Textile Designer

loomé, one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing womenswear brands under the Nishat Chunian Group, is seeking talented Textile Designers to join its team in Lahore. With a heritage spanning three generations since 1990, Nishat Chunian is a leading vertically integrated textile group in South Asia, operating multiple spinning mills, air-jet looms, and a large-scale processing plant. loomé benefits from this strong textile foundation, producing high-quality womenswear collections that are available in stores and online across Pakistan. This full-time, on-site position reports directly to the Head of Product & Design and offers a competitive salary.

Key Responsibilities

Design prints and embroidery for loomé’s seasonal collections, including Summer, Mid-summer, Fall, and Winter. You will create designs for unstitched and ready-to-wear fabrics such as lawn, viscose, karandi, khaddar, and marina. Each design must be carefully laid out on the full 3-piece ensemble: shirt front, back, sleeves, daman, dupatta with pallu and border, and trousers.

For print design, you will build seamless repeats and placements, prepare print-ready files with color separations and Pantone TCX references, develop colorways, and approve strike-offs. For embroidery, you will prepare artwork suitable for multi-head and Schiffli machines, collaborate with punchers on stitch types and density, select threads and embellishments, and approve samples.

Utilize AI print and pattern software to draft and refine designs, maintaining organized records of prompts and drafts. Conduct reverse-image searches to ensure originality of final prints. Manage each design within its cost target and work closely with fashion designers to optimize placement for ready-to-wear garments. Additionally, track sales performance to inform future collections.

Required Qualifications

A degree in textile design is essential. Candidates should have 2 to 5 years of experience designing prints or embroidery for Pakistani womenswear brands, print houses, embroidery units, or mills. Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator is required for print designers, while strong skills in CorelDRAW are necessary for embroidery designers; knowledge of Wilcom software is a plus.

Hands-on understanding of digital and rotary printing processes or multi-head and Schiffli embroidery machines is important, along with awareness of associated costs. Comfort with AI image or pattern tools, or a strong willingness to learn these technologies, is expected. Applicants must present a portfolio showcasing 10 to 15 produced designs, including at least three full 3-piece layouts, highlighting their strongest area—print, embroidery, or both.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Working at loomé offers the advantage of real production scale, with every design produced in quantities of 500 pieces or more (750 for unstitched). Designers benefit from the support of one of the country’s largest textile groups, gaining access to expert fabric, dyeing, and printing resources.

The company provides the latest AI print and pattern software along with training, ensuring designers have cutting-edge tools at their disposal. The role offers visibility within a small senior team, with direct collaboration with the Head of Product & Design, allowing your work to be seen and appreciated. Your designs will be showcased in loomé stores and online platforms across Pakistan, providing a significant platform for creative impact.

If you are passionate about textile design and eager to contribute to a dynamic and growing brand, loomé invites you to apply by submitting your CV along with a portfolio link demonstrating your produced designs and highlighting your core strengths.