Wear Designer

Job Description

Industry: Design Services
Seniority for this role: Mid-Senior level
Are you a creative and highly structured designer with a passion for design and innovation, capable of overseeing end-to-end product development, combined with strong business acumen and the ability to manage a category holistically? LIEWOOD is seeking a talented WEAR Designer to join our Design Team. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in a global brand while contributing to a dynamic team fueled by ambition, creativity, and a deep understanding of our business and audience. You have Exceptional taste, combined with a commercially oriented mindset and a detailed understanding of color, materials, and category dynamics A strong sense of accountability, ensuring all aspects of your work meet LIEWOOD’s high standards A natural ability to think across the entire product lifecycle—from design and materials to packaging, in-store presentation, master data, and product copy A strong ability to structure processes, prioritize effectively, and manage complex workflows across multiple projects The ability to analyze performance metrics, applying insights to guide product development and strengthen the overall category offering A commitment to sustainability, prioritizing responsible materials and practices in all designs stage Responsibilities (include but are not limited to): Creative Explo ration: Conduct in-depth research, create mood boards, and source new materials and trims to innovate within LIEWOOD’s design DNA End-to-End Product Devel opment: Managing products from concept creation through prototype stages to final production. Deliver two annual collections, as basic range and potential capsules, ensuring timely execution of all steps Category Mana gement: Develop a holistic understanding of the WEAR category, maintaining an overview of its structure, product mix, and performance while identifying opportunities to innovate and strengthen the offering Collection Co hesion: Maintain a cohesive aesthetic across the collection, ensuring balance and structure within the category while meeting commercial objectives Technical Exce llence: Prepare flat sketches, detailed tech packs, and sample comments to guide suppliers and ensure the highest quality output. Collaborate closely with the buying team to source fabrications and trims Process Mana gement: Utilize PLM, to oversee collection development and ensure adherence to critical deadlines in the design calendar Team Collabo ration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including buying, marketing, and sales, to ensure alignment on goals and expectations throughout the product life cycle Does this sound like you? You are: Structured and An alytical: Skilled at managing processes and leveraging data to make informed decisions that enhance collection performance Creative and Busines s-Minded: A blend of creativity and commercial awareness, with a focus on balancing innovative designs with market needs Detail-Oriented and Solution -Focused: Dedicated to quality, precision, and finding solutions in a fast-paced environment Insightful and Tre nd-Savvy: In tune with current trends and capable of applying them strategically to align with LIEWOOD´s DNA Independent yet Colla borative: Self-motivated with the ability to thrive both independently and as part of a team Qualifications: Relevant design education Minimum 5 years of experience in fashion or kids’ product design, across categories like outerwear, apparel, swimwear and preferably knowledge within footwear and accessories Deep technical knowledge of fabrics, constructions, and patternmaking Proficiency in Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), PowerPoint and Excel. Experience with PLM systems (Yunique or similar). You will be working from the LIEWOOD head office in Copenhagen and report to the He ad of Design. If you have any questions to the position, please contact Head of People & Culture, Line Neustrup: lin@liewood.com We look forward to hearing from you! ABOUT US Founded in Copenhagen in 2015 by Anne Marie Lie Norvig, LIEWOOD is a result of Anne Marie´s strong passion for design, aesthetics, and the belief that beauty lies in the details. Being a mother of growing children, Anne Marie understands the needs and premises of daily life in a family. After all, this is what reflects the heart and soul of LIEWOOD. Our Story – Liewood With a focus on functionality and innovation, LIEWOOD designs and produces toys, interior, furniture, accessories, wear and footwear for babies and children all which are made with aesthetics, quality, and consciousness in mind. Exactly the core values that make LIEWOOD the f un and fair choice. Our Philosphy – Liewood Children are our future. And for them to evolve and create new paths that improve our world – both humans and planet – we must be thoughtful and make responsible, conscious choices, that reduce our imprint on the planet. Day by day, we strive to improve our processes and use of materials, however, we realize that this is an ongoing journey for us, and we will keep pursuing to become better. LIEWOOD is an equal opportunity employer devoted to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment empowering every employee to do their best. As such, recruitment is always based solely on personal, business, and professional circumstances, and recruitment, promotion, and dismissals are never affected by race, sexual orientation, age, ethnic or social origin, gender, religion, race, social background, political affiliations, or opinions or the like that could give rise to discrimination. Our responsible journey – Liewood As a LIEWOOD colleague you will work from our beautiful office in Copenhagen, design ed by NORM architects. We strive to create an inclusive and open company culture, benefitting from a diverse group of hi gh-performance people. Show more Show less