Freelance Apparel Design Consultant

Company Description

Modus91 is a new UK apparel brand built on engineered, traceable materials. We engineer fabric from reclaimed pre-consumer cotton scraps, processed through a patent-pending softness technology. We treat the typical rough feel of recycled apparel as an engineering challenge, creating textiles that are both certified and comfortable. With GRS certification via Intertek, we maintain a fully traceable, end-to-end supply chain from fibre reclamation to finished product. We work with brands, enterprise clients, and individual consumers who seek certified, traceable materials without compromising aesthetics or performance.

Role Description

This is a fixed-term freelance contract (July–October 2026, approx. 6 hours per week) supporting our launch collection, with potential to continue post-launch. You'll work directly with the UK lead and our manufacturing team to develop apparel designs that showcase Modus91's engineered recycled textiles, helping refine our launch range from concept to production-ready. This includes:

• Conducting market and trend research to inform product refinement - silhouettes, fits, colours, and finishes that resonate with UK consumers
• Translating research into clear design recommendations and iterations for the launch range

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• Working directly with our manufacturing team in India to ensure designs are production-feasible - specs, tech packs, sampling feedback, and fabric considerations
• Contributing to how the product story is expressed visually across the brand

Qualifications

• A designer with experience in apparel, ideally with garments that have gone into production or a strong portfolio
• Comfortable working with overseas manufacturing teams and communicating design intent clearly (tech packs, spec sheets, sample reviews)
• Ability to back design decisions with market insights and perform market research

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• Self-directed and comfortable in an early-stage environment where you'll shape direction rather than execute a fixed brief
• Comfort with basic design software (e.g., Adobe Illustrator or similar) for technical flats and presentation of concepts
• Relevant education or training in fashion design, textiles, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Details

• Fixed-term contract, fully remote with flexible hours
• Paid as a project fee in milestones tied to launch deliverables
• Direct collaboration with the UK lead and manufacturing partners