Working as a fashion designer
The work of a clothing designer at LPP begins with observing trends and customer behavior, and ends with a product that goes on sale in Poland and in many international markets. This role is for people who can quickly translate inspiration into concrete solutions – style, fabric, and details – and help create a collection that truly meets customers’ needs. Our specialists help create products for the Reserved, Cropp, House, Mohito, and Sinsay brands, available in over 40 countries worldwide.
As a designer at LPP, you make daily decisions that directly influence what ends up in our brands’ product offerings. In this role, you help create solutions tailored to customer needs and market realities. You work in design teams that make ongoing decisions regarding the product lineup. It’s an environment where speed, collaboration, and the ability to blend creativity with business requirements are key.
Our organization is constantly growing. Our extensive structure offers a variety of opportunities for growth. What sets us apart, however, is the lack of a corporate atmosphere. As a designer, you will work in expert teams of buyers, graphic designers, and apparel technologists.
We value our diversity, and friendly, supportive relationships are our top priority – we attract people with our projects, but we inspire them with our people. We create an environment that enables us to collaborate effectively, share knowledge, and make joint decisions about the product.
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- What is the job of a fashion designer?
- How can I become a fashion designer?
- What are our requirements for fashion designer job applicants?
- Your development and career path at LPP
- Terms of cooperation
- Benefits
- What does our recruitment process look like?
- Job offers for designer of clothing, accessories and home products
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What is the job of a fashion designer?
A designer’s work follows a repetitive cycle of activities – from reviewing trends and sales figures, to developing product proposals, to making decisions about their implementation. Each stage requires collaboration with buyers, technologists, and suppliers, as well as adapting the product to current demand.
In addition, designers have the opportunity to take inspirational trips abroad. During these trips, employees visit trade shows to analyze the competition and draw inspiration from street style. Our designers stay up to date on trends by drawing on a variety of sources, including social media, competitors’ offerings, sales data, and interactions with suppliers.
It’s a complex job because it’s not just about designing, that is, coming up with something in your head and transferring it to a journal drawing, CAD, and creating the documentation in PDM. We also explore trends, we examine what sells, what colours and styles are popular in a given season. We talk to traders, discuss our design with technologists and wait for the first samples to be able to review them afterwards.
Designers understand the value of teamwork. They work closely with buyers, graphic designers, and apparel technologists. It is with these specialists, among others, that they form expert teams tailored to a specific product line.
How can I become a designer?
Project teams are made up of people with diverse backgrounds and career paths. Some, like Łukasz Smoła – Senior Head Designer at Reserved – knew from the start that they would pursue a career in the fashion industry. Others decided to change careers. Iga Pniewska – a designer at Reserved – began her journey into the world of fashion as a business psychology graduate. For some, working as a designer’s assistant was also a good stepping stone to an independent career.
I wen to a vocational school, then to a clothing high school. I planned the process. I had a goal in mind and just dreamt of acquiring all those secrets of structure and material science.
I got a degree in business management, and then I decided to go to a fashion design school in Kraków. Some stages in my life ended and new ones opened up, so I thought it was important to pursue my passions.
What are our requirements for fashion designer job applicants?
We’re looking for people who have a good sense of trends and can identify which ones are likely to resonate with customers and drive sales. In this role, it’s important to be able to quickly translate that direction into a specific product and develop it further within a collection. If you have experience in commercial design and have worked with products – from form and material to detail – you’ll fit right in here. It’s also important to be able to look at a design from a broader perspective: through the lens of sales results and what actually works in the market.
You’ll be working as part of a team on a daily basis, so it’s important to have a collaborative mindset and be willing to work together to find the best solutions. This is a fast-paced environment, so it’s helpful if you can act quickly without compromising the quality of your decisions. As for education, a degree in a related field is welcome but not required. What matters most is what you can already do and how you work with the product in practice.
- Proficiency in use of graphic software,
- Conversational level of English,
- Experience working with form, material, color, and detail,
- Readiness to start an office job as a designer in Gdańsk, Kraków or Warsaw (depending on the offer).
We are looking for people with potential. We are well aware that you cannot put every talent into a rigid CV framework. That is why we invite you to apply even if you do not meet all the above requirements. See you at LPP!
A portfolio is a key component of the candidate evaluation process. It should demonstrate the entire process: identifying a trend, defining the target audience, and making decisions regarding the product – its form, price, materials, and feasibility. What matters is an understanding of where a particular direction comes from and what its market rationale is. We’re looking for a portfolio that demonstrates your thought process – we want to see how you make decisions and translate trends into concrete product solutions.
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Your development and career path at LPP
LPP has various levels of project roles – ranging from assistant positions to leadership roles.
Employees have access to an e-learning platform that offers materials across a wide range of subjects. We support English language learning and encourage professional development through postgraduate studies. Working at LPP allows you to develop not only your creativity and business acumen, but also valuable communication and teamwork skills, as well as managerial competencies. International projects for well-known brands and expert, interdisciplinary teams also foster professional growth.
- Head Designer at Reserved
I took part in a workshop that LPP organised at my university. I was offered a summer internship and after this my career snowballed. After my internship, I became an assistant in the jumper department. After some three months, I took part in the creation of a new brand. A career in our company is like stair stepping. I moved up the ladder gradually from assistant to senior designer. After 4 years I learnt about an opportunity to get the job of head designer. I was successful — I made it through our internal recruitment process. I became a head designer. After 2 years, I took part in an internal recruitment again and succeeded once more. I am where I am now — head designer of the Reserved line.
Terms of cooperation
We offer new employees a 12-month employment contract with no probationary period. Subsequent contracts are for an indefinite term.
We listen to the needs of our specialists and constantly strive to create an attractive workplace where people want to stay for the long term. We are the largest Polish fashion company with an international reach, operating for over 30 years. The scale of our business and our collaborative approach guarantee stable employment.
Our designers work at our offices in Gdańsk, Kraków, and Warsaw. We strive to create welcoming spaces where employees feel comfortable and can work freely. We don’t have a dress code.
Before or after work, you can work out at our gym (in Gdańsk) or on the sports field (in Kraków). Employees have access to free parking – including bike parking. Delicious meals are available in the cafeterias and vending machines.
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“Working at LPP is about the awesome people who keep me here”
Working at LPP is about meeting great people. A group of us meet after work and celebrate each other’s birthdays. We also have our fixed times when we have coffee or meals together. These are the little things that we strive to cherish, because it’s fun to turn our minds to something else – to laugh together and sometimes complain. There are some people in our department that I have always worked with.
Do you know now how you can benefit from joining us?
Workplace prestige
LPP is the largest Polish fashion company, recognised on the global market.
Development and promotion opportunities
International structures in the top 5 brands offer real growth opportunities.
Friendly organisational culture
The work takes place in a casual atmosphere that encourages open communication and teamwork.
Accountability, respect for others and environmental awareness
We see accountability, sustainability, respect for others and environmental awareness as meaningful ideas. Check out how we put them into practice.
Charitable initiatives
Our employees support the LPP Foundation in many ways and get involved in campaigns that change the world for the better.
Other benefits:
Product discounts
Our employees receive a 25% discount on purchases in LPP brand shops, which they can share with their loved ones.
Medical care, sports and insurance
Medical care, a sports pass and life insurance on preferential terms are all standard benefits within our company.
heLPP programme
We put a premium on mental health, work-life balance and wellbeing. Our heLPP is an employee support programme offering free and anonymous consulting in 3 areas: psychology, finance, and law.
Additional benefits
Every young parent receives a layette for their child, and Santa Claus leaves presents on employees’ desks over the Christmas period. We also regularly arrange various in-house incentives, such as competitions with prizes and discounts on cultural events.
LPP Team
We bring together enthusiasts of various disciplines and sponsor participation in over 100 sporting events every year!
Supporting education
After working for three months, our employees can apply for funding for postgraduate studies and an English language course.
E-learning platform
Our staff have access to an e-learning platform with a wide variety of free courses and training sessions.
Stable employment
We offer an employment contract with no trial period.
Cafeterias and snack vending machines
You don't have to bring lunch to work. You can buy food at the company cafeteria or from a vending machine.
Free parking
Our employees have no problems parking their cars and bicycles.
Travelling
Some employees (including designers) go on business trips to other countries, where they have the opportunity to experience different cultures.
What does our recruitment process look like?
We respect your time. Our recruitment process is clear, and we do our best to keep it short. We will also get back to you with feedback if we decide not to hire you.
Use our guides. Read advice from experienced designers and HR professionals. LPP experts give you tips on how to prepare a remarkable CV and build an attractive portfolio.
If we find your application interesting, a recruiter will call you.
The next step involves a task for you.
The final stage is an interview with the project manager, head designer and recruiter.
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Hello!
As a talent acquisition specialist, I can guide you through the world of recruitment in our company. If you have any questions about the recruitment process or working as a designer for clothing, accessories or home products, I would be glad to answer them!
Do not hesitate to contact me at: katarzyna.tenus@lpp.com
Let’s get to know each other and see you in the corridors of LPP!
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