Graphic Designer

Arden Personnel Limited; Bidford on Avon CP; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Death in Service Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible start and finish times

25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays

Job summary

Arden Personnel Limited is looking for a creative Graphic Designer to join our design and product development team in Alcester. You will take ideas from first concept to production-ready artwork and transform them into real consumer products sold across the UK.

The role requires strong design skills, a portfolio, and the ability to work across multiple projects while meeting brand guidelines and deadlines. Office-based, permanent position with flexible start/finish times and a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Previous professional graphic design experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• A commercial approach, knowing that good design also has to work as a finished product.
• Confidence working both on your own and as part of a team.
• An openness to new technology, including AI tools, to enhance your design work.

Responsibilities

• Creating original product designs, concepts and new range ideas.
• Developing artwork in response to customer briefs.
• Working accurately within brand and licensing guidelines.
• Preparing artwork for product development and production.
• Managing multiple projects at once, often to tight deadlines.
• Working closely with designers, product development and production teams.

Skills

Previous graphic design experience

Portfolio

AI tools awareness

Commercial mindset

Team collaboration

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Job Title: Graphic Designer
Location:Alcester – office-based
Hours: Full-time, flexible start and finish times
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent

Do you want to see your designs on shelves, in club shops and at major attractions across the UK? Our client is a growing, well-established consumer products business. It designs merchandise for some of the major UK and global brands.

They're looking for a creative, commercially minded Graphic Designer to join their design and product development team. You'll take ideas from first concept to production-ready artwork and see them become real products sold to consumers.

Responsibilities for the Graphic Designer Role

• Creating original product designs, concepts and new range ideas
• Developing artwork in response to customer briefs
• Working accurately within brand and licensing guidelines
• Preparing artwork for product development and production
• Managing multiple projects at once, often to tight deadlines
• Working closely with designers, product development and production teams

What You Need for the Graphic Designer Role

• Previous professional graphic design experience
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• A commercial approach, knowing that good design also has to work as a finished product
• Confidence working both on your own and as part of a team
• An openness to new technology, including AI tools, to enhance your design work
• Driving licence required with own vehicle
• Location within 20 miles of Alcester
• A portfolio of your work (essential)

An interest in sport, or experience in licensed merchandise, product design or consumer products, would be a real advantage.

Working pattern

You’ll be in the office five days a week for your first four weeks so you can learn the products, customers and processes. After that, you’ll work four days in the office and one day flexibly. Start and finish times are flexible, for example 7:30am–4:00pm or 8:00am–4:30pm, and other hours can be discussed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Private Health Insurance
• Death in Service Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible start and finish times
• Varied work with well-known sports clubs, attractions and global brands