Graphic & Prints Designer - Canterbury

We’re Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world’s most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.

Design rugby apparel built for strength, movement and team identity.

At Canterbury, product has to do more than look good. It has to stand up to the intensity of the game, move with the player and carry the pride of the team, from training ground to match day and beyond.

The Graphics / Print Designer creates graphic, print and branding applications that strengthen Canterbury's product identity across relevant ranges.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop seasonal graphics, print concepts, branding executions and trim ideas for Canterbury product.

• Translate brand direction, consumer insight and product stories into strong visual design solutions.

• Create artwork, technical files, specifications and PLM information for production handover.

• Partner with apparel designers, product managers and development teams to integrate graphics into product ranges.

• Work with suppliers to resolve technical execution, colour, print and application challenges.

• Support colour, material and graphic storytelling in seasonal presentations and range reviews.

• Maintain organised artwork libraries and ensure naming, version control and documentation are accurate.

• Stay close to graphic, print, sport and visual culture trends that can inform product design.

• Maintain design documentation, colour, material and graphic handovers so Development and Sourcing can progress work accurately and on time.

• Use prototype reviews, fit sessions and sample feedback to refine product detail while protecting the intended design handwriting.

• Develop placement graphics, repeat prints, branding executions and artwork that support seasonal product stories.

• Create accurate artwork files, scale references, colour information and supplier-ready technical details.

• Partner with Design and Development to ensure graphic applications are feasible, durable and cost-aware.

• Maintain organised artwork libraries, approvals and design documentation across the season.

What you’ll bring:

• Graphic, print, apparel or product design experience, ideally within sport, apparel or performance product.

• Strong portfolio showing placement graphics, repeat prints, branding systems and technical artwork.

• Excellent Adobe Creative Suite skills; PLM and CLO3D experience are beneficial.

• Good understanding of print methods, trims, branding applications and product execution.

• Ability to create work that balances creativity, brand identity, cost and manufacturability.

• Strong attention to detail and confidence preparing production-ready files.

• Collaborative style and ability to work with designers, developers, suppliers and brand teams.

• Strong craft, taste level and technical curiosity, with the ability to turn brand DNA and trend insight into practical product solutions.

Why Canterbury?

Canterbury is the world’s original rugby brand, built on more than a century of sporting heritage, technical product knowledge and deep connection to the game.

Founded in New Zealand in 1904, Canterbury creates performance kit, training apparel, casualwear and fan product for players, teams and supporters who live and breathe rugby. It is a brand shaped by strength, durability and belonging, supporting people on and off the pitch, from grassroots clubs to the highest levels of the sport.

Joining Canterbury means becoming part of a team that cares deeply about rugby product and the people who wear it: how it fits, how it moves, how it performs under pressure, how it represents team identity, and how it brings players, coaches and fans together.

Perks & Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, hybrid working, flexible start and finish times, generous holiday allowance, product discounts, sample sales, enhanced family-friendly policies, healthcare support, gym and fitness discounts, cycle to work scheme and electric car scheme.

You can find full details of our benefits and perks on our UK Benefits page.

The Interview Process

We want our interview process to feel clear, straightforward, and supportive. If your experience and expectations look like a strong match for the role, here’s what you can expect next:

• Talent Team Intro Call - A 30-minute video call with our Talent Team to get to know each other, talk through the role and your experience, and answer any questions you have.

• Experience Interview - A more in-depth interview (usually online) with the hiring manager to explore your skills, experience and approach, and how these align with the role, our principles, and our ways of working.

• Final Interview - A final in-person interview at our office, focused on deeper discussion and practical application, giving you the chance to meet more of the team and see Pentland Brands in action.

“This vacancy is a newly created role as part of organisational changes. Final appointment will depend upon the outcome of consultation processes and affected employees will have priority for consideration.”