Junior Designer - Placement Year

At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

Our vision we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem

Our purpose – we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences

At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

• Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you
• Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results
• Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet

Are you ready to join the Fearless?

We currently have an opportunity for multiple Junior Designers to join us at our Head Office in Shirebrook on a Placement Year starting Summer 2026.

The Role:

• Elevating one of the biggest sports and fashion retail groups in the UK and Europe.
• Designing exciting and impactful product using a commercial mindset
• Working on projects with a team of high performing commercial design professionals
• Owning elements of the design process, and making recommendations that will support brand elevation and market growth
• Researching, sourcing, developing and designing ranges and collections across our entire supply base
• Attending development meetings, forecasting trends and using market knowledge to influence designs
• Understanding brand identity and how it applies to the design and product
• Briefing suppliers and getting involved in sampling meetings
• Presenting insights in the Frasers way and channelling our core values
• Supporting the wider Design Department with administrative tasks as required

We have roles covering the following areas:

• Fashion and Lifestyle Design
• Performance Sportwear Design
• Product Design
• Graphics / Packaging
• Footwear

Essential Skills:

• Working towards a degree in a relevant Fashion subject
• Able to complete this year as part of a Sandwich Year in Degree
• Proven ability to work in a team environment
• Commercially minded and a creative mindset
• Flexibility to adapt to different environments 
• Ideally experience of a role in fashion or retail
• Ideally Adobe Suite knowledge focusing on Illustrator/Photoshop skills
• Microsoft Office experience is essential
• Able to be based at our Shirebrook HQ for the duration of the placement year

Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Reward, Recognition and Opportunities

Frasers Champion- Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.

Retail Reconnect – In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, Head Office employees will gain insights by spending two days in one of our stores or the Warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.

Employee Welfare

Frasers Fit – Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.

Retail Trust – We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.

What’s next?

Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend an Assessment Centre on site at our Shirebrook HQ in January/February 2026. This will include a range of group and individual exercises so we can assess your behavioural and technical fit for the role.