Jess Walker

I am a Sportswear Designer who specialises in Sportswear & Ath-leisure. Within the sportswear industry I have designed for large, well known brands as well as smaller brands and within a wide variety of activities; including Swimwear, Boxing, Gym, Running, Loungewear & Outerwear. I focus on research, trends, colour analysis, 2D design CADS, flat sketching, illustration and technical spec creation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working for a successful global sourcing company who design and manufacture in London / Europe for large retail companies. Key focus on sustainability and ethical practices.

• Market and online research to produce design / trend forecasting presentations to show the latest key trends and up to date silhouettes, colours, fabrics, trims, prints and graphics.

• Working on key accounts including Next, Zara, Tu Sainsburys and ASOS activewear lines. Working across both men's and women's.

• Creating detailed design pages which feature all views of the garment, plus product information including fabrics, trims, graphics & colours.

• Creating Technical Specs with all relevant design information, basic measurements, colour & print information to send over to the factories.