Assistant Print Designer F&F Essentials - Part Time / 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Tesco UK; Digswell; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the UK seeks a creative Assistant Print Designer for their F&F Essentials team. The role involves providing design and product development support, conducting market research to inform trends, and collaborating with teams to deliver innovative designs. Ideal candidates should have experience in hand illustration, proficiency in design software, and an appreciation for product development. The company promotes remote work flexibility, supporting work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience in hand illustration and creative design.
• Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator for design tasks.
• Good understanding of range planning processes and product development.

Responsibilities

• Provide design support to the team for product development.
• Conduct research to inform designs and trends.
• Design seasonal and trend products aligned with customer needs.

Skills

Creative design

Photoshop

Illustrator

Hand illustration experience

Research

MS office tools

Tools

CAD design programmes

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a creative and passionate Assistant Print Designer to join our F&F Essentials team. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring designer who thrives on spotting the latest design and social trends and bringing them to life through original, hand‑illustrated prints.

This is a chance to grow your career in print design, working in a team that values innovation, collaboration, and a strong product eye.

Responsibilities

• Providing design, product development and sampling support to keep the team running smoothly.
• Proactive communications with the buying and design teams, creating awareness of emerging trends and colours.
• Conducting customer and competitor research to inform your designs, create reports to share within design team meetings.
• Contributing to the department's design direction, being proactive in identifying core lines, key statements and colours to drive sales.
• Understanding best and worst lines to influence seasonal strategy and product opportunities.
• Designing balanced ranges understanding range principles.
• Supporting the delivery of 'must haves' and seasonal/trend products for our customer.
• Resolving day to day operational issues/queries, escalating where appropriate.
• Assisting your manager by designing the correct number of options to meet the needs of the department.
• Playing your role in delivering the design component of the F&F critical path.

Qualifications

• Creative design
• Photoshop/ Illustrator
• Hand illustration experience
• Relevant CAD design programmes
• Surface pattern/ illustration design
• Research
• Appreciation of range planning process
• Appreciation of product development
• MS office tools

About Tesco

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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