Senior Trend Forecaster

23 hours ago

North Geelong, Victoria, Australia Cotton On Group Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Do you speak fashion? We're hiring, let's chat

ABOUT US

Born in Australia, loved around the world.

At Cotton On, we know good style goes well beyond what's in your wardrobe. We're here to inspire, spark joy and bolster self-expression and creativity. We want our community to feel seen, heard and celebrated, and as a brand, we want to use our voice to make a positive difference in people's lives.

We're playfully rebellious and always optimistic. Join our world and let's do good things together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a visionary, future-focused individual to join our Cotton On team as a Senior Trend Forecaster across Womenswear Southern Hemisphere. This role is about more than just spotting what's next it's about setting the tone, inspiring the business, and shaping the creative direction that connects with millions of customers.

As Senior Forecaster, you'll work closely with the Trend Manager to lead the charge on identifying, curating, and communicating the big ideas in trend, colour, fabric, and print. You'll immerse yourself in global culture, from runways, retail and social feeds to scanning signals to anticipate where fashion is headed. Then, you'll bring it to life through compelling visual storytelling and engaging presentations that inspire confidence across design, buying, marketing, and beyond.

You'll thrive in this role if you're a confident communicator who loves presenting to a crowd, a natural collaborator who enjoys working in a big team, and a curious mind who lives and breathes pop culture and the digital world.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE


• Tertiary qualification or relevant industry experience in fashion, design, or trend forecasting.


• Proven experience in trend forecasting or design with a strong understanding of the Southern Hemisphere market.


• Ability to research, analyse, and translate global cultural and digital signals into clear, actionable insights.


• Naturally tapped into pop culture, social platforms, and emerging digital trends — you know where conversations start and where they're headed.


• Exceptional presentation and public speaking skills — able to inspire, influence, and rally cross-functional teams.


• Proven ability to forecast and communicate ideas across trend, colour, fabric, print, and silhouette.


• Strong creative vision with the ability to balance future-focused ideas with commercial application.


• Highly collaborative, thrives in a team environment, and enjoys building strong relationships across the business.


• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with strong visual storytelling ability to build compelling decks and narratives.


• Curious, creative, and plugged into culture — you live and breathe what's next.

BENEFITS


• Competitive salary


• Flexible working options & people-first leave initiatives


• Access to our world-class Support Centre, with an in-house restaurant & state-of-the-art wellness centre featuring free gym & holistic health services


• Subsidised onsite childcare centre


• 50% off our Brands | Cotton On, Cotton On Body, Cotton On Kids, Rubi Shoes, Typo, Factorie & Supre


• 24/7 Wellness support – mental health, relationships, family + more


• Local & Global career growth


• Discounts for you & your family – medical, travel, financial + more


• Performance & Peak incentives to reward + recognise our team


• Returnity - Paid program for new parents heading back to work


• Bring your dog to work


• Recognition, team connection moments & more

Cotton On's purpose is to make a positive difference in people's lives. Born in Australia, Cotton On is a global fashion and lifestyle retailer with eight brands across 22 countries and 1,500 stores. Powered by 20,000 team members, who together with our customers, are making a positive impact through one life-changing Foundation. Taking their Aussie lifestyle to the world and delivering Good along the way, Cotton On brands offer youthful fashion and lifestyle products across womens, mens, kids, body, accessories and stationery.

We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.

We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.

If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at so we may support you in completing the job application process.

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