Graduate Assistant Designer

The Role

Step into the role of Graduate Assistant Designer covering Womens Jersey. 

Discover an exciting opportunity to launch your creative career right here at Joules Head Office, joining our vibrant team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

Your focus will be on designing pieces that bring together modern British style and effortless everyday charm within Womens Jersey. Using your sharp taste level and fresh design instinct, you will create adaptable product stories that tap into contemporary lifestyle trends while honouring the authentic heritage our customers know and love. 

Working Pattern: This is a full-time, 12 month fixed term contract based onsite at The Barn, Joules’ purpose-built Head Office in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The typical hours for this role are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Our Location

Market Harborough in Leicestershire is where the Joules story began in 1989. This market town is home to the brand’s Head Office and is full of independent shops, cosy pubs, and fantastic restaurants. It also benefits from great transport links to London, making it easily accessible for commuters and visitors alike. It is the perfect place to mix a rewarding creative career with plenty of well-dressed time off.

What You’ll Do

You will be responsible for:

• Shaping the category vision: Support the planning and creative vision our Womens Jersey ranges, bringing forward imaginative ideas and clear proposals for seasonal newness

• Crafting visual concepts: Create inspiring mood boards, colour stories, and trend presentations that sell the mood and silhouette to the wider product teams

• Spotting commercial opportunities: Identify fresh product potential across Womens Jersey, presenting confident recommendations to your Line Manager and product partners

• Bringing prototypes to life: Collaborate closely with Buying and Garment Technology to make sure every sample captures your aesthetic vision while balancing cost and high craftsmanship standards

• Partnering with suppliers: Use your knowledge of production methods to help review and build an effective, dependable supplier base for your product areas

• Refining technical details: Work alongside our technical specialists to find the smartest, most efficient production methods for every sample

• Reviewing real-world impact: Stay close to retail store feedback and performance figures to see how our customers connect with your pieces, using those learnings to inform future ranges

What You’ll Bring

To really shine in this role, you will bring an instinctive design eye, technical precision, and a natural appreciation for preppy British style reinterpreted with a modern, effortless feel. You love the fast pace of multi-category product development, have an eye for the small stuff, and bring plenty of creative enthusiasm to the studio floor every day.

You enjoy rolling up your sleeves, sharing bold ideas, and backing your imagination with solid commercial grounding and genuine team spirit.

We would also love to see:

• A degree in Fashion Design or a related creative discipline

• Previous experience within a fashion or lifestyle brand

• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and PLM software, with hands-on skill in building detailed technical sketches, BOMs, and clear tech packs is advantageous 

• A well-organised approach to sample coordination, swatch libraries, and design archive maintenance

• Sound commercial awareness paired with clear, confident written and verbal communication

• Strong organisational habits, with a knack for prioritising tasks in order to to meet key critical paths

• A curious, positive attitude, open to feedback and genuinely excited about the journey ahead at Joules

Your Application

Due to the high volume of applications received for our roles, please note that applications not accompanied by a portfolio of your work and a cover letter are unlikely to be progressed. Please share examples of your original print designs, sketchbooks, and CAD work alongside a note telling us why you want to begin your creative journey at The Barn.

Sponsorship

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. Joules does not hold a Sponsor Licence and would not, therefore, be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the right to work without sponsorship.

We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.

#LI-Onsite

At Joules, we honour our British heritage while creating products and experiences that delight, inspire, and connect with our customers every day. We are committed to bringing freshness and innovation to our collections, delivering style, quality, and joy in every season. We strive to be the leading brand in preppy, heritage ‘time off’ clothing, offering standout outerwear and rainwear, layered autumn and winter essentials, fresh spring and summer styles, and a broad selection across womenswear, menswear, kidswear, and homeware.

At Joules we lead on product, design, print, creative brand strategy and marketing whilst NEXT supports retail, HR, finance, distribution, customer service and returns - offering operational excellence.