Product Design Jobs & Careers

Our client is a major retailer across fashion, furniture and homeware, known for their quality, style and trend-led approach. 

They are currently seeking a Senior Assistant Tailoring Designer to join their Womenswear Team, bringing fresh ideas and creativity to their tailoring range. The role is on-site, 5 days per week although they may be open to working 1 day from home.

About the Role
As a Senior Assistant Tailoring Designer, you’ll play a key role in developing and supporting womenswear tailoring collections. You’ll respond to briefs quickly and creatively, ensuring designs are both trend-relevant and commercially strong. Working closely with designers, buyers, merchandisers and technologists, you’ll help deliver beautifully made garments that align with brand vision, price point and quality standards.
You’ll research and identify key trends in colour, silhouette and fabric, translating them into elevated designs that feel modern and customer-focused. The role will also involve creating accurate tech packs, briefing manufacturers, and supporting both main range development and project-based collections.

About You
You’ll have a strong background in womenswear fashion design with a particular passion for tailoring. Pattern cutting experience is essential, along with the ability to create and manage detailed tech packs. Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator is a must, and you’ll be comfortable working with suppliers and factories. Above all, you’ll be a collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, creative retail environment. Experience with major retailers or suppliers would be a real advantage.

What’s on Offer
In return, you’ll join a business that values creativity and collaboration. Alongside a salary of £36,000-£42,000, you’ll enjoy excellent benefits including product discounts across their brands and partners, a company performance bonus and Sharesave scheme, an OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ on-site nursery, great on-site restaurants, free parking, access to digital GP and wellbeing services, and discounted gym memberships through Wellhub.

To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

Are you a creative CAD Designer with a passion for art, craftsmanship and precision design?

Our client is a world-class maker of unique sculptural pieces, crafting extraordinary lighting and furniture for interior designers, collectors and private clients. As CAD Designer, you’ll be working closely with designers, artisans and fabricators, transforming creative ideas into detailed, accurate drawings ready for manufacture. You’ll ensure each bespoke piece reflects the company’s exceptional design standards, materials and craftsmanship. You will also be maintaining design databases, support prototype checks and contribute to installation and aftercare documentation.

Skills and experience sought from the CAD Designer:

• Understanding of materials and processes used in luxury lighting, furniture or sculptural fabrication (metals, timber, glass, stone, ceramics)
• Confident in Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite
• Analytical, organised, and an excellent communicator with a keen eye for detail and finish
• Knowledge of Rhino 3D or Keyshot rendering is a bonus but not essential

What’s on Offer:

• Salary of £35,000 to £38,000 plus 31 days’ holiday (including bank holidays) + Birthday day off
• Bonus holiday after one year
• Company Pension & Sick Pay
• Subsidised gym membership, Cycle to Work scheme, and Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular socials, appreciation initiatives, and ongoing training & development

To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

Working with office furniture resellers, architects and design consultants, this company creates innovative, sustainable solutions for modern workspaces. As demand grows for their beautifully upholstered products - from pods to sofas - they’re expanding their talented product development team.

As an Upholstery Product Developer, you’ll bring creative ideas to life - turning concepts into high-quality, commercially viable products. Collaborating with international design studios and working hands-on in the workshop, you’ll play a key role in every stage of development, from prototype to production.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and refine prototypes, testing comfort, ergonomics, and durability.
• Source, test, and evaluate upholstery materials, foams, and finishes that meet design and sustainability goals.
• Carry out upholstery work in the workshop when needed.
• Liaise with suppliers, manufacturers, and internal teams to ensure projects run smoothly from sampling through to production.
• Continuously improve existing product ranges and explore new opportunities for innovation.

About You

• Proven experience in upholstery and pattern cutting.
• Strong knowledge of upholstery construction, foams, textiles and frames.
• Practical problem-solver with a hands-on, can-do attitude.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Technical drawing or CAD skills (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar) desirable.

What’s on Offer

• Salary between £30,000 - £32,000, with room to grow.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company pension contribution.
• The opportunity to collaborate with international design studios on innovative, sustainable furniture projects.

To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

If you’re passionate about great design, craftsmanship, and sustainability - and want to be part of a growing, creative team - we’d love to hear from you.

Our client is a British company specializing in the design and manufacturing of high-quality wallpapers and fabrics and known for its unique and artistic designs that often draw inspiration from historical patterns and natural elements.

Working from its base in Gloucestershire, where it has a showroom and a manufacturing facility, the company emphasizes the use of traditional printing techniques along with AVA CAD/CAM to produce their wallpapers and fabrics. They operate vertically ensuring control from initial contact through to final print.

Looking ahead and their plans for growth, they have identified the need to bring in a Deputy Design Director. As the right hand to the Creative Director, you will play a key role in managing projects and collections, keeping up the momentum and introducing a more organised and seamless design process. You will be ensuring that design output meets the highest standards of creativity, innovation, and usability. As this is a newly created role it will evolve around the successful candidate’s skillset.

Other responsibilities include to:

• Working with the Creative Director on the development of fabric and wallpaper designs
• Keeping the flow of design development running throughout the year
• Working with their experienced technician in AVA print software
• Devising colourways in the company palette
• Organising and overseeing eventual production

Skills and Experience expected from the Deputy Design Director:

• Experience from the textile marketplace on design and digital print production
• Knowledge of printing techniques and ideally AVA CAD/CAM
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to creative excellence and innovation

In return they are offering a salary of c£60k and are open to discussing a benefits package on top. To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

Our client has over 80 years of expertise in bespoke metal fabrication working with leading architecture firms in the UK to provide high end bespoke Lift interior finishes for new landmark builds and refurbishments.

They are currently recruiting for a Designer to work closely with the fabrication team and it will be a combined design and project management role alongside meeting clients with the MD to discuss projects. They are looking for an individual who wants to progress to managing their own projects in the future.

Offices are in Kent, inside the M25 close to public transport and there will be regular London site visits and meetings as it is not a desk bound role.

Main Responsibilities of the Designer:

• Manage your own CAD and design workload
• Liaise with client and architect to develop existing relationships
• Attend and survey site liaising with install teams
• Execute project planning and management of labour
• Attend client meetings with the MD

Skills and Experience sought by the Designer:

• 3+ years of experience in architectural metalwork design, sheet metalwork or joinery design
• Proficient in AutoCAD and ideally Fusion 360
• Strong design sensibility and the ability to translate concept design into a buildable project
• Good telephone, communication and presentation skills
• A genuine interest in a career in project management

In return they offer:

• Salary £35k+
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing over the first five years)
• Workplace pension scheme
• Car Parking but also 20 mins from London Bridge Station
• Kitchen with refreshments provided

To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.