Graphic Designer

Elevation Recruitment Group; Hessle; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty brand is seeking a Graphic Designer to manage all brand visual touchpoints including packaging and social media. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and project planning skills, critical attention to detail, and a proactive approach to driving innovation. This role offers up to £40k per annum and a hybrid working structure.

Benefits

Pension contribution

25 days holidays + BH (increasing to 30 days with 5 years service)

Onsite parking

Subsidised work events

Training and Development

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a small team with self-sufficiency.
• Excellent relationship building and monitoring skills.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all visual touchpoints including packaging and social media.
• Create custom patterns and prints as needed.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and manage e-commerce product photography.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Project planning

Attention to detail

Job description

Role: Graphic Designer– Hull

Salary: Up to £40k per annum DOE

Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm/ 8am-4pm

Benefits:

• Pension contribution
• 25 days holidays + BH (increasing to 30 days with 5 years service)
• Onsite parking
• Subsidised work events
• Training and Development
• Hybrid working structure
• Flexible working

Position Overview:

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be partnering exclusively with a fabulous beauty brand.

In your role, you will be responsible for helping to deliver all visual touch points of the brands, including but not limited to packaging, product, social media and web. You will work closely with the team to understand the company objectives and deliver a creative execution around those needs and requirements.

Responsibilities:

Product

• Trend Reports – forecast new trends in product design, marketing design etc.
• Product Concept & Ideation in collaboration
• Create custom patterns and prints where needed for application to product
• Complete Formal Product Designs/briefs to brief suppliers on physical product as well as primary and secondary packaging (design only)
• Create Print Ready Artwork Files incl. all finishes, final copy (from the copywriter), packaging compliance
• Consult with manufacture on print spec, finishes etc
• If required, attend print runs to approve colours on the line
• Generate implement barcodes on packaging
• Expert in packaging compliance and regulations – keep up to date with recent regulation and ensure its all implemented on pack
• Design Instruction Manuals and any additional collateral needed alongside product/packaging

Social

• Instagram Story assets for promotions & product education, and other social assets (memes etc)
• PR inserts and other PR collateral
• Event Collateral (including stands, print outs, merch, clothing)
• Collaborate with Marketing Director on creative direction for campaigns and photoshoots

In-Store

• FSDU & Fixture designs
• Final print ready files for above

Web

• Monthly email designs
• Monthly Banner Designs
• All other assets required for website (including 3rd party websites such as http://boots.com and amazon)
• PDP assets for website (including 3rd party websites such as Boots and amazon)
• Manage ecomm product photography & lifestyle photography (incl retouch) for PDP assets
• PIM upload for Boots and likewise systems for all 3rd party retailers
• Brand Page designs for retailers

Brand Guidelines

• Create full brand guidelines document
• Own and ensure that brand guidelines are executed across all channels
• Presentation temples & email signatures
• Own & be responsible for all asset management, include organisation of the shared brand asset drive, being the port of call for all asset requests

Skills & Experience Required:

You will have the ability to be work in a small team with self sufficiency skills to drive and innovate, whilst engaging stake holders, including the management and the founder.

You will have excellent communication, relationship building, time management, project planning and monitoring skills and be able to support in these areas. Attention to detail is critical within the role as you will be creating content representing the Brand for use on the website, social medial platforms and within individual launches and projects.

You will always seek ways to improve your own and company performance. You will work flexibly, such as attendance at shoots & stakeholder meetings, this is not unusual for this role and is expected when required to meet with project and Company needs. You will be enthusiastic with, motivate and support team members at all times.

A desire to produce and deliver high quality work is essential as is a positive, responsible attitude. The work will be challenging and an ability to think around problems to achieve a successful conclusion on time is essential in day to day operations.