Designer - Sweaty Betty

We burst onto the scene as the OGs of female-first activewear back in 1998. And since then, we’ve been on a global mission to empower women through fitness and beyond. By uniting a global community of women – our sisterhood – together we encourage one another to embrace our bodies and everything we can do with them.

Our sisterhood treats every day like it’s made for moving, and we’re always pushing to do better too. Like using responsibly sourced materials, launching our first-ever FemTech collection – designed to keep you moving through menstruation, maternity and menopause – and supporting girls from all backgrounds to get into sport through our Sweaty Betty Foundation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as a Designer on Performance and Lifestyle outerwear and fleece, as we continue our mission to empower women through fitness and beyond. You in?

Our Values:

WE REALLY CARE ∙ FIRST, BEST, BRAVEST ∙ OUR STRENGTH IS IN EACH OTHER ∙ STAND UP, SPEAK UP, SHOUT OUT

Role Responsibilities:

• Research key trends, attend trade fairs and organise inspirational shopping trips at the start of each season.  

• Work along side design peers and Head of design, in the creation of quarterly visual concepts and colour palettes, identifying key looks and key details.

•  Work along side buying to identify line plan options with product specific research in order to design all technical performance and lifestyle outerwear and fleece. Continue to innovate and develop premium forward-thinking product that consistently performs well and is unarguably Sweaty Betty. Encompassing seasonal trends under the SB handwriting to answer the business strategies and targets, from initial ideas, presenting to the product team at sketch sign off through to proto sample.

• Responsible for the creation of selling system tools for our WHS market. Including cad overviews, high resolution coloured cads and technical newness pages.

• Responsible for the creation and delivery of all tech packs and bill of materials, uploaded to PLM and communicated to the suppliers and Sweaty Betty's global sourcing team, working closely with Garment tech and Buying to achieve the product aesthetic.

• Attend all fits and communicate design intension is met in collaboration with garment tech and buying, updating overview cads accordingly.

• Ensure all deadlines are met according to the go to market calendar, supporting all cross functional teams with cads and market trends.

• Support all cross functional teams, presenting product design intent, education of product, and visual concepts.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years Outerwear and Flleece experience

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator.

• An Understanding of a PLM system

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW) is one of the world’s leading designers, marketers, and licensors of footwear and apparel; It’s global footprint spans 170 countries and territories.

The Company’s portfolio includes Merrell®, Saucony®, Sweaty Betty®, Hush Puppies®, Wolverine®, Chaco®, Bates®, HYTEST®, and Stride Rite®. The Company is also the global footwear licensee of brands Cat® and Harley-Davidson®.

Wolverine Worldwide is driven by a Vision to Make. Every Day. Better. for its consumers, partners, communities, and shareholders.

In 2025, the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year, by Forbes as one of America’s Dream Employers, America’s Best Employers for Women, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally.

Wolverine Worldwide is a Certified™ Great Place To Work®.

Our DEI Commitment

We are working to create a culture and team that represents our mission of empowerment. We want to celebrate our diversity, embody inclusion and create an equitable business. This means doing more and working harder to make the long-lasting changes necessary. We care about our people, our community and world.

We want to stand up for what we believe in and give our people a platform to use their voice. To actively listen and learn from what they have to say. This involves focusing on learning, development, and progression across the business. Being clear on the responsibilities we hold each other and to our community. It also means being committed to equal employment opportunities. Ensuring we consider ALL applicants for jobs and working harder to make our job advertising more inclusive.

Our DEI mission is "to embed diversity, equity and inclusion at the heart of our business. To create a culture of belonging that empowers everyone to be their best authentic self. We commit to celebrating different perspectives and to continuously learning, developing and challenging ourselves and our partners."

We know we're on a journey. And far from perfect. But we want to be a part of the solution to the problem. It might not be comfortable or straightforward. But if we weren't up for doing the hard work and breaking the mould, we wouldn't be Sweaty Betty. We are committed to working across our business and with our DEI committee & DEI Collective to be champions, allies and inclusive, always. Because when we say all, we mean it.