# Childrenswear Footwear Designer - Brands

**Company**: NEXT
**Location**: Leicester, Leicestershire
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £47,000 - £83,000
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Childrenswear Footwear Designer within Next's Fashion Brands team, you will act as a creative guardian for a prestigious brand portfolio, ensuring the brand's unique "DNA" is translated into elevated, commercially successful designs across Children's Footwear.

You will thrive in a highly collaborative environment, working side-by-side with partner brands and internal garment teams to bring concepts to life across diverse product categories.

Key responsibilities:

- Design Childrenswear Collections: Create innovative, commercial, and elevated Childrenswear garments that blend technical functionality with licensed brand aesthetics.

- Manage Factory Partnerships: Liaise directly with global factories and specialist suppliers to oversee the manufacturing process.

- Build Trusted Licensing Relationships: Foster strong, professional bonds with external license brand partners and internal teams.

- Coordinate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with Garment Technologists, Buying, and Merchandising teams to develop fit-for-purpose ranges.

- Translate Global Trends: Continually research and communicate emerging global trends in Childrenswear.

- Deliver Technical Precision: Produce detailed and highly accurate Tech Packs.

Requirements:

- Versatile Childrenswear Expertise: Adaptable design "handwriting" that allows you to switch effortlessly between different licensed brand and trend aesthetics.

- Technical Mastery: Highly proficient in Footwear and experience within this product area.

- Commercial Sharpness: Understanding of how to design silhouettes and apparel ranges that are commercially viable.

- Resilience and Agility: Thrive in fast-paced design environments.

- Clear Communication: Present concepts confidently and communicate complex technical and brand requirements clearly.

Benefits:

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

- Profit-related bonus

- Management share options

- Company car or car allowance

- Private medical insurance

- Sharesave scheme

- Pension

- Life assurance

- Group income protection

- Wagestream

- Salary finance

- 25% staff discount on most NEXT products

- Direct to work

- VIP sale

- Access to NEXT staff shops

- Octopus energy

- Free parking

- Travel2NEXT

- On site dining facilities

- National and local discounts

- Wellhub

- Simply health

- Aviva Digicare Workplace+

- Onsite GP

- Onsite Physio

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## Skills

### Required
- Childrenswear design
- Footwear design
- Licensed brand management
- Technical pack creation
- Trend analysis

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