Senior Designer
- Country Road Womenswear Tailoring As Australia’s favourite lifestyle brand, beloved around the world, Country Road delivers timeless Australian style that is designed for life and made to last. Step into a day in the life of a Senior Designer at Country Road, where creativity, commerciality and a strong point of view come together to shape every collection. We’re looking for a tailoring expert with a deep understanding of cut, construction, fabrication and fit, and a passion for creating beautifully considered tailoring that balances modernity with timeless Country Road style. From concept and trend research through to final product, you’ll help define the creative direction for your categories, bringing together considered design, beautiful materials and a deep understanding of our customer. Working closely with Design, Buying, Product Development and our global supplier network, you’ll lead collections from initial concept through to final execution — balancing creativity with commerciality to deliver product that feels unmistakably Country Road. If you have a robust creative vision, an instinctive eye for detail and a passion for creating beautiful, relevant product with purpose, we’d love to hear from you. How you will contribute
- Shape and lead the creative direction of collections across your nominated categories, bringing the Country Road design DNA to life through every detail.
- Translate seasonal inspiration, emerging trends and customer insight into fresh, considered and commercially relevant product.
- Bring your expertise in tailoring to create elevated silhouettes with exceptional cut, construction, fit and finish.
- Build cohesive collections with a strong point of view across colour, materials, texture, proportion and detail.




- Champion innovation and newness while ensuring every collection feels authentic to the Country Road aesthetic.
- Partner with the Head of Design to interpret the seasonal creative vision and translate it into compelling product stories.
- Balance creative ambition with commercial objectives, developing ranges that deliver against option plans, OTB, margin and sales targets.
- Work closely with Buying, Merchandise Planning and Product Development to create ranges that are both desirable and commercially successful.
- Guide Designers through the creative and development process, elevating ideas and providing clear creative direction from concept through to range review.
- Source and develop beautiful, considered fabrics, materials and trims that reflect the season, uphold our quality standards and support responsible sourcing.
- Collaborate with our suppliers, agents and factories to bring designs to life, maintaining a relentless focus on quality, craftsmanship, cost and delivery.
- Lead fittings and product reviews, ensuring the integrity of the original design vision is maintained through to final product.
- Ensure clear, considered handovers to Technical Design and Product Development, keeping product on track through every stage of the critical path.
- Bring the collection to life through inspiring presentations to Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Store teams and key stakeholders.
- Stay close to the customer through regular store visits,



using real-world insight to challenge, refine and inspire future collections.
- Use product and sales performance to understand what resonates with our customer and turn insight into meaningful design opportunities.
- Travel to international suppliers, factories and markets as required to support product development and strengthen our global design perspective.
- Lead and inspire the Design team, creating an environment where creativity, collaboration and high standards can thrive.
- Mentor and develop Designers, helping to build capability, confidence and the next generation of Country Road design talent.
- Champion new ideas, continuous improvement and smarter ways of working across the Design function.
- Be a positive and authentic leader through change, bringing clarity, optimism and empathy to an evolving business. Capabilities we value
- A strong track record as a Senior Designer or Design Leader, with specialist expertise in tailoring, within fashion or a complementary product category.
- A deep technical and creative understanding of tailoring, including cut, silhouette, pattern, construction, fabrication, fit and finishing.
- An exceptional creative eye and a distinctive design point of view, with the ability to create product that feels relevant, elevated and unmistakably on-brand.
- Deep understanding of the fashion product lifecycle, from initial concept and trend direction through to development, fittings and final production.
- A natural ability to turn inspiration into beautiful, considered and commercially successful product.
- Strong understanding of fabrics, trims, colour, proportion, construction and quality, with a particular appreciation for tailoring fabrication and craftsmanship.

📌 Senior Designer (Melbourne)
🏢 Country Road
📍 Melbourne