You will be responsible for key products within a range. Working in conjunction with other category designers and buyers to create a collection for the category, help shape range direction and focal points as appropriate.
Role Responsibilities
- To design and develop FatFace products appropriate to the trends and produce design briefs/packs for the direct supply base and to achieve high quality first samples within the critical path timing
- To develop garments for own category and department design team where needed
- Design detailed artworks for graphics and surface designer
- Conduct market research in stores to identify what the latest trends are and competitors ranges
- Providing advice on initial samples, ensuring manufactured garments match initial design specifications
- Liaise with Buyers on costs/margins to ensure that the range can realistically be bought within given budgets
- Design ranges with the Buyer based on sales and trend information.
- CAD work including producing design packs, manipulating artworks, graphics and prints
- CAD range plans to ensure choice, newness and a balanced range offered to customers
- Liaising with suppliers on product and design detail.
- Present ranges to team and directors for sign off and adjustments.
- Support senior designer in research themes and directions for design presentation
- Create and present trend packs, mood boards and forecasts to include key items for following seasons in preparation for department strategy & sign off
- Align self to companies social and environmental mission and champion any actions that you can directly impact at all times’
Skills and Experience
- Degree or equivalent in Fashion based subject
- Experience at Assistant/junior Designer level
- Presentation and Influencing Skills
- Ability to communicate with externals and Senior Management
- Good research skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Role Competencies
- Strong eye for trends and understanding of the FatFace brand
- Knowledge of garment construction, treatments, fabrics and sustainable choices
- Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop. In Design and Illustrator)
- Understanding of colour stories and levels
- Ability to convey designs from paper to 3D design
- Good Knowledge of Factory processes
- Creative and able to convey vision of Fat Face Brand
- Comprehensive understanding of customer profile, product range & competitors
- Demonstrate knowledge of trend within the marketplace
Key Contacts and Relationships:
Internal:
- Product team
External:
- Suppliers
Accountable for Resources:
Represents the brand image and handwriting – impacting on a wide area of customer facing brand collateral and seasonal communications. The visual proposition of these assets can strongly effect sales, plus both brand integrity and customer brand loyalty.
FatFace Benefits:
Financial & Protection Benefits
- Sick pay allowances
- Critical Illness Income protection/ Death in service (for salaried colleagues)
- Pension scheme – with net deduction and salary sacrifice options
- Dental insurance (colleague funded)
Discounts & Perks
- 60% off FatFace products
- 25% discount at Next stores (across full price products)
- O2 phone discount
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme (for salaried colleagues)
- EV vehicle scheme (for salaried colleagues)
- Perkbox – our online platform offering:
- Day-one access
- Exclusive brand discounts
- Wellbeing content
- Home workouts and more
Health & Wellbeing
- Specsavers eye care scheme
- Eye tests and contributions to glasses
- Free period products
- EAP support 24/7 via UNUM, Retail Trust, and Fashion & Textiles Support
Learning & Development
- THRIVE – our learning management system:
- Day-one access
- 1,000s of learning resources
Time Off & Leave
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Sabbatical leave (in line with service)
- Enhanced family-friendly policies – including enhanced maternity leave
- Flexible Working Opportunities – flexible working requests can be made from day one of employment and are considered on an individual basis.
Additional Perks
- Refer a Friend scheme
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply — you might be just the right fit.