Creative Artworker (6 month contract)

Morphe; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty and wellness brand is seeking a Graphic artworker to create and maintain graphics for store experiences. This hybrid position requires collaboration with design teams and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates should have a relevant BA degree and 2-3 years of graphic design experience, with proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. The compensation ranges from £35,000 to £37,500 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of Graphic Design/Production experience required.
• Strong working knowledge of graphic design programs is necessary.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize tasks under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain wholesale store experience graphics in a timely manner.
• Prepare accurate electronic files for print production.
• Work closely with the EU team for ad-hoc graphic design needs.

Skills

Graphic Design

Attention to Detail

Ability to Work Under Pressure

File Management

Education

BA degree with emphasis in Fine Art, Design or Graphics

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

FORMA is a family of brands leading what’s next in beauty. An incubator, accelerator, and curator of today’s foremost beauty and wellness brands, FORMA leverages world class capabilities, a powerful growth platform, and the most prolific influencer network in the industry to celebrate, support, and seek out those changing the world through creative expression. We’re committed to creating a more beautiful tomorrow—we are FORMA.

This is a hybrid role - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home.

Summary Of Position

The graphic artworker will work closely with the Lead Graphic Designer to update existing and execute new store experience graphics for Forma Brands. This person must maintain design standards and prepare precise and accurate electronic files to print production with accurate specifications and ensure delivery to vendors. This person will work alongside the Graphic Designer to both ensure all new and existing stores are fully executed from a graphics perspective in wholesale channels of distribution. This includes ensuring all the right tools for graphic display are provided. The ideal candidate will be able to prioritise and handle pressure with adherence to quality and deadlines in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Principle Accountabilities

Graphic Design – 90%

• Create and maintain wholesale store experience graphics and printed collateral in a timely and accurate manner.
• Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, selects style and size of type, and arranges layout based upon available space and aesthetic design concepts. Determine artwork placement and proper logo usage and branding strategies.
• Maintain consistency of image & artwork across multiple layouts. Responsible for the accurate set up of artwork across multiple languages, currencies & retailers. Note you will be provided with any translations that are necessary.
• Prepare precise and accurate electronic files to print production specifications and ensure delivery to vendors.
• Review, comment and/or approve press proofs against released art.
• Create & maintain store directives alongside the graphic designer for each retailer and update.
• Within the graphics team, maintain critical store files, including master artwork orders, master artwork folders, directives for updates and master store directives.
• Create artwork planograms for instore launches and NSO & for assortment planning purposes.

Other – 10%

• Work closely with the wider EU team to provide a support function for ad-hoc graphic design needs, to ensure collateral produced is on brand.

Key Working Relationships

• Work within the EMEA VM team on all instore updates & eventing in a collaborative manner. This will include team members responsible for retail and wholesale channels.
• Work closely with the US VM team
• Work closely with the EMEA Wholesale Channel teams, to ensure that the execution of all FORMA brands are on budget, on time and on brand.

Required Skills & Experience

• Must have minimum BA degree with emphasis in Fine Art, Design or Graphics
• 2-3 years of Graphic Design experience/Production experience
• Experience organising and maintaining files.
• Must have a strong working knowledge graphic design programs, typography, composition, color proofing, print processes and project specs.
• Must be detail oriented, able to prioritize tasks and able to work under pressure with multiple deadlines.
• Excellent and technical skills with the MAC OSX platform Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Internet and Microsoft Office software

Travel Requirements

• Up to 10%

No recruitment agencies, please.
Compensation: From GBP £35,000 to GBP £37,500 per year