Textiles and Design
Your Careers Adviser
The Careers Adviser with responsibility for the School of Textiles is:
Heather Marshall (High Mill, Room. 007)
Come along to the Careers Service to book an appointment if you want to speak to Heather about your future career plans.
The resources on this web page have been selected to provide you with the best tools to help you with your career planning as well as the application process.
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Job Profiles
To help you make an informed career choice Prospects have compiled comprehensive profiles on jobs and occupations throughout most sectors of industry and commerce. Each profile includes the following information:
- Job Description and Typical Role Activities
- Salary and Conditions
- Entry Requirements
- Further Training or Professional Study Required
- Career Development Paths and Opportunities
- Typical Employers and Vacancy Sources
- Related Jobs
- Graduate Case Studies
- Useful Contacts and Further Resources
- View Textiles and Design Job Profiles
Career Options
Discover career options relevant to your degree subject on the Prospects website. Don't forget - a wide variety of career options are open to students with 'any degree' subject!
Find out:
- What skills you have developed by studying your particular subject area
- What your job options are with your degree
- Which career areas do most graduates with your degree go into
- What further study options are open to you
- Useful contacts and further resources
- View Career Options with Textiles and Design Degrees
Graduate Job Sites
APA Retail - Specialises in the career development of young people in roles such as Merchandising, Buying and Design.
The Appointment - The Careers magazine for retail, fashion and hospitality.
Careers in Design - Specialises in the placement of new and recent graduates, matching skills and portfolios to suitable companies.
Denza International - Specialises in design, manufacturing, retail and management positions. Lists design opportunities and has section for graduates.
Draper's Record and Menswear - Subscribe to get the latest vacancies.
Fashion & Retail Personnel - One of the UK's leading recruitment agencies. Provides temporary and permanent positions for professionals and graduates within design and retail, both nationally and worldwide.
Fashion Forum - Directory for the fashion, textiles and accessories industry. Has vacancy section and opportunity to put your graduate profile on line.
Fashion Web - Useful site for designers with sections for menswear, womenswear, knitting etc. Has listing of jobs in fashion and a Fashion Directory where people working in the field can register and make the industry aware of the goods or services they offer.
Four Seasons Recruitment - Market leading recruitment specialist to the Fashion & Retail industry, handling jobs at all levels from graduate entry onwards. Positions include Design, Retail Sales, Buying, Visual Merchandising, Technical, Production, Merchandising and Retail Management.
fx Magazine - Job section includes design and textile vacancies and information on recruitment consultancies.
Hargreaves James Associates - Recruits into the textiles and fashion industry, specialising in vacancies such as Buyers/Sourcers, Merchandisers, Fashion Designers, Garment Technologists etc.
People Marketing - Recruitment specialists in Clothing, Textiles, Footwear, Accessories & Fashion Retail, offering a wide range of vacancies in the UK and overseas including Design, Sales & Marketing, Garment Technologists, Fabric Technologists, Sourcing, Quality, Production, Buying & Merchandising.
Planet Personnel - Consultancy dedicated to the recruitment of high calibre candidates for the global apparel, footware and textile industries. Their clients span major global performance / active sports brands, retailers, and manufacturers.
Recruitment Agencies - Search online database for an accredited agency in the sector and location of your choice.
Retail Careers - Wide variety of positions within the retail sector. Has separate section for graduate appointments.
Retail Choice - Retail positions including Buying and Merchandising. Has graduate section.
Success Appointments - Graduate entry jobs in Buying, Merchandising and Design.
Talisman Retail & Personnel - Experts in recruiting for fashion and textiles, for retail, head office, in store, manufacturing and wholesaling positions.
Textile Jobs - Textile and apparel industry recruitment service.
University of the Arts, London - Large selection of graduate vacancies including opportunities in design, buying, marketing etc.
